I agree that Obama's trip doesn't in itself qualify him to be Commander in Chief. But from my perspective, its nice to have trust in a person (that could ultimately be representing our country ) as far as his speaking abilities in the international arena. He's a wonderful orator and is drawing huge audiences. Today in Germany there were over 200,000 for his speech. He is mesmerizing, and there are many comparisons to other past presidents such as Regan and Kennedy.

Contrast that to Bush who I find to be an international embarrasment. His remarks lately regarding the economy show how truly shallow he is:

Explaining the current economic downturn to a closed-door fundraiser last week, President Bush said, "Wall Street got drunk."

"There's no question about it," Bush said. "Wall Street got drunk, that's one of the reasons I asked you to turn off the TV cameras. It got drunk and now it's got a hangover. The question is how long will it sober up and not try to do all these fancy financial instruments."


I haven't found McCain to be much of a speaker either. His continued gaffs give me serious doubts about his mental capabilities.