Who’s more experienced – Obama or Palin?

I’m sure you’ve all heard about Sarah Palin, the Republican’s Vice Presidential nominee for the November, 2008 elections. She’s supposed to run side by side with John McCain. I watched some part of the Republican National Convention on CNN yesterday especially the aspect that highlighted her speech. No doubt, she stole the show last night and raised a few questions in a lot of minds. She couldn’t help but throw punch after punch at Barack Obama – Presidential Nominee for the Democrats. Anyway, this morning while looking through the internet on their respective experiences which is the crux of the matter, I came across this simple chronology of achievements. Please enjoy and determine who is better experienced.

• 1979

Obama a backbencher on high school basketball team that wins state championship

• 1982

Palin captain on high school basketball team that wins state championship

• 1983

Obama graduates from Columbia University. Works for a business research company, then becomes community organizer in poor   section of Chicago.

• 1984

Palin wins “Miss Wasilla” pageant and places second in statewide beauty contest.

• 1987

Palin graduates from University of Idaho, works in television sports and family fishing business.

• 1988

Obama enters Harvard Law School.

• 1990

Obama becomes first black editor of prestigious Harvard Law Review.

• 1992

Obama runs Project Vote!, which registers 150,000 new voters in Chicago, then begins teaching law at University of Chicago.

Palin wins city council seat in Wasilla, an Alaska town of about 5,500.

• 1993

Obama joins law firm specializing in civil rights cases.

• 1995

Obama publishes “Dreams from My Father,” a well-reviewed memoir about growing up in America with an absent African father.

• 1996

Obama elected a state senator.

Palin elected mayor of Wasilla.

• 2000

Obama defeated in effort to unseat U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush.

• 2002

Obama speaks out against invading Iraq.

Palin loses Republican primary for Alaska lieutenant governor

• 2003

In biggest year of his legislative career, Obama passes legislation requiring police to record interrogations in murder cases, collect data   on race of drivers they pull over.

Palin appointed to Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

• 2004

Obama delivers keynote address at Democratic convention, elected to U.S. Senate.
Palin investigates conduct of a commission member, who ultimately resigns. She later files ethics complaint against state’s Republican attorney general, who also resigns.

• 2006

Obama publishes “The Audacity of Hope,” a book detailing his views on national affairs. Works with Senate Republicans to limit nuclear proliferation and shed light on wasteful government spending.
Palin elected first female governor of Alaska.

• 2007

Obama launches presidential campaign.

Palin overhauls state ethics laws, pushes to build a natural gas pipeline despite opposition from oil industry.

• 2008

Obama wins marathon Democratic primary against Hillary Rodham Clinton and raises record amounts of money

Alaska legislators probe whether Palin improperly pressured officials to fire her sister’s ex-husband, a state trooper.

So guys………what do you think? PithingI’m a proud Nigerian observing with keen interest the political process going on in the US. I don’t want to change my nationality but can’t help but desire that we had such healthy elections in my country. Regardless of the bickery and mud-slinging, whoever wins the election as President of the United States will have worked really hard to earn his seat.

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