No candidate is perfect. Obama, 47, is a first-term U.S. senator. He has detailed positions on important issues but not sponsored much important legislation. He has never run an organization, although neither has Republican John McCain.
But those who dismiss his experience sell short a strong résumé and record of leadership.
Obama combines Bill Clinton's intellect and capacity to grasp complex issues with the focus that Clinton lacked. He would run the White House with the discipline of his campaign, assembling around him smart advisers, starting with vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden.
In the Senate, he has served on the Foreign Relations Committee. As a state senator in Illinois, he represented a large and diverse constituency. As a community organizer, he helped solve problems facing working Americans. At Harvard Law School, where he was a brilliant student, and as a law professor, he developed impressive analytical and oratory skills.
Oh, brother.
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