Obama For Prez

I am sick to death of the assertion that Barack Obama would make a fine candidate AFTER he's gained a few more years experience, that he's too wet behind the ears. No where in our Constitution does it require that a presidential candidate have an abundance of experience in the political arena. It doesn't even require that the candidate BE a politician. In case we've forgotten, here are the requirements:

The President must be a natural born citizen of the United States (or a citizen of the United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), at least 35 years of age, and a resident of the United States for at least fourteen years.

Perhaps "experience" has been the problem with many of our past (and of course current...who says 8 years of governorship makes for an effective president?) presidents. Years of learning how to compromise at our disadvantage, time to learn how to efficiently corrupt...

Time alone does not create a great leader. Time alone does not mold political savvy. Sometimes you either have it or you don't. People seem to have forgotten that 45 year old Barack Obama served 8 years as an Illinois state senator. Combine that with the 2 years he's served thus far as senator in the United States Senate, he's far surpassed Hillary Clinton in the experience category. You could say that his political career kicks Hillary's ass. I've yet to hear anyone make the same assertion about inexperience with regards to Hillary Clinton, that has been made about Barack Obama.

And another thing...Obama's hands are squeaky clean when it comes to the Iraq war. Are Hillary's?