I agree, I think the only “experience” that a person brings to the Whitehouse is raw political horsetrading skill. They prove that by getting elected.

Pretending that anyone person has the intellectual power and scope necessary to understand everyone of the tens of thousands of issues a President might face is just silly.

That’s a big crock of bull. First, even in the best of times the presidency is unlike any other job in the world for a multitude of reasons. Second, every presidency is unique, with its own set of issues and challenges to face, many of which aren’t even on the radar yet during the election campaigns. No matter who wins in November, his experience won’t be any different in that regard. Far from not allowing on-the-job training, the presidency of the United States is a veritable case study in it. Foreign policy is just the tip of that particular iceberg.