Photo of the Day: Laura ‘08

Red Square:

What if Laura Bush starts running too? She’s got the same qualifications as Hillary, doesn’t she, and Hillary is rumored to be a shoe-in. By the same standards, Laura should also be a shoe-in, no? (hat-tip, Ross)

Red has a point. James Richardson of the RNC eCampaign addressed this issue yesterday:

Have you ever gone to an interview for a really fantastic job without your résumé? Or better yet, have you ever gone and refused to present said résumé? Well, Senator Clinton is trying to do just that… You would think she already had two terms under her belt the way she boasts at the Democrat debates, but let’s not jump to conclusions. On the trail Senator Clinton consistently lays claim to two traits: strength and experience; however, as the Junior Senator from New York, very little meaningful legislation bears her name. The next president will face unprecedented national security challenges and Mrs. Clinton’s perpetuation of “strength and experience” is not only misleading to voters, but constitutes reckless endangerment.

More below the fold.

When the Senator was asked to cite specific instances where she counseled her husband on national security issues she consistently fumbles, charges through the question, and cites her trips to Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Latin America, India, Africa, and Bosnia. Her responses in regards to her “experience” are always veiled in vague answers and when she gets particularly flustered she just resorts to claiming moderator impartiality…(more)

Are attorney’s wives automatically given partner status because they’re married to attornies? How about surgeons? College professors? Cashiers at McDonald’s?

I didn’t think so.