not experienced enough?

How experience does one need to be experienced? The below article from the NYTimes comments on the most recent controversy over whether Obama is experienced enough in foreign policy to be president. the article quotes some who say when it comes to determining the country's foreign policy, experience is overrated.

Is being Senator not experience enough? Do we need a life-long military man to run our country? they would certainly have lots of experience with foreign policy. seems to me though, that the Times might be on to something -- a fresh perspective and good judgment might be much more valuable than decades of experience in a broken system.

Interesting to think that in fact, the people with the most experience right now in running the country are President Bush and VP Cheney. I couldn't exactly say that all that experience has helped them any...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/25/us/politics/25web-cooper.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

kucinich...

After watching the recent Democratic candidates debate, hosted by George Stephanopolous, it seems like Kucinich has something worth saying. i think getting cut off by main stream media debate hosts, like stephanopolous, is probably a good clue that he doesn't stand for the same old crap. I'm just happy he's at least on the same stage as the rest of the candidates (albeit all the way at the end of the stage), willing to say something different than the usual placating BS soudbites we hear from everyone else.

Despite his too black hair and too black suit, he caught my attention.

according to wikipedia, Kucinich believes in:

- Creating a single-payer system of universal health care that provides full coverage for all Americans by passage of the United States National Health Insurance Act.
- The immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq; replacing them with an international security force.
- Guaranteed quality education for all; including free pre-kindergarten and college for all who want it.
- Immediate withdrawal from the World Trade Organization (WTO) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
- Repealing the USA PATRIOT Act.
- Fostering a world of international cooperation.
- Abolishing the death penalty.
- Environmental renewal and clean energy.
- Preventing the privatization of social security.
- Providing full social security benefits at age 65.
- Creating a cabinet-level "Department of Peace"
- Ratifying the ABM Treaty and the Kyoto Protocol.
- Introducing reforms to bring about instant-runoff voting.
- Protecting a woman's right to choose while decreasing the number of abortions performed in the U.S.
- Ending the war on drugs.
- Legalizing same-sex marriage.
- Creating a balance between workers and corporations.
- Ending the H1B and L1 Visa Programs
- Restoring rural communities and family farms.
- Strengthening gun control.

Sound like good platforms to me! What do you all think? Too pie in the sky? No way he'll beat Hilary or Barack?