Campbell Brown Quotes
Experience is a legitimate issue when John McCain raises it about Obama, and it's also legitimate for us to raise it about Palin.
Brown, Campbell. Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull. CNN, 5 Sept. 2008.
Roosevelt promoted Eisenhower over more than 300 more senior generals and put him in charge of the American Forces invading North Africa—the first American combat in the war. In addition to commanding the American forces, he was also responsible for dealing with many leading politicians from Winston Churchill to the very difficult French General Charles De Gaulle. That is why Eisenhower was picked, and a brilliant pick it was.
4 years later Roosevelt was so disgusted with Taft that he ran against him in the Republican Primary and the General Election where he polled more votes than Taft but they both lost to Woodrow Wilson when the Republican vote was split.
MacArthur was astounded that the country turned to Eisenhower rather than him. He actually did not think much of Eisenhower. Eisenhower, was very critical of MacArthur. See