Ignore this Experience argument. It is so bogus.

One can argue about the Obama vs Palin experience all day.

But it cannot be denied that Obama has less experience than Bush.

Which of those two would you vote for tomorrow?

Many leaders had only vision, communication, organization, the ability to inspire and determination. Obama has all of these. He came from a small base to this position because of these qualities. Not experience. These are what make him a leader. His followers are proof that he is a leader.

McCain is not a leader. He cannot even lead the Republican Party.

First of all, I support Kucinich. I agree with him most on policies. After that I do not care. But I watched the whole thing, and I saw O TAKE AWAY the nomination from Hillary. I hear the "experience" argument. But, I look at it differently.

When I look at the great leaders in history, it is not experience that made them great. Alexander the Great was quite young. Lincoln had little experience. Gandhi as well. I would not compare Obama to these great people, but I see similar qualities.

Obama has "The Vision Thing", the "Communication Thing", the "Inspiration Thing". Were this not true, he could not have had his results. He has the first thing a leader needs, dedicated followers. His ability to inspire and communicate means his goals can be accomplished, even if he himself does not know how, because others will work for him. This is what leaders do.

Obama has the "Organization Thing". His troops on the ground are proof. He built a 50 state organization from nothing.

Lastly, he has better judgment than McCain.

The results are the votes he got, and the nomination he earned, despite being virtually unknown four years ago, and his powerful opposition, the Clintons. To me, those are his qualifications.

By contrast, McCain cannot match these qualities. He has the GOP machine. I will not discuss it here, but he is not the leader, by the above definition, that Obama is.

Vancouver is starting to look real good.

But right now I'm thinking New Zealand is safer, as it is farther away from the point of implosion.

I would think the better question is, will the candidate work for me.

So, the response to "You are lying" is "That is respectful".

That seems to be an admission of lying.

But he is going to handle Putin. Right.

Then there was the energy debate he lost to Paris Hilton.

How is going to handle Putin?

He was a brave soldier 35 years ago. Today he does not have the courage to speak the truth.

Have seen her during the election. She needs to be out campaigning.

How is he going handle Putin?

He is just not up to it.

He was a brave soldier 35 years ago. Today, he does not have the courage to tell the truth.

McCain was brave 35 years ago.

Today, McCain does not have the courage to tell the truth.

He can't stand up to the women in the View. He performs poorly in interviews. He can't draw a crowd without Palin.

How can he call himself a leader? Is age getting in the way? Is this an issue?

I am sure Putin is going to be crying in sympathy with a listless, tired old man siting across the negotiating table.

They said McCain approved lies. Listen and you will not hear a denial. You will hear McCain blame Obama because Barack did not want to play McCain's game.

Where I come from, a non-denial is an admission of lying.

It looks great. Too bad it more lies.

Spending cuts? The earmarks are a rounding error in the Fed budget. Some $20 bil. The INTEREST ALONE on the National Debt is about $430 bil.

Tax Cuts for business will do nothing except line the pockets of the executives. Businesses will not build unless sales warrant it. Sales will not grow until the middle class gets some disposable income. And that has not happened under the GOP in the last 7 years.

Palin / McCain do not have a clue.

This article is comforting.

I liked that driving a night thing.

Back to the Obama campaign tomorrow.

$10K OK, $150K,not OK.

It is about the Magnitude. 3 times the median annual salary. $23K more than Joe the Plumber's house.

It shows priorties of the GOP. And their sensitivity.

Those ARE issues. That is EXACTLY why I will never be a GOPper.

Media should talk about $150K clothes at least as long as they did about Edward's Haircut.

But to be really fair, they should talk about it at least 375 times longer.

Sounds pretty good to me.

I also hope it includes restoring habeus corpus, closing Gitmo and scrapping FISA.

Unbelievable. Something that is actually good for democracy. Gotta check the fine print.

If its true, good for him.

I sent money to her website to thank both Hill and Bill. Mostly, Hill, though. She's great. I never voted for a Clinton ever, (Perot twice), and I support the Kucinich wing of the party. But her speech at the convention made me think about the cause. And she was a GREAT campaigner for O.

So, again, thank you, Hillary.

Thanks for helping to keep my spirits up during the dark years.

Now its time for a change.

That is, too conservative for me. Dennis Kucinich is my go-to-guy. Even so, I volunteered and gave money to the O campaign. The alternative was too terrifying.

Obama's appointments do not surprise me at all. He will try his best to find the center and make policy from there. This is what I expect.

They haven't in the past. Just like they fought CAFE standards in the past.

I have no sympathy for the MANAGEMENT. Workers are another story.