As the campaigns get heated, all kinds of things will be coming out about the candidates. This morning I read this brow-raising headline "Obama Brings Poker Traits to Candidacy" in the New York Times.

It's all about how Obama will be a good President because he's good at poker. Please, is this necessary? What next? Hillary will be a good Commander-in-Chief because she kicks butt at Cranium? This is completely ridiculous!

"Obama was a regular at the low-stakes games -- sometimes stud poker, sometimes draw -- designed to break up the tedium of long legislative sessions. Poker, beer and cigars were staples; Democrats and Republicans, lawmakers and even the lobbyists who Obama sometimes rails against dealt the cards and placed their bets.

The traits Obama displayed around the card table those many nights are ones he brings to his presidential bid and are certain to be evident -- and analyzed -- if he wins the White House."

Read the rest of the article here.