Political Commentary

"Experience" has been way oversold. After all, we have had some candidates in both political parties who have little real political experience.

This nails it:

In the past, when Americans expected presidents to have a record of political service, Mr. Obama would have been called a poseur or imposter and sent home. Not anymore. This is the day of the dilettante.

Experience is overrated. It is unnecessary. As someone recently put it, anyone can grow up to be president in America, but now you don't even have to grow up anymore.

_____

Pat Buchanan decides he likes McCain's running mate pick and thinks the GOP ticket has a fighting chance.

How about a landslide, considering how far the Obama campaign and its supporters they are willing to go to piss off huge chunks of the electorate?

Our dictator set the standard for experience or lack of it, and Obama and his ilk are just following the latest precedent.