Hillary and Bill Clinton are intelligent people and can put two, three and four words together, as can Obama.
Bush shows his intelligence every time he opens his mouth.
Weather you agree with a person or not the way they speak does show intelligence. I might not always agree with whom I am voting for however I don't think I am always correct or know more about the subject then they do, in fact I doubt that any of us know as much about the economy, foreign policy, healthcare as these politicans do. They all have advisors that are often as smart or smarter then they are doing the back round work for them. The final decison on some things might be theirs but they have a lot of help. Having the intelligence to understand all the info that is given to them and then making the decisions needs great intelligence, Bush doesn't have it, I don't think Palin does, McCain yes, Obama yes.
I think most Americans vote for a person based on religion and weather they are a Rep or Dem they don't look at the whole package and they don't do their research. The extreme right wing often but not always listens to their pastor or minister never reading a Time, Newsweek, watching a debate or news program. The only reality for the is what they learn in church.
The extreme left are so afraid of losing any of their freedom that they also don't look at all the issues.
Thats why I always say and will continue to say that church and state need to as seperate as can be.
Religion has no place in politics. After all when we deal with foreign nations especially the Middle East their religion is so different from ours it affects their morals, and their way of life. Not too many Americans are ready to strap a bomb onto themselves walk into a crowd and blow themselves up for the good of the government. Religion is not a logical practice in any country. How you were raised how your parents prayed is most often how you will practice, most people don't go to other churches and pick one for themselves. That is not to say that religion is bad, but it is a personal choice and not a government issue. After all America came about for the freedom of religion. When you think about how desperate the Pilgrams were, how they risked their lives to come here, shows how deep their faith was. They were willing to die for this. Just as the people in the Middle East are willing to die.