In article <1992Nov13.200402.4286@news.columbia.edu> aa102@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Amer Ahmad) writes:
>In response to the story about Al Gore. Let me just say that we are lucky, as Americans, to have such an able VP. Unlike the present VP, Sen. Gore is considered an expert in foreign affairs, arms-contorl, and the environment. He is a fine public servan
>t who, by his peers, has been repeatedly voted "most able member of Congress."
I remember a story about a spoiled rich kid who bought himself a yacht and a
captain's cap and wanted everybody to call him "captain". His mother's
response was, "Honey, to me you're a captain and to you you're a captain, but
to a captain you're not a captain." Al Gore may be "considered an expert" but
is he considered an expert by other experts? Moreover, I would remind you
that the last time we had government by the Best and the Brightest they gave
us the Vietnam war. The current director of the OMB, who made a perfect score
on his SATs gave us the 1990 budget agreement and the 90-92 recession.
Finally, the most qualified holder of high public office, in terms of his
resume, expertise and experience, is George Bush. 'Nuff said. Expertise not
grounded in experience or common sense is dangerous. It remains to be seen
whether Clinton/Gore have what it takes to successfully lead this country, and
intelligence/expertise is no predictor. I am willing to wait and be pleasantly
surprised, but it will be pleasant and it will be a surprise.
