...and your point is? ? ?

Trying to make Sen. Obama seem more competent than he is by trying to make Sen. McCain's accomplishments less than what they are doesn't work. They are who they are, and have done what they have (or have not).

Sen. McCain used to be a qualified pilot of jet fighter aircraft in one of the most arduous of environments - carrier operations. All of the snipppets don't change that, and no matter how minor that may seem to you, it IS a major accomplishment of skill, knowledge, physical effort and ability to defeat stress in a challenging situation. That goes with the POW experience as well - calmness-under-pressure and guts.

From my readings, the most stressful accomplishment Sen. Obama has ever attempted is negotiating traffic on Lake Shore Drive during rush hour. How he can handle exceptionally stressful situations, especially those associated with being commander-in-chief is a mystery. No experience - no proof of any. For all we know he may be a pillar of strength or will go cowering in the corner and suck his thumb - it's a mystery -as there is nothing in his background to give us any hint of how he may behave. What a h@%%uva gamble he is!

I have seen "leaders" crack under pressure, and it's not a pretty sight. Lives are in the balance by their actions, and having to "evict" them from their duty because they crack is a lousy way to fix the problem. Just because he may talk a good fight does not mean there is the fire-in-the-belly and ice-in-the-blood to be the supreme leader of the US military.

Where's the proof he's got what it takes ? ? ? is there ANYTHING in his background - real experience and not just glib speeches - that demonstrates that sort of calmness-under-pressure and guts? ? ?