A counter point for a few of the above comments regarding Palin's "experience" to be VP or I think it was even stated "OMG President"......

Once again I do not understand the measuring stick. How does a Senator with 147 days under his belt measure better? Hasn't history shown that Senators do not have a track record for being electable to the Presidency...once or twice in the past 50 years!!!!

First of all most Senators are lawyers, which absolutely sets them apart from everybody else on the planet. Secondly however, most importantly they are full blooded, professional, what's in it for ME first POLITICIANS. Either of these two credentials is enough to make one hesitate about their ability to manage ANYTHING. It is not at all what their training/experience has been about.

Using the fact that Bush was a governor has absolutely nothing to do with one person VS another except to be humorous or taking a partisan cheap shot.

As for Palin not being a "...Hillary replacement..." thank GOD we agree on that one. See the above...she is a lawyer....she is a Senator....and some would say she has the additional distinction/burden of being a Clinton. Nope I don't think anybody views Palin as a replacement for HC. Will Palin pull some of the HC supporters? Of course she will. That is a statistical certainty that has nothing to do with politics.

While a Governor is still obliged to play politics (doesn't everybody to one degree or another?), they also have to be more closely accountable to the people. A Senator doesn't care. A Governor will most of the time be doing what is good for their state. A Senator does not think the same about the USA. A governor can't work just part time and get the job done. Saying a Senator has a part time job is being polite about how much time they do not spend on the job.

Like y'all with prior posts above, you are entitled to your thoughts and opinions, these are mine. I still like the good old criteria I used when hiring people...don't tell me what school they went to...don't tell me all the clubs they belong to....tell me what their last boss said they do better than most...tell me what their employees liked most about them...least about them...tell me why this person is THE VERY BEST CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB! No religion....no politics...no sexual preference...

Ooooops I forgot...... I was talking about criteria for hiring people to be held accountable
for what they did AND did not do :joke:

BTK ;D