An interesting project by a guy who calls himself POW in CA, and obviously has tremendous military experience himself. He creates a spreadsheet showing values for experience.
Republicans tout McCain’s military credentials. Does this matter? Well, apparently is has mattered quite a bit in history:
- 27 of our 42 presidents (64%) have served in the military.
- 21 of those have served in combat.
- 12 of our presidents were Generals.
- 7 or more of our presidents served with extraordinary bravery in combat.
I put together an experience spreadsheet containing all 42 of the people who have served as president, plus McCain, Palin, Biden, Obama, and Hillary Clinton. The spreadsheet shows the number of years each person served in each capacity from county assessor all the way up to vice president. I included time served in the military, which I think is relevant leadership experience
He assigned values to different life experiences and of course John McCain scores highly, second actually to President John Q. Adams. With Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton scoring very low.
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Too bad John Adams is not alive to run, now. The new McCullough book about him has been getting great reviews, maybe the media will start reporting on some of those traits and teach our candidates a few things.