I've been nervous about the idea of electing a president that does not have a lot of experience. At this point, though, having done more homework, I've decided that I do believe the experience issue is not going to be the deal-breaker I thought it was. Obama's history is showing him to be a determined individual that does his homework so he can come up to speed on issues that are likely to impact us. I like knowing that he realized at one point that he was frittering away his life, that he lived an austere life at Columbia so that he could finally get a decent education, and that his early employers saw a young man that applied himself. I'm so sick of good time party boys running the government that I can't even describe my level of disgust. As a 51 year old woman that is bothered by having her experience discounted in favor of youthful dreamers, I can see that I was wrong about Obama the Dreamer. Yes, he is inexperienced and is promoting 'change' without a lot of details. However, I do like the details I've seen so far. Now that I have confidence in his ability to hit the ground running I'm ready to sign on to the Obama ticket. So what about the other guy? Well, McCain has not been impressing me lately. I had thought that because of his deeper resume that he might be a better pick even though I don't like a lot of his politics. However, I believe now that I cannot overlook his politics. He does not appear to have the carefully cultivated superior judgment I am looking for in a president. He appears to be relying more on a shoot from the hip approach and gut feelings rather than on good research. We have lived through nearly 8 years of a president that "decides" without researching, and prior to that we lived through 8 years of a president that did in fact research issues. I think we did a lot better with Clinton and his wonkish personality that is prone to well-researched decision making than we have done under the non-wonkish folks that rely on machismo and 'gut' decision making. I'm ready to put my trust in a young man of promise over an old man of experience, and I'm surprised at myself for coming to that conclusion. Kristyne McDaniel McStyles Software <blocked::http://www.mcstyles.com/> Shamrock Trails <blocked::http://www.shamrocktrails.com/> Ranch Whether you think you can, or you think you can't.... you are right. -- Henry Ford
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