Is Obama Really This Simple?

So, by now you may have seen the Obama campaign's response to John McCain's choice of running mate:

"Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency."

That's strange... I didn't realize Obama was a seasoned foreign policy luminary himself! Is this "experience" thing something Barack really wants to discuss?

Apparently it is. Here's how our friends at the Huffington Post have decided to try and ridicule Sarah Palin:

MEET SARAH!

• • • • • • • • • Palin as point guard and captain of the Wasilla High School Warriors (she's on the right).

...WATCH: MCCAIN, SARAH SPEAK...
Quick Bio: Alaska Governor For Two Years... "Hockey Mom"... Got Into Politics After Joining PTA... Miss Alaska Runner Up... Had Fifth Child In April...
Obama Camp Responds: "McCain Put The Former Mayor Of A Town Of 9,000 With Zero Foreign Policy Experience A Heartbeat Away From The Presidency"...

It's no surprise that the party of unwashed granolas would take issue with Palin's pageant history, but it is very confusing to find that Democrats are the party of "Soccer Moms," but not of the "Hockey Moms" they deride here.  And I have to think a lot of people-- mothers of all political stripes, in particular-- might see the PTA and motherhood as legitimate things to do with one's time, particularly as compared to Obama's past as a "community organizer." Has anyone yet defined what the heck that is, exactly? Strange attacks here from Huff Post.

More simply put: every time Obama is crazy enough to knock her lack of experience, it will give the McCain camp a chance to refer to Obama's. It truly makes the Palin pick that much more crafty. Why not sacrifice a few shots at your V.P. candidate in order to pound the head of their ticket each and every time? It's like sending the last guy on your bench in to pick a fight with the other team's best player--who cares if they both get thrown out?

Take your shots at Palin's experience, Obama... not only were your diciest primary moments the ones where you were deemed to be too agressive with Hillary-- which might drive more female voters to the GOP if you do the same with Sarah-- but if her experience is fair game, so is yours, pal!

Regarding your running mate, Joe Biden, by the way: wasn't he picked precisely to offset your inexperience?

Let's have this debate...

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