Webster’s dictionary defines “experience” as….just kidding. In fact, you can put be assured that along with death and taxes, I will never start off a blog, speech, or anything else by seriously quoting Webster. Big pet peeve of mine. Ok, so where was I? Nowhere yet, I guess. However, I do have a topic I’d like to address, and that is the enormous disparity in terms of experience between John McCain and the Democratic, dynamic duo of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

John McCain has been a United States Senator for over 20 years (that’s roughly about the same time that Barack Obama has been under the tutelage of an openly racist, anti-American loon…for those of you scoring at home). He has been in public office even longer, almost three decades. He also comes from a family heritage of US Naval officers, and as a Navy man himself (and someone who spent 5 years in the Hanoi Hilton), he fully understands the magnitude and severity of war, which is extremely important given that we are currently at war. He was, in fact, also one of the main proponents of the surge strategy that has led to many recent successes in Iraq. However, whether you agree or disagree with him on policy is irrelevant to this discussion; the point is that John McCain is fully qualified to run for President, of that there is no debate.

Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, has been a Senator for going on 8 years, and while she was in the White House for 8 years prior as well, she didn’t make it there on her own accord. She basically just posed for pictures and stood by her husband while he did all the Presidential stuff (and other stuff too…feel free to use your imagination…ok, that’s enough). While we’re talking about it too, it’s not like Hillary became a Senator based on her own merits either. If you think that she would be in the running for President today, let alone be a Senator, without first being married to Bill Clinton, I hate to break it to you, but someone laced that pot you’re smoking with PCP. And look, I understand the family ties aspect in politics; there are many political, family dynasties today (the Kennedy’s, the Bush’s, etc.). Unlike even George W. Bush, though, Hillary has no prior executive experience, and unlike many of the Kennedy’s, she doesn’t even have any personal charisma. She’s unlikeable and unqualified…she’s simply a Clinton, and that’s it.

Then there’s Barack Obama, and this is a little bit of a touchy subject, but here goes. Obama has virtually no qualifications to be President whatsoever. He hasn’t even been a Senator for a full term yet and has only been in public office of any kind for a decade. The reality is, and here’s the touchy part, he is where he is for two reasons: he is a good communicator, and he’s black. I’m going to forgo analyzing the “good communicator” part since that should be self-explanatory. As to his race being his biggest advantage? Think about it. He will receive 99.99% of the black vote for no other reason than because he is black himself (yeah, talking to you too Oprah), and though we may pretend otherwise or just tip toe around this undeniable fact, everybody knows this is the case. I’m not saying it is good or bad, and it is definitely not even Barack’s fault. It’s just the hard (and admittedly very difficult to talk about) truth. His positions are indistinguishable from every other liberal candidate of the last 20 years; he’s basically a black John Edwards (only not as qualified). However, unlike John Edwards, not only will he by default get all of the black vote, but there are also untold amounts of white liberals who will vote for him (maybe even unconsciously) for the very same reason…because he’s black. In a weird way it makes them feel good. It’s their way of showing the world that they are above any racial disharmony. It’s like when white people say, “I’m not racist; I have black friends.” Well, better than that even would be to say, “I’m not racist; I voted for Barack Obama.” Hey congratulations, but the thing is, this isn’t the 1860′s. Heck, it isn’t even the 1960′s. In this day and age a white person shouldn’t feel that they have to try to prove they’re not racist by voting for an unqualified candidate just because he’s black. However, many do. So, while many white Americans listen to Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, and other liberals brand them racist until proven un-racist simply by virtue of being white, they just quietly shake their heads in frustration, tired of feeling the need to apologize to people no longer alive for crimes they didn’t commit. For a lot of white liberals, though, stomaching Obama’s glaring lack of experience is a small price to pay in order to symbolically prove once and for all their racial-innocence. All this to say, take away the myriads of people voting for Obama simply because he’s black and all you really have left is a more articulate John Edwards. Maybe Barack could run as the VP hopeful on a losing ticket someday? That would be more his speed. I hope that wasn’t too touchy. (Seriously, I played some good old fashioned mental ping-pong on whether or not I should talk about the race aspect of Obama for fear of being considered a racist myself. Those who know me know I’m not, I just sincerely hope it didn’t come across that way).

So, let’s review our candidate’s credentials:

John McCain: He is the only candidate with any military experience (unless you count Hillary being under fire in Bosnia…oh, wait a minute), and he has been a Senator for more than twice as long as Clinton or Obama have. In fact, he has spent more time being tortured as a POW then Barack has spent in the Senate.

Hillary Clinton: She is married (for political purposes) to an ex-President of the United States…who, oh by the way (in case you’ve been living in a cave for the last 15 years) was impeached for lying under oath about having extra-marital affairs in the White House. Ladies and gentleman, the Clinton dynasty!

Barack Obama: He’s black…oh, oh, oh, I almost forgot, and he’s a good speaker too.

Therefore, ignoring for the moment Hillary’s staggering amount of ever growing lies and abrasive personality or Barack’s elitist attitude and lack of patriotism (to list but a few of the too many ridiculous shortcomings that should disqualify these two pieces of work from even being considered to run for something as small as the local school board), together they don’t have anything close to the experience of John McCain. And while I will again refrain from defining “experience” as my boy, Noah Webster, would in this instance, I will say this…when choosing a President, it matters.