Well Marty.. not anymore I think..
I used to think so too, but if the tools are used correctly, it can produce pro results..
Actually, the extreme user friendliness of the program, means that almost anyone can model, and almost anyone also does.. and then shows their work to almost everyone else.. and so the majority of what we see is not that good, since obviously, not just anyone can have that kind of talent that we see in only a few of them.
Look at this for example;
http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=12513
Not bad for sketchup, I'd say.
Fred