He Said WHAT???

(from the Associated Press)

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama just can't escape the word articulate.

"He's charismatic, he's articulate, he's a very strong figure on the national stage," White House political adviser Karl Rove told an Arkansas crowd. "But something tells me that people are going to say (they want) experience and depth. As a result it's going to be, 'Can he live up to the standards?"

WTF? Karl Rove said that? What hypocritical balls! Like Bush had experience? Bush laughed about the fact he didn't know anything about foreign affairs ... and said he was sure he'd have someone on staff who would know something about the topic ... (He picked Rumsfeld and Cheney for that!)

If Bush is the standard that Obama must live up to ... I think he could do it in a walk ... with his hands tied behind his back ... blindfolded!

Lets take a quick look at 1999 ... just before the election in 2000 that Gore won:

On the stump, Bush lays out his vision of the world in broad terms.

"The world we live in is still a world of terror and missiles and madmen. And we're challenged by aging weapons and failing intelligence," he said.

But he's also made some gaffes, calling Greeks "Grecians," Kosovars "Kosovians," and the East Timorese "East Timorians."

Then at an event this week in Richmond, Virginia a reporter from Slovakia asked Bush whether he would make the Central European nation a priority.

Bush's reply?: "The only thing I know about Slovakia is what I learned firsthand from your foreign minister that came to Texas, and I had a great visit with him. It's an exciting country. It's a country that's flourishing, and it's a country that's doing very well."

Answering a follow-up question, Bush backed off a little: "I think it was the foreign minister, if I'm not mistaken. I need to check my records. A high-ranking official from your country came to visit. I was very impressed."

Bush was right to be hesitant. He didn't meet the foreign minister; he met the prime minister. And it wasn't Slovakia, but Slovenia.

While the junior Bush may lack his father's resume -- CIA director, ambassador to China, architect of the Gulf War victory -- George W. has inherited some of his father's top aides, and with little experience of his own, Bush says he will rely on their advice.

from CNN

hummmm ... father's top aids? ... rely on them for advice? That worked out well.