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I may, or may not, make a good president. That is true of nearly everyone. However I couldn’t call myself “experienced” in executive matters from just that.

Of course Obama and his camp understand this perfectly well – all the people they complain about not having any executive experience (that has also been leveled at McCain) have at least the same as Obama – they have ran a campaign yet they will not count that for others.

The other candidates were never stupid enough to tout running for office as “executive experience”. He would have been much better off to accept it and point out the sillyness inherent in that argument (most presidents didn’t have much either). He allowed the McCain camp to maneuver him and set the stage to where they wanted.

If elected I shudder to think what he will say and do with other world leaders along those lines. McCain is only out to win an election, allowing that to occur in a conflict where the other side is trying to kill you almost always results in death. Imagine Iran, North Korea, China, and a number of other countries able to force Obama into arguing the way they want about what they want and how they want – we loose. Sadly McCain isn’t really that good at forcing that either – just Obama is *really* terrible about it. However McCain at least usually recognizes that it is occurring and doesn’t fall for it.

But maybe next time Obama’s asked about his executive experience, he can go into some details about his role as chairman of the board in the Chicago Annenberg Challenge.

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Additionally, there’s this local tidbit that I haven’t seen elsewhere, yet.

Just my guess, but I think we’ve only seen the beginning of the mudslinging. The democrats don’t care if it backfires because they don’t have anything else of substance to run on and the constant barrage of mud keeps folks’ mind off of looking too closely at Obama.
In 2004 when the democrats trotted Kerry out during the convention to ‘report for duty’ and every dead veteran was spinning in his grave, that they couldn’t get any lower. How mistaken I was.

It’s sad really. There are serious issues that need to be addressed and very few are talking about them.

Obama and his “executive” experience….

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Most readers comply with sometimes off-the-cuff, but neverthe less usually thoughtful commentary.

First amendment guarantees you free speech rights, and tho’ I speak for myself, I would guess that your immature photoshop contributions might find a more receptive audience on Huffington Post or Daily Kos where they might be more appreciated, where inane humor trumps thought and ideas.

Players:

Sextus: jointly played by Sen. Obama and Sen. Reid
Foes: intelligentsia, left, and media
Townspeople: right blogs and milblogs
Woman: Ann Coulter
Child: Piper Palin
Consul: V.P. Cheney
Horatius: Pres. Bush
Spurious Lartius: Sen. McCain
Herminius: Gen. Patraeus

XXV.

But when the face of Sextus
was seen among the foes,

A yell that rent the firmament from all the town arose.
On the house-tops was no woman but spat toward him and hissed,
No child but screamed out curses, and shook its little fist.

XXVI.

But the Consul’s brow was sad, and the Consul’s speech was low,
And darkly looked he at the wall, and darkly at the foe.
“Their van will be upon us before the bridge goes down;
And if they once might win the bridge, what hope to save the town?”

XXVII.

Then out spoke brave Horatius, the Captain of the Gate:

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