From The Corner – and I have nothing to add other than “Obama wrong again” in talking about Hillary Clinton:
Obama said last night, “I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman — not me, not Bill — more qualified to serve as President…”
A friend writes in: Fact Check
- 1. Father of the Country
- 2. VP, Minister to the Court of St. James, Minister to the Netherlands, Continental Congress, author of the Declaration
- 3. VP, SOS, Minister to France, Governor of VA, author of the Declaration
- 4. SOS, U.S. House, author of the Constitution and Federalist Papers
- 5. Sec’y of War, SOS, Governor of Virginia, Minister to the UK, Minister to France, Senator
- 6. SOS, Senator, Minister to the Court of St. James, Minister to Russia, Minister to Prussia, Minister to the Netherlands
- 7. Military Governor of Florida, Senator, hero of the War of 1812
- 8. VP, Minister to the UK, SOS, Governor of NY, Senator, AG of NY
- 9. Minister to Colombia (known to Bolivar), Senator, U.S. House, Governor of Indiana, hero of Tippecanoe
- 10. [not elected]
- 11. Governor of Tennessee, Speaker of the House
- 12. Major General
- 13. [not elected]
- 14. Senator, U.S. House
- 15. Minister to the UK, SOS, Senator, Minister to Russia, US House (Judiciary Chairman)
- 16. U.S. House
- 17. [not elected]
- 18. Commanding General of the Civil War
- 19. Governor of Ohio, U.S. House
- 20. Senator Elect, U.S. House (chairman of appropriations, financial services, and military affairs)
- 21. [not elected]
- 22. Governor of New York, Mayor of Buffalo
- 23. Senator, Colonel 2
- 4. U.S. President, Governor of New York, Mayor of Buffalo
- 25. Governor of Ohio, U.S. House (chairman of Ways and Means)
- 26. President, VP, Governor of NY, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Colonel of Volunteers, NY Assembly, NYC Police Commissioner
- 27. Secretary of War, Provisional Governor of Cuba, Military Governor of the Philippines, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Solicitor General
- 28. Governor of New Jersey, President of Princeton, PhD
- 29. Senate, Lt. Gov. of Ohio
- 30. President, VP, Governor of Massachusetts, President of the Massachusetts Senate
- 31. Secretary of Commerce, Director of food relief to Belgium
- 32. Governor of New York, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, NY Senate
- 33. President, VP, Senator, local judge
- 34. SACEUR
- 35. Senator, U.S. House, combat officer
- 36. President, VP, Majority Leader, U.S. House
- 37. VP, Senator, U.S. House
- 38. [not elected]
- 39. Governor of Georgia, Georgia Senate
- 40. Governor of California, union boss
- 41. VP, Director of Central Intelligence, RNC Chair, Ambassador to the UN, U.S. House
- 42. Governor of Arkansas, AG of Arkansas
- 43. Governor of Texas
- 44. Senator, Illinois Senator
- 45. SOS, Senator
At least 25 other elected presidents have been more qualified than Hillary. However, Hillary Clinton is more qualified to serve as president than Obama and Bill Clinton were.
(H/T: The Corner)
