What gives you the experience to be President, Mr. Obama? Can you substitute experience with good judgement? (if you even have that)

So, both campaigns would like people to pay more attention to the issues so I intend to start doing that today. Each day I will cover another one of the issues facing America.

Today I thought the most pressing issue was about the level of experience in each candidate. So far, Obama has called into question Hillary's foreign policy experience as first lady and that has blown up in his face because her schedules have shown her playing a role in foreign relations in many nations, including: Northern Ireland, China, and Macedonia. In addition, she has foreign policy experience that can't even be measured considering the countless hours of private counsel she inevitably gave President Bill Clinton behind closed doors. Even if the trips didn't have her participating in key peace talks they would still amount to more foreign relations skills than the zero experience Obama has.

Leaving foreign relations aside we can talk about legislative experience and the ability to create change. Obama claims that he can create monumental change in the White House but where does he base his claims. In his tenor on the Illinois state senate from 1997-2004 Obama voted "present" on over 100 pieces of legislation. This means he didn't want to take a firm position in either direction. Some of his present votes were on legislation related to the key issues of gun control and abortion. How can we nominate someone who either can't make their mind up on key issues or would purposefully vote that way so his voting record gives no clear view of his positions. In addition to his "present" votes in the state senate Obama missed 197 (37.4%) of the votes in this session of Congress. How is the public supposed to judge someone with an almost nonexistent record on the issues. I'm sorry but conviction and good judgment about Iraq are not good enough qualifications for president, you have to be able to take a stand on every issue, being "present" isn't enough.

Now, if we look at Hillary's career at least you can see a track record of voting on the issues and being an advocate for many of today's top issues. When Hillary first became first lady she was on a very active crusade for health care reform, something she still makes a cornerstone of her campaign. Hillary has even been an advocate for children ever since she graduated law school and participated in a review of our nation's child abuse laws. Even in the legislature she has been a vocal supporter of rights for children, with 40% of the bills she sponsored dealing with health care and/or kids. With seven years of experience in the Senate, Hillary is the obvious choice of people who really want change, because she knows the ropes of negotiating issues in the senate after being a part of it for seven years. In addition to her senate experience she has the countless relationships forged with other politicians over a decade involved in the democratic party with her husband. Furthermore, I think one the most valuable assets she would bring to the White House is her husbands huge depth of experience that he can share with her on a daily basis.