Senator Obama has had the experience of growing up poor and interacting with the "less than affluent" of foreign countries - many of whom are actually relatives. Senator McCain has had the experience of growing up in well-to-do circumstances, living off the public largess, and only having ... shall we say, less than cordial ... interactions with people in foreign nations. He was born in Panama - on a military installation in the American-controlled Canal Zone. McCain has had long experience in the Senate, but his resume is about 1" deep, and his analytical prowess, like George Bush's, is "checking his gut" to make decisions. Obama has had only 4 years in the Senate, although more in the Illinois State legislature, so his experience is not as "broad" but it is deep. He thinks a lot about issues and digs deep into the implications, so he supported the Afghanistan war, but not the Iraq war. Obama has been a teacher, a community organizer, lawyer, writer and editor. Compare McCain's memoirs - all written with Mark Salter - to Obama's, all written by himself and you can get a real sense of the difference in the depth of their thought processes.
