“In the matters of national security policy making, it’s a matter of understanding risk. It’s a matter of gauging your opponents and it’s a matter of being held accountable. John McCain’s never done any of that in his official positions. I certainly honor his service as a prisoner of war. He was a hero to me and to hundreds of thousands and millions of others in the armed forces, as a prisoner of war. He has been a voice on the Senate Armed Services Committee and he has traveled all over the world, but he hasn’t held executive responsibility.”

—Gen. Wesley Clark

And Obama has? Sure we may be debating the wrong issue (see this article from HuffPost), but just saying that McCain hasn’t held executive power doesn’t make Obama any more viable, especially when you contrast McCain’s having served on multiple Senate committees with Obama’s pitiful 143 days in the Senate and “present” votes.