The Glamor Trap

Barack Obama is being compared to John F. Kennedy, popular, good looking, charismatic etc. -- however, we are voting for a President, a person who will undoubtedly be faced with fast paced crises, where a misstep might mean millions of lives being effected: perhaps mortally. JFK made mistakes despite his intelligence, education, and popularity; remember the Bay of Pigs fiasco? JFK had to deal with "The Cold War" during its worst period, The Cuban Missile episode, the beginning of The Viet Nam War etc. Experts might well question his handling of foreign affairs during his Presidency. So comparing Barack Obama to JFK might be a mistake, or a warning not to vote because of a persons charisma.