My qualifications are low, someone competent enough to run a fast food restaurant without going broke.

on the other hand, i can see definite advantages to having a president whose primary qualifications are good looks and the ability to schmooz. the first candidate who says “my platform is: [1] as commander-in-chief, i’d give the order to bring all our troops home asap from the muddle east [sic] and let the military brass handle the logisitcs; [2] party hearty with as many other world leaders as i can in the next four years; [3] domestic issues, bah, you citizens are all big kids now and can work it out among yourselves” will likely get my vote.

we’d probably have been a lot better off if bush had spent the past 6 years clearing brush and cheney had spent them quail hunting.

I agree with you, fullheartedly. It’s irritating that we don’t get a lot of information that would be more telling on how the candidate would do the job.