A stroll through Democratic experience

(By Ed Morrissey, Hot Air) - The last couple of days have provided us with a wealth of Democrats suddenly crying out for the need of experience in the second position on the national ticket, despite telling the nation for twenty months that Barack Obama’s lack of experience was an asset for a reformer. This eruption of love for a long resumé comes in reaction to John McCain’s selection of a first-term Governor in his quest to oppose a first-term Senator for the White House. We’ve addressed that particular hypocrisy in earlier posts, but let’s take a look at Democratic tickts of the last two decades to discover when this requirement arose.