Experience?

I am confused on what exactly candidates need as far as experience is concerned. Conservatives point to Obama's short time in office and claim he doesn't have enough experience or knowledge to be President. Liberals fire back that Palin also has little experience considering she was only governor for 2 years of Alaska. So both sides have little experience. Both underlying supporters of the campaigns attack the other sides lack of experience. My question has to do with what experience is needed?

I feel experience is not needed to be President. Leadership, courage, strength to stand on what you believe in, is what is needed to be President. I know a couple people who could be President that have never served in office. A great candidate would be Stan Jones. If one has sound principals: small government, keep governement in Constitutional limits, physically conservative, defend civil liberties, non-interventionist foriegn policy, free markets, and Capitalism then you have the ingredients for successful government. One also needs a backbone and strength of character to stick to these principals once elected. I see many in Washington that have the "experience" the two sides throw out as a condition of the Presidency yet these "experienced" politicians voted for a $800+ Billion dollar bailout, these "experienced" lunatics sit idly by while the Government nationalizes the US banking industry! Is that the kind of experience we need? I mean if so I for one I don't want an experienced person as President.

Yours in Liberty,
Nate