Bios

I just received my absentee ballot in the mail today (woohoo!) and I'm reading through the Voter's Pamphlet... for fun.

Here are the bios for the top 2 tickets - Democratic and Republican (btw, there are a total of 8 presidential candidates on my ballot).

I found a few things to be very interesting. Compare the education of the two tickets - if that makes Obama/Biden elite then I'm all for elitism. I'm not sure why, but I also find interesting the lack of detail in the description of family for the McCain/Palin camp... for the party of good ol' family values they don't seem that proud of their families - at least not enough to even name them. And lastly, how is it that the person with the least amount of national/international experience and exposure has the most to say about significant career experience?


Barack Obama
Current Occupation/Employer: US Senator
Education: Graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School where he was elected President of the Harvard Law Review by his fellow students
Elected Experience: Served 8 years as Illinois State Senator; Currently a US Senator
Family: Senator Obama and his wife Michelle are proud parents of two daughters, Sasha, 7 and Malia, 10.
Significant Career Experience: Two decades ago, Senator Obama walked away from a career on Wall Street to work as a community organizer where he helped rebuild communities devastated by plant closings. He went on to become a civil rights lawyer and a Constitutional Law Professor at the University of Chicago.

Joe Biden
Current Occupation/Employer: US Senator
Education: Graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse University Law School.
Elected Experience: New Castle County Councilman (Delaware), currently a US Senator.
Family: Married to Jill Jacobs and has three grown children: Beau, Hunter and Ashley. Beau currently serves as Delaware's Attorney General; a captain in the 261st Signal Brigade of the Delaware National Guard, he will be deployed to Iraq this October. Ashley is a social worker and Hunter is an attorney. He also has five grandchildren: Naomi, Finnegan, Roberta Mabel, Natalie and Robert Hunter.
Significant Career Experience: Attorney, county councilman, and constitutional law professor.


John McCain
Current Occupation/Employer: US Senator
Education: Graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy
Elected Experience: US House of Representatives; US Senate
Family: Wife Cindy; seven children
Significant Career Experience: Naval Aviator; Navy Liaison to US Senate.

John McCain has a remarkable record of leadership and has always put our country first. He has been a consistent leader in the fight to reform Washington, eliminate wasteful government spending and lower taxes. John McCain will also continue his fight to achieve strategic energy independence from foreign oil and get our economy back on track.

Sarah Palin
Current Occupation/Employer: Governor of Alaska
Education: The University of Idaho.
Elected Experience: Governor of Alaska; Mayor of Wasilla
Family: Husband Todd; five children
Significant Career Experience: During her first legislative session, Governor Palin's administration passed two major pieces of legislation - an overhaul of the state's ethic laws and a competitive process to construct a gas pipeline. She created Alaska's Petroleum Systems Integrity Office to provide oversight and maintenance of oil and gas equipment, facilities and infrastructure, and the Clime Change Subcabinet to prepare a climate change strategy for Alaska. She serves as Chair of the Oil & Gas Compact Commission and Chair of the National Governors Association Natural Resources Committee.