A WHAT Administration? A WHO Administration?

Does anyone else think that slip of tongue is FRIGHTENING?

Why doesn't SNL do a skit showing Mr Cool Obama yelling at a senior citizen in Iowa?

I think he is losing it with typical white people.

Obama posters here seem to grossly understand the nature of Legislative experience. As a State Representative, or United States Senator, you (optionally!) show up, you (optionally) discuss and debate and question witnesses, you trade votes with others, and you optionally vote on an issue. YOU are NOT responsible for the outcome of the vote. The responsibility is greatly diluted. You can even abstain, or not show up, or in Illinois vote "Present". All of the years of Obama's experience are as described above. And his Legislative accomplishments were weak, often GIVEN to him by the Illinois power guys to bolster his record. They were grooming him.
Have you ever had the occasion to ask, "Who's in charge, here?!" at a disorganized store, business, or local event? Senator Obama has never been in charge as so much as a hot dog stand. How in the world can we put him in charge of this great nation???

re: John

"Oh side note here? Does anyone remember what any vice president ever did? What the heck did Gore ever do as VP? Quayle as VP? yada yada yada"

Since McCain (if elected) would be the oldest president in the history of the united states, I would hope that EVERYONE remembers that vice presidents assume the office of the president when he dies (or resigns, or is impeached, etc.).

It also doesn't help that Sarah Palin doesn't know what the vice president does. How could we expect her supporters to?

Obama '08!

She may well be part of a Palin - no one government, one day! Just imagine, McCain becomes ill...

Ah, and by the way: women's rights and Mrs. Palin - don't really go together.
Whoever switches from Clinton to the Republican ticket, must have some very strange logic.

Who cares about American politics? The result for the rest of the world will be the same: disbelief and, hopefully, humour.

In my opinion, it's true Obama has less executive experience then McCain, but, (and this is a very big but, mind you), he definitely has more than Sarah Palin.

-He was a senator in the Illinois Senate for 8 years, before moving on to the US Senate. That makes at LEAST 10 years of experience in the Senate.

And alot more than Sarah Palin, who was governor for only around two years after she was Mayor of a town with only around 6000 people and Obama was representing a congressional district that had more people than the entire state of Alaska, and now the whole state.

-Taught Constitutional law for 10 years.

-Sits on the foreign relations committee. Better than "You can see Russia from Alaska!" ?

And he has better judgement then McCain, and fresher ideas to deal with problems too. McCain's rapid flip-flopping on the economy three times in the space of one day and his penchant for questioning Obama's patriotism when Obama never has his makes him someone I do not want as president.

Plus, Obama has the HEAD of the foreign relations committee, Joe Biden, to give him advice, no?

Oh, Man! Where to start? So many inane comments, so little time. Well, here we go:

Posted by foreclosure:"The country do not need any old ideas from McSame who didn't go to college and who was struggled with language arts and mathematics growing up"

Struggled with Language Arts. You mean like you did? ("The country do not need...)

Didn't go to college? Please, for the love of God. Do not vote in Nov. It's obvious you cannot research the candidates nor the issues. McCain went to the U.S. Naval Academy - ranked 5th best college in the U.S. by US News and World Report. Hello? (I'll wait for the obligatory "finished last in his class" retort by the netroots. I'll trade finishing at the bottom of a Top 5 university over finishing at the bottom (Biden) of a third tier public University (Delaware) that any dolt could get into. Then to top that, finishing at the bottom of a 3rd tier law school. (would you hire a lawyer that graduated at the bottom of his class of a 3rd tier law school? Good God! finishing at the bottom of a TTT law school requires skill at laziness)

Well, out of time. I noticed no one has yet answered the question regarding Barry's executive experience. (not to mention: when does he plan to release his Columbia transcripts)

I'll sit here and eat my waffle while I wait, sweetie.

Where's the news in this? It's been the defacto Palin / McCain ticket since the night he unveiled his prize. Don't think for a minute that she's not hungry for the position.

Sue, We're not talking about generals and advisers. If it were that simple, the Best and the Brightest would have kept Lyndon Johnson from quagmiring us in Vietnam. It is all about The Executive. We're talking about the executive's ability to make a decision, not go back on it later, and have the guts to make the tough decision. Obama made the commitment to public financing and he said he would filibuster against the FISA bill. When it became politically expedient he went back on his public finance pledge and he not only did not filibuster FISA, he flipped and voted FOR the FISA bill! (Much to the amazement at Kos and HuffPo.) Do you need dozens of more examples? He took days and false starts with his 300 advisers to finally formulate a Russian/Georgia position that matched McCain's day one position. He still is delaying his take on the financial crisis for a few more days. He will not tell us if he approves or disapproves of the huge AIG bailout.
We are talking about the executive experience, the decisiveness, the wisdom and the guts of the President because with all the advisers in the world the buck stops with him and him alone.

