It's not Palin's credentials. It's the Republican hypocrisy over credentials.

[bulloney]

During the months preceding the Republican convention, Republicans and their media stooges kept hammering Obama's lack of executive experience, his short legislative career, his family and religion and anything else they can throw out.

When Virginia Governor Tim Kaine was mentioned as being on Obama's short list for VP running mate, Karl Rove mocked Kaine's resume, saying he's only been governor for three years (compared to Palin's two), and was mayor of a small city (Richmond) with about 200,000 people (compared to Palin being mayor of a town of around 7,000).

They argue that Palin has foreign policy expertise because her state sets closer to Russia than any other state.

They say she's qualified for VP and President, saying she was president of her PTA, captain of her high school basketball team, and sold a plane on E-bay. Think of what the Republicans and their media gerbils would have been saying if Obama's running mate had a similar resume and they tried to talk up his/her credentials with similar examples.

Palin's teenage daughter becomes pregnant out of wedlock and it's a glorious family-oriented, pro-life event. God forbid if this would have happened in the Obama family.

And now, the McCain campaign has been keeping Palin under a basket from the scrutiny of the media, apparently fearing that more skeletons would come out of the closet or Palin's luster from the Convention spotlight will be dimmed considerably.

Can anybody see this? Is it TOO obvious? Or, has this country become this stupid?

If the majority of American voters cannot see through this double-standard and hypocrisy and vote for the McCain/Palin ticket anyway, then get prepared for our next Great Depression and the fall of the U.S. in the world's standing. It will have shown that we've obviously become too stupid to avoid and get out of either situation.

[Cassandra]

1. When we run someone with years of Washington...

experience, the repukes claim that private experience is the only thing that counts. when we run someone with private sector and state level experience, they say that only a Washington insider will do (plus one loon with minimal experience).

[OHdem10]

2. Where are the Democratic Backbones?

It is ideology stupid.

Election after election Democrats buy the BS --we must move to the
center. Only one Pundit has had the nerve to speak truth to
power.

The most serious problem with Palin is : She is a Right Wing
Cultural Conservative. We Democrats navel gaze and never get
the point until it is too late. Yes, Sara Palin is a most
attractive political candidate. Looks, Charisma, Charm. No
one can deny this nor do I intend such. She is an authentic
Cultural Conservative. Her fundamentalist leanings makes her
an absolutist on too many issues. Presidents and Vice Presidents
must be open to diffeent ideas and solutions.

Come one. If the Democrats put a "Lefty" up for consideration
for POTUS, the GOP would be on every air wave gasping in horror.
Yet year after year the Democrats navel gaze as "Rome Burns".
The GOP has put a "Far Righty" up.

Do you really believe America is ready for a Right Wing Cultural
Conservative?? This means they pull Obama farther right and
not center.

Chief Justics of Supreme Court Roberts had good looks, charismatic
dcharming. Some in our party thought he is too nice to be a
Right Winger. His views are now known. Some have egg on their
faces.

[secondwind]

3. Can you imagine if the tables were turned, and Obama's future son-in-law

had a MySpace account that read "you mess with me, I'll kick a**"

What would the Republicans have said about that?