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All this "Obama Inexperience" nonsense is SO easy to deflect. Look: no President in the history of the country has EVER presided alone. That's why they call it an "administration", and why there are jobs like Cabinet positions and advisors. To expect the President to be an expert on everything is just ludicrous.
The President sets the tone of the administration and, in principle, the nation. The advisors give him the lay of the land and suggest plans of action. The Cabinet Secretaries set and carry out specific policy consistent with the administration's positions. That's how it works.
John McCain says--and it's almost a point of pride with the guy--that he's no economic expert. And that's okay! That's why, if he were President, he'd surround himself with smart people who could supply him with expertise in that area. Obama will do the same, with smart people from every area of Presidential focus. That's why it's not important that Obama be some sort of foreign policy jedi. He doesn't have to be--he sets the tone and overall policy, and his administration will do the work from there.
His statements today about the possibility of bringing some prominent Republicans into his Cabinet, possibly as Secretary of Defense, is perfect timing for this kind of response. If you trust the President, you implicitly trust his (or, unlikely though it may be, her) trust in the people he appoints to surround himself with.
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