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DEL.ICIO.USOlens heads to Europe to tour military bases, collect passport stamps
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sam Olens, chairman of the Cobb County commission, is off to Europe today to learn about the U.S. military and national defense.
Might the trip not also burnish Olens’ leadership credentials if he decides to run for governor later this year?
“No,” the chairman told my AJC colleague Dan Chapman on Thursday. “It has nothing to do with that. The reason they want folks in this program is for there to be individuals more knowledgeable about the military and to serve as goodwill ambassadors for the military. It’s not for political gain.”
So Olens must be aiming higher. Possibly the vice-presidency. In any case, this trip is proof that he owns a passport and isn’t afraid to use it.
The tour of U.S. military bases — which will include government, business and civic leaders from across the country — is sponsored by the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference and is run out of the U.S. Department of Defense.
Olens will use $4,000 from his commission campaign fund to pay a portion of the trip. The Pentagon will cover the rest.
Comments
By Left
September 19, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this
He would have as much experience and qualifications to be VP as that Republican VP nominee.
By David Wilkerson
September 19, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this
Why did McCain skip over Sam Olens for VP? He has actually used his passport versus Palin who only looks at Russia through her window. Olens represents more voters than Palin. Olens has more experience than Palin. Did the Republicans skip over their best VP candidate?