Harding II

clipped from neoneocon.com Or it could be emblematic of the fact that this is the first actual job he’s had and is at a loss on how to handle it all. That pretty much nails it. The biggest achievement of his previous job was to get elected to the next job. Each one as a steppingstone without any substantial accomplishment on the job. What would he cite as his greatest accomplishment in the US Senate? His proposal two years ago that all US combat troops be withdrawn from Iraq by March 2008? Executive experience: Annenberg Challenge. Distributed over $100 m for research in improving Chicago schools. Result: no difference in performance between Annenberg schools and non-Annenberg schools. I looked at US Presidents who had also been US Senators, and compared their experience in the following positions: US VP, US cabinet member, Governor, Military, House of Representatives. Obama’s experience: none of the above. The only other President once a member of the Senate who also had “none of the above” was Warren Harding.

If only it would turn out that well...