re: #54 HappyWarrior

And then there are the GOP candidates that would have been disqualified by Romney’s proposed inane rule. Newt didn’t go into business. He went to academia and then politics.

Huckabee was a pastor/evangelist before going into politics.

Santorum? Attorney.

And you know what they say about lawyers? They have no business sense. Just ask Dewey Ballentine.

Then there are those who had distinguished careers outside business - think Eisenhower (whose military service included commanding millions under combined arms in WWII). Same thing goes for some of the early presidents - whose credentials were earned in military service - not business.