Bill, CA
2008-06-07 14:24:38

whitepaw, thanks for the reasonable response.
As a President, you cannot make laws, to be effective you HAVE to be able to influence the people of the country, the congress, and in the cases of international democracy, the people of the world. Charisma (and statesmen-like oratorial skills) is a big part of that.

Keeping your cool is extremely important, especially at “3AM”.

He is a junior senator, for sure but has more experience than Lincoln had. If experience is so important, should Robert Byrd be President? Sure it’s an argument you can make, but Hillary is a junior senator too, and he has state senate experience as well.

He’s taught constitutional law. He’s been a community organizer. Read his Bio. See the choices he made during his career.