Edwards experience

Over at the NRO Corner again, we see they think Bush laid the smack down on Edwards:

OUCH! [John J. Miller]
Breaking news: "When a questioner noted that Mr. Edwards had been described as charming and a 'nimble campaigner' and asked Mr. Bush to compare the one-term senator to Vice President Dick Cheney, Mr. Bush snapped: 'Dick Cheney can be president. Next?'"

They've shown it on TV over and over. Too me, it was the least Bush like response I could think of. I expected his disarming humor to come through and talk about how Cheney was all those things and more. Instead, he seemed angry at the whole idea of the question.

Maybe Bush is jealous because folks found him the charming guy last time, and now someone new is playing his role?

As far as experience goes, The Rude Pundit gathers the backgrounds of some former Presidents(there is some language, kids).(link, Atrios)

Or you can read E.J. Dionne:

When you hear Republicans disparage Sen. John Edwards's lack of experience, remember the words of Sen. Orrin Hatch, spoken to George W. Bush at a debate on Dec. 6, 1999.

"You've been a great governor," Hatch declared of his rival for the Republican presidential nomination. "My only problem with you, governor, is that you've only had four and going into your fifth year of governorship. . . . Frankly, I really believe that you need more experience before you become president of the United States. That's why I'm thinking of you as a vice presidential candidate."