From Halliburton, Blackwater, Parks, etc., these companies received no bid contracts. Where's the civil servant who blew the whistle on all of this? She lost her job. That's the Bush administration for you. I hope she writes a tell all book.
For a few years you couldn't say squat about the Bush administration or they'd say you were unpatriotic. Slowly, but surely the American public caught on and said enough. We're not stupid, don't insult our intelligence.
If Palin is the most popular governor in America why is it no one had ever heard of her?
Bush will go down, with his gray hair and stolen election in '00, with a group of the worst presidents in history. They helped him steal the election and now we're in a Depression.

I like how people say this country is going to pay dearly if Obama becomes President. LOL, WTH happened since Bush has been in office for 8 yrs?!! He and Cheney have listend to no one but themselves.
Any man who will listen to retired generals while in the primaries will listen to his active duty generals while he's in office. Obama has already surrounded himself with the experience he lacks plus he's surrounded himself with people with differing opinions and who will tell him no. He doesn't want any yes man and flackies around him. Sounds like good leadership skills to me.
As a veteran, I don't know everything there is for strategic planning but you better believe I'd surround myself with those who do.

It is fine that she wanted earmarks, it is fine that Alaska gets more earmark money per person then any other state (and by a large margin), it is fine that she then used the money to give a tax rebate (at our expense) to her constituents. What is not fine is that Sarah Palin does not even pause when she lies and says that she does not take earmarks.

"Thanks but no thanks" means something different to her, then it does to most people.

In the short time she has been in the spotlight she has had too many questionable issues come up. Too many for a person one heartbeat from the Presidency.

John, Let's get the facts right and the complete truth out on the table. Most of that Wasilla indebtedness is a sports complex voted for by the people in an election. They also approved some of the associated street/lighting improvements as a ballot measure, as well as a local sales tax increase to service that debt. When she killed the bridge to nowhere Congress gave the money to the state, she didn't grab it or take it. All sane city, county, and state leaders try to get as much of their tax money sent back to the their taxpayers via Federal spending. It is the job of Congress and the President to push back and set limits on excessive spending, and plain old pork. Palin's executive experience completely overshadows Senator Obama's lack of executive, buck-stops-here experience. This country would pay dearly to have his unsure, indecisive hands on the controls. If I were a citizen of Taiwan, Ukraine or Iraq, I would be extremely concerned about the strength and determination of American leadership on Jan 21, 2009.

Duh...,

It is the governor's job to get money for their state. The problem in Palin's situation is that she has stated she is against unnecessary earmarks. I know I am waiting to hear about the outcome of the studies into seal dna and crab mating habits that the earmarks they have gotten are going to pay for.

"And Palin continued to solicit federal funds as governor. A request form on Stevens’ Web site shows that she requested $160.5 million in earmarks for the state in 2008, and almost $198 million for 2009.

POSTED ON FACTCHECK"

ISN'T THAT THE JOB OF A GOV? TO GET AS MUCH FED $$ INTO THEIR STATE AS POSSIBLE FOR ANY NEEDS THE PEOPLE MAY HAVE?

Jim L "He does give good speech... He and his trusty TelePrompTer."

DITTO!

I noticed that Obama's recent stops always have the trusty teleprompter on hand! Hope it's battery or solar opperated for the days he has to travel to po-dunk town America and we don't have power.

Driving through Texas recently on a counry road trip I drove 800 miles and did NOT see one Obama sign. I loved it!
I did only see one McCain sign on the whole trip.

Oh side note here? Does anyone remember what any vice president ever did? What the heck did Gore ever do as VP? Quayle as VP? yada yada yada

Sara Palin and.........um........who?

Just curious John.
How much pork has Illinois and Delaware received? I'm sure their governors sent all the money back.
The problem is not that the governor of a state took advantage of Federal funding for projects, it is that the Congress authorized charging the taxpayer for the projects.

Yes, Palin has so much executive experience.. in the area of small-town corruption and waste. While charging rape victims in Wasilla $1,200 to pay for their OWN rape examination kits, she charged a $24,000 Chevy Suburban to the taxpayers, along with $50,000 to redecorate her office (which was illegal, because she had not received the City Council's approval to do so). She left Wasilla with $20 Million in long-term debt after her term was over. Then, on to the Governorship, where (despite lying & denying it) she received $233 Million for the Bridge to Nowhere project, from us, the US taxpayers. When the Bridge was never built, she KEPT the earmark money. She snuffled like a pig at the government handout trough, taking in $450 Million in federal pork earmark projects. She has requested $195 Million more in federal earmarks for 2009.