Some good points were raised by various writers of Letters to the Editor of local newspapers during the weekend. I would like to quote the points made:

In reference to John Edwards'...lack of experience...Edwards' five years of Senate experience far exceeds that of Bush's six years as governor of Texas.

Bush's experience as a baseball-club executive, where he traded Sammy Sosa for a has-been, and his experience of owning several failed oil companies, hardly qualify as having positive implications.

Bush's foreign-policy experience consisted of negotiating with his next-door neighbor Mexico. (Wow!)

Some in the media have started referring to Edwards as the "rookie" senator from North Carolina. In baseball rookie only refers to the first year players. If being a "first-term" senator qualifies in this regard, why isn't President Bush referred to as a "rookie president"?

Just wondering.

It is amazing how much the extreme right will distort things!