blueshift:

However, I do agree with your point about policy (as more fully stated in an earlier post of yours). An incredibly effective officially carrying out bad policies is worse than a mediocre person carrying out good policies.

Which is exactly why the whole experience argument never made sense. If McCain is really good at getting things done with which a Democrat does not agree, and Obama's goals are mostly the same as that Democrat's, but he's really not good at getting it done yet, why would McCain be better than Obama? Sorry for the sideline...