No body knows all, so to expect that of politicians would be unfair...and I do not, because everyone makes slip-ups.

But I do expect of them to have the basic grasp of economic fundamentals, to know how to be diplomatic and gracious, to understand that being a bully isnt the same as being tough. I expect them to know that they dont know all and that it is important to surround yourself with people who are good in their fields and take their advice.

I am disgusted when they mistake political rallies for Sunday service and forget that their job is to guarantee freedom of individual choice and not try to pass fundamentals of ther religion as state law.

With Sarah Palin I would have settled for her learing what job she is running for. I saw her answer the question of what it is that VP does, what her responsibilities would be and what authority she would have, 5 or 6(!) times in different interviews through out the period of several months. She repeatedly(!) answered wrong, she repeatedly stated that she will "choose" to exercise jurisdiction and authority that are prohibited (for VP) by the Constitution. Now thats SCARY.

Sarah Palin didnt make slip-ups. She again and again failed to understand the importance of checking facts before making accusations. Or she did it on purpose because the "base" she was trying to suck-up to is notorious for not caring about facts as long as there is someone to blame and shoot at.

I have to admit though, she had me fooled at first. Based on her public speaches I found her dangerous and zealous person, but I did give her credit for being intelligent and smarter than Bush. Boy, was I wrong! She is Bush in a skirt.

Its one thing not to know something, and be elegant about getting yourself out of it. Its completely another thing being arrogant about your ignorance or deliberately lying about things everyone knows not to be true because everyone should just trust her...and then when exposed she whined like a little brat about "gotcha" media...very Commander in Chief. Ok, lets be "fair" what questions did she want reporters to ask her...hmmm...because not only was she unable to answer serious questions, she made a fool of herself on silly "human" questions too. She is the one who had cast herself into a "bulldog with lipstick" cartoon, she made a joke out of herself...media simply reported it.

I mean look at this:
Sarah Mania!

You can dislike Obama, you can disagree with his policies, but he has never said something so stupid or allowed himself to be caught in a blatant lie. So many lies.

This is a silly point perhaps, but nonetheless it is a very good and telling example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv26Zv__Ca0