Letter to the editor

Almost from the get go, Senator John McCain has based his claim to being the best qualified presidential candidate upon his long experience and has constantly zeroed in on Barack Obama's lack of same. He has proclaimed over and over again that a newly elected president should be ready to lead from day one. Included in his pronouncements was his insistence that the vice President of choice should be instantly prepared to assume the presidency and lead the nation if the necessity arises. In choosing Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate, McCain has upped the comedic voltage of the presidential campaign by suggesting that Ms. Palin with two years into her governorship would be prepared to assume the presidency of the United States and be ready to lead from day one. He has, in one magical stroke, erased the logic of his attacks on Obama regarding the issue of 'experience'. Sarah Palin, for all I know, may be the best person for the job and should the Republicans win the White House, I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt and be fully supportive as long as she warrants it. My point here is not to belittle the Governor, but to point out the fact that sometimes its difficult to make the distinction between whether a politician is either a fool or a liar when making lofty declarations. Personally, I do not believe any candidate is totally qualified to lead a great nation from day one. Every job, great and small, calls for some 'on the job training, unless he or she has done it before. Since this is a first time 'gig' for all concerned, let's cool it with the 'pot calling the kettle black' rhetoric.We've had a belly full of fools and liars.

George Morin
Auburn, Ga.