Dear Mr. Obama:

 

I understand you are interested in interviewing for an important position in our organization.  Your resume lists several impressive positions, but seems to be a little light on the details of what you actually accomplished.  I would appreciate it if you could flesh out some details by responding to the following questions.

 

1.  As chairman of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, you were responsible for the development and disbursement of over $100-million intended to improve educational outcomes for Chicago public school students.  Please comment on how successful this process was.  How did you measure the improvements?  What initiatives developed during this program are still employed in Chicago?  How were the successes of the programs spread out to other public school systems in Illinois or nationally?

 

2.  During your tenure as a state senator, how many bills that you wrote or even co-authored became law?  How did your efforts in Springfield materially and measurably improve the lot of your Chicago-area constituents?

 

3.  As the junior Senator from the State of Illinois, what did you accomplish that improved conditions -- any conditions -- for the voters of Illinois?  How did your bills express the value of individual liberty in our society?  How did your activities assure that all citizens are treated equally by our government?  If you were running for re-election instead of for this other office, how would you demonstrate your legislative accomplishments?  (And not to be too argumentative, how did you square all the time and resources you committed to getting elected to this new position, to your obligations to your current position?)

 

As you certainly know, there is a huge difference between "postions held" and "accomplishments" when talking about experience.