Roger, I'm sure you are absolutely right when you says that Obama doesn't have that much experience from the Senate. And for those who were looking for experience from their Democratic candidate, clearly Hillary Clinton was the far better choice. And if you are looking for as much experience as possible from whoever gets elected, there is no doubt that John McCain is your man.
But while there can be no doubt that Obama has a lot less experience than McCain, Obama has, nevertheless, never come through looking inexperienced. He has never famously gaffed during interviews. More importantly, the American people apparently thinks that he has comported himself better than McCain during the present Wall Street crisis, since Obama is once again ahead in the polls. Unless the reason for Obama's lead is precisely that a sufficient number of people don't trust Sarah Palin, presumably because of what they perceive as her lack of experience.
Experience is not just about how many years you have spent doing what precisely, but also about what you appear to have learnt during that time.
Ann
