Irony

In last night's exchanges with Rick Warren, Senator Obama came up with an ironic comment (I am not sure he got his own irony). He comments that Thomas was not qualified based on experience to be nominated to the Supreme Court. Let's look at the comparative resumes --

Clarence Thomas - 1974-77 - Assistant Attorney General, Missouri; 1979-1981 Staff for Senator Danforth; 1981-82 USDE Assistant Secretary; 1982-1990 - Chair of the US Civil Rights Commission (an administrative and legal function); 1990 US District Court of Appeals; 1991 - Nominated to the Supreme Court.

Barrack Obama - Illinois Senate - 1997-2004; US Senator since 2004 (for about the same amount of time that Thomas worked for Danforth). Presidential Candidate 2006-Present.