Who is ready?

I've been thinking about the question of which candidate for President is the most prepared, especially in light of Joe Biden's dire predictions of "testing" for Obama in the first 6 months of his presidency, should that befall us.

The whole thing reminds me of a passage in II Chronicles, 

10:4  Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee. 

10:5  And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed. 

10:6  And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people? 

10:7  And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever. 

10:8  But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

There is usually wisdom that comes with age, which isn't the same thing as intelligence or education.  There is preparation that comes with experience, i.e. "passing through the fire", especially in matters of military concern and foreign relations.

In Rehoboam's situation, "new" thinking out weighed the wisdom of the older generation and as a result, the kingdom was split.  That's not exactly what he had in mind, but it happened anyway.

Now, to bring this to our situation, we have someone who has never run anything, aspiring to lead the greatest nation in history.  He has no experience, so he has to rely on advisers, like Al Gore,  John Kerry,  Chuck Lugar, Joe "Mr. Gaffe" Biden, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd.  You want to throw in Colin Powell?  Well, I suppose that would be OK, but it has to be remembered that he really didn't do as much as what was accomplished in the latest Iraq trip, all the way to Baghdad.

Obama and his entourage is a recipe for disaster.   The wisdom of age and experience can be chosen much easier, by voting for John McCain on November 4th.