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Stuntz on Experience and Accomplishments.--
The Volokh Conspiracy — Bill Stuntz has a fascinating analysis of experience and accomplishments. After discussing experience as time spent in state or federal jobs, he writes : But there is a third definition, and it may be the one the voters care most about: the relevant question is not how much time the candidate has spent in the relevant government jobs, but what the candidate has accomplished during that time. Most politicians, like most people in any line of work, leave no particular mark on the offices they hold. Their chief accomplishment is winning elections. But a few--the real ...

President Palin:
The Volokh Conspiracy — ... take over” as president? Many of the defenses of Palin’s readiness have been partisan hackery. This morning, for example, Newt Gingrich offered up her largely ceremonial role as head of the Alaska National Guard as “military experience.” But several defenses or near-defenses have come from people whose views I take very seriously, including some of my co-bloggers. These have caused me to think harder about why it is I’m uncomfortable with this choice. Especially impressive is the blog post by Bill Stuntz (noted ...

Defining Experience
Weekly Standard Blog — ... Bill Stuntz has a thoughtful post on three different definitions of "experience" put in play by this year's election. ...

Are You Experienced?
Weekly Standard Blog — ... For a particularly fine discourse on the subject of experience, you should read the blog of the distinguished Harvard law professor (and occasional Weekly Standard contributor) Bill Stuntz linked to by John McCormack in the post below. Stuntz is not soft on Palin . . . ...