I find it fascinating that after almost 8 years of a President with barely a high-school grasp of the English language, so many members are now aghast at the possibility of a literate president.

BTW, I know that one of the arguments against Obama has been his apparent lack of experience to be president; but it's important to remember that there have been many presidents with little experience (for eg Wilson jumps immediately to mind, as he had only two years of political experience prior to his election); and there have also been a lot of presidents that had tremendous prior political experience (for eg Pierce [Gov of NH]; Carter [Gov of GA]; Harding [Lt Gov and Sen of OH - who was arguably the most incompetent, and certainly the most corrupt president ever] ). So I don't think Obama can be appropriately judged on his four years in the Senate alone.