Let's apply your standards to another president, shall we? This time, rather than the complete failure Bush, we will apply your criteria to someone who is considered (by some anyway) to be one of our greatest presidents:
"One of my favorite lessons in the world of overcoming failures and understanding the value of persistence is what can be learned from looking at the life of Abraham Lincoln. Born into poverty, Mr. Lincoln was faced with defeat throughout most of his life. He twice failed in business, lost eight different elections and suffered a nervous breakdown. The following bullet points represent Lincoln’s path to the White House: 1816: Lincoln’s family lost their home and he had to quit school to support them. 1818: His mother passed away. 1831: He failed in business. 1832: He ran for state legislature and lost, also lost his job, and while he wanted to go to law school he couldn’t get in. 1833: He borrowed money to start a new business and was bankrupt by the end of the year. He spent the next 17 years paying off the debt. 1834: He ran for state legislature again and this time he won. 1835: He was engaged to be married and his fiance died. 1836: Mr. Lincoln suffered a total nervous breakdown and spent six months in bed. 1838: He sought to become speaker of the state legislature and was again defeated. 1840: He sought to become elector and was defeated. 1843: Lincoln ran for Congress and lost. 1846: He ran for Congress again and this time he won. 1848: Lincoln lost his re-election race for Congress. 1849: He sought the position of land officer in his home state and was turned down. 1854: Lincoln ran for the US Senate and lost. 1856: He sought the Vice-Presidential nomination and lost receiving less than 100 votes. 1858: He ran yet again for the US Senate and lost. 1860: Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States. " http://www.n2growth.com/blog/fear-failure-risk-and-success It just goes to show that bloodline means nothing, and even a big "nobody" can be influential and successful. Your comment about Obama being a nobody in comparison to Bush's political legacy suggests you might be happier under a monarch rather than a democracy. By the way, how do you feel about Caroline Kennedy seeking a senate seat? After all, her family has had a political presence, so she must be qualified, right? On Dec 28, 10:10 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > What bloodline? You mean someone who never built a company? Had > executive experience? Served in the military? Didn't use the System? > Gravitate to Illinois? Dangerous friends and ministers? > > On Dec 28, 8:52 pm, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Isn't that what America is all about... letting the people pick their > > leader rather than allowing bloodline to determine it? I believe > > that's one of the reasons we split from England. Ain't it great? > > > On Dec 28, 9:48 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > At least the Bush family existed in American politics. Obama is the > > > biggest nobody to become a somebody since Jesus Christ. > > > > On Dec 28, 8:27 pm, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >http://www.goodnightbush.com/-Hidequoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
