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Originally Posted by flere-imsaho
Dola - we talk a lot about presidential candidates having political experience, but why don't we talk more about candidates having experience in the private (or even non-profit) sector?
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You mean like Bush2? As much as I detest politicians and politics in general, the Executive Branch is purely a political environment, all about playing the game with Congress, with the American people and on the world stage. They can bring in outsiders for energy, economics, etc. but the president and his cronies must know how to play to get what they want. And to lead, which includes managing perceptions in saying the right thing at the right time while behind the scenes, managing a constantly shifting coalition. Lincoln, FDR, LBJ and Reagan showed us that. As president, you don't want to be taken advantage of because the worst thing that could happen is a dominate Congress.
To bring it back to your angling point, Reagan was touted to be an "outsider", a "CEO President" if you will but in reality, he and his administration knews how to play the beltway games very well. Bush2 tried to emulate that but failed.