In an astounding line of defense, Democrats are actually questioning whether or not Mitt Romney has the qualifications to be president.  Here are a few recent examples.

Kenny G Wasserman Shultz told MSNBC yesterday, “Mitt Romney has been repeatedly saying that his central qualification for the presidency of the United States is his record at Bain Capital, I think it's entirely appropriate for the president to make sure that voters in this country understand that that is not a qualification for president and if he is representing that it is, then a close examination and a close scrutiny of that record is entirely appropriate.”

Joe Biden told a crowd yesterday, "Your job as president is to promote the common good … That doesn't mean that private equity guys are bad guys; they're not. But that no more qualifies you to be president than being a plumber!"

That is audacious, considering these people are defending a man whose experience includes community organizing and 143 days in the Senate (before he decided to run for president).  To be fair, both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney meet the Constitutionally-outlined qualifications to be president: natural-born citizens of the United States, at least thirty-five years old, US residents for at least fourteen years. 

But the real question is … what makes a good president?  How about leadership?  Mitt Romney is a proven leader.  Yes, Bain Capital is a part of his past, but what about his leadership as the Governor of Massachusetts or turning around the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City and leading it to success? 

If anything, a plumber was more qualified to become president than Obama … at least the plumber had an idea of what it takes to earn a living in the private sector, maybe create a business, write a paycheck or create a business plan.  Yes, an understanding of economics isn’t ALL that it takes, but it would certainly help.