hk wrote:
TJ wrote:
hk wrote:


I believe McCain's age, coupled with his four bouts of cancer, make
his health a serious issue.

As for Palin's decision, I think it was the wrong one.

Doesn't matter. She made the decision she thought was correct for her
and her family. What does matter is that she had the courage to MAKE
that decision, and to deal with the consequences.

So how has Obama been tested in a life-or-death situation?

TJ


Why should that matter? Again, you seem to be going down the road that
says certain "experiences" are important. I'm more interested in
judgment. McCain has voted with Bush 90% of the time. That is bad judgment.

Judgment comes from experience. You aren't born with it, and it doesn't
magically come to you at a certain age. Since there is no candidate this
year with presidential experience, other experience must be used to
gauge what their judgment might be. If you have had no experience in a
certain area, you can't know what you would do in a similar situation.
You can THINK you know, in the warm light of calm rationality, but when
the decision is actually there and you're the guy who has to make it,
things suddenly look much different.

Someone who has been tested in a life-or-death situation is more likely
to have good judgment in another one, like being Commander-in-Chief,
than somebody who hasn't. It is how true leaders are forged.

TJ