Update: McCain Selects Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate

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Originally Posted by saden1

If Obama is inexperienced, Palin is woefully inexperienced. How is McCain going to play the experience and national security card? Seriously, at 72 he has one foot in the grave and his VP was nothing more than a mayor of a small town one and half years ago.

Really?

Obama is 47 and has been in the U.S. Senate for about three years. Palin is 44 and has been governor of Alaska for about three years.

Obama spent a decade or so in the Illinois state senate. Palin spent a decade or so on the city council and as a mayor.

Sure, I'll grant the edge in experience to Obama vs Palin, but trying to contrast them as night and day or super-experienced vs. childlike is a gross overstatement.

Originally Posted by saden1

Palin is also batshit crazy...no abortion in case of rape and incest! She'll get the Hillary vote alright.

Nothing furthers productive political discourse like declaring a party "batshit crazy."