Flash back to 1992, when President George H. Bush, Governor Bill Clinton, and businessman Ross Perot stood before the American people and made the case for what the country needed. President Bush claimed it was government experience, while Clinton made the case for "hope and change." [Who thought Obama came up with that one?]
Perot distinguished himself by simply agreeing with Bush and Clinton:
Well, they've got a point; I don't have any experience in running up a 4-trillion-dollar debt. I don't have any experience in gridlocked government where nobody takes responsibility for anything and everybody blames everybody else. I don't have any experience in creating the worst public school system in the industrialized world, the most violent, crime-ridden society in the industrialized world. But I do have a lot of experience in getting things done.Well, we all know how this election turned out. The American people went with the hope and change, much like they have done for the past two elections. Perhaps this explains why this time many Americans are ignoring experience (sorry Jeb!) and are rolling their collective eyes about hope and change. As evidenced by who is sitting at the top, according to the latest polls, the sentiment in most households is that Americans have woken up and are looking for someone who knows how to get things done.
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