[dragonwriter]

> How many companies has he run? Zero. How many jobs has he created? Zero.

He's run a city as the four-term mayor of Burlington, VT. If a corporate chief executive, using money provided by equity and debt investors and money paid by customers, can be credited with "creating jobs" of those employed by the corporation, I don't see why a mayor -- using funds invested by debt purchasers and paid by taxpayers -- wouldn't likewise be credited with "creating jobs" of those employed by the city.

Admittedly, his later political career has been mostly in legislative positions more like a board member than a chief executive, but then, is it really the case that chief executives "create jobs" but their boards of directors do not?