Vote for Palin? Not a chance. She's not qualified for the office to which she's been nominated.

For those who think she IS qualified -- Please identify anything she's done on an international basis to represent even her own state in negotiations with foreign leaders or officials.

However, I might feel better if either she or McCain had a background in constitutional law like Obama or Biden, both of whom have taught the subject.

If Obama knows so much about the Constitution then why is he talking about paying Teachers more and getting the Federal Government more involved in education? Is he not aware that Public Education is not a responsibility granted to the Federal Govt and is a State responsibility (if they choose to fund it)? Give me a break Gopherus - you'd rather have 2 lawyers?

It seems like Senators have far more responsibilities than governors who preside over a population the size of Salt Lake County. Does that mean Peter Coroon is ready for the presidency?

If there were four Senators running we would at least be assured that there would at least be two new faces in the Senate to possibly end the partisan gridlock there!

I would rather have the less experienced person on the ticket in the number two spot rather than the number one spot

@ well...
Which is sad, because your "number one spot" is frightfully closer to death than I'm comfortable with, and you want that vacancy to be filled with a 2-year governor of a state with less than half the population of Utah's? Give me a break.

Sigh of Relief, I can't believe you just played the experience card......look at who the Democrats have put up. At least, as a governor, Palin's been an executive before. Obama's never made a real decision in his life - his political "experience" consists of nothing but drafting legislation, casting votes, and filibustering anything Harry Reid tells him to.

One thing is for sure.

People question Obama and Palin's experience.

No one questions McCains. McCain is the only one running for President with the experience to be President.

Senators are just debators who talk a lot, push the party rhetoric but rarely have to make a weighty decision they can't just shrug off and blame on someone else.

Mayors and Govorners need to know how to lead, make individual (instead of group) decisions and inspire people to make progress.

I wish one of the Presidential candidates were not a Senator because in my life experience I've learned that Senators (both sides) are just blow-hards that talk-the-talk, but don't walk-the-walk when elected. They don't know how to make a decision without a committee or a group of party partisans to tell them what to do. They are too easily swayed by what's best for the "Party" instead of what's best for the Country.

Senators are ususally useless blow-hards who spend their whole career worrying less about what's good for the country and more about what they need to do to advance their party agenda and keeping their seat in the game and whatever can be done to improve their party's numbers in hopes of getting the majority so they can run the show or block progress (depending on what party is in the white house at the time).

All that McCain's choice of Palin did was solidify my vote for Obama.

I can't wait to vote for McCain/Palin. When does that early voting start?

Nope, she's not a lyin' senator. But she IS a lyin' governor....

Her state has about 250,000 people less than SL County and local control is more pronounced than anywhere else due to the size of the state. The rest of her experience is mayor of Wasilla, Alaska which she drove into heavy debt.

McCain's on record as saying he makes quick "gut" decisions (like his choice of Palin, a woman he'd met _once_ before selecting her) and doesn't like to do too much thinking about them.

Do you really want a thought-free government run on the basis of "gut" reactions?

I sure don't. I want the next president to be a careful, deliberate thinker.

Last I checked Sarah Palin was GOVERNOR of Alaska, not a Mayor of a city or county. Alaska may not have a large enough population so you can just brush them off and not consider them to be on par with some of the bigger snobby states, but Alaska IS a large state (geographically) with lots of land issues and public needs that you would never understand that need to be resolved. So the comparison of Palin to Peter Coroon is bogus but conveniently deceptive on your part.

GO back and try a valid comparison (especially if you really think comparing people you don't even know somehow tells you something about them).

I can't believe what lengths Democrats are going to to discredit Palin. The phrase "grasping at straws" comes to mind.

For c'mon people at 10:54....

Alaksa is the 47th most populus state in the union.

Delaware (Joe Biden's home state and the one he represents) is 45th with only 100k more people.

Since Alaska's population is obviously proof that Palin can't govern, then Delaware's population is obviously proof that Biden can't govern.

I'll give you Democrats this: You do have a knack for realizing when your chances are toast.

What are "Utah Independent | 10:07 a.m." and others thinking who say the Palin pick just solidifies their vote for Obama?

How does the Joe Biden pick vs Sarah Palin solidify your vote for Obama? When Obama's campaign is based on change and less Washington insider bias in his administration? With that in mind... Obama chooses the ultimate Washinton insider and the other side picks the ultimate Washington outsider with a record of taking names and kicking butt (both inside and outside her party) and facilitating radical change... and YOU SAY THAT SOLIDIFIES YOUR VOTE FOR OBAMA???

You're obviously going to vote Obama no matter what, and no matter what happens in the commming weeks and no matter what the other side does will only solidify your vote for Obama. Admit it, your a partisan voter, not an open objective minded voter or you would see the difference in nominating an insider like Joe Biden verses someone like Sarah Palin.

I will give the author their point, at least she's not a senator,,, unfortunately, everyone else in this contest is. Since I cant in good concious vote for McCain and refuse to vote for Obama I will just stay home on election day

@ 11:13...
Likewise, your defense of a woman you've been aware of for less than a week for VP is equally stunning. YOu cannot with a straight face say that should McCain keel over in a year, THIS is the person you think is qualified to run the country? Be honest with yourself.

It is not God's way for a woman to put her family second to her worldly notions.
Shame on Sarah Palin.

Selection of a VP running mate should be based on sound judgement and concern for who is the best candidate for the American people. Where that candidate comes from is irrelevant.

Granted, a small town mayor may not be the best choice from a political perspective, but there are very capable people working in jobs as diverse as accountant to zen master.

For a supposed "Washington outsider," Sarah Palin sure seems to know how to work the Washington system. As mayor of Wasilla, she hired Washington lobbyists (friends of crook Ted Stevens) and secured the obscene about of $27,000,000 in federal earmarks for her little town. Then she ran for governor in support of the Bridge to Nowhere, and after the public outcry she canceled the pork project but KEPT THE MONEY.

While she was doing that, Obama was working with Lugar to secure loose nukes and keep them out of terrorists hands, creating a spending database to detect government waste and corruption, and being the point-man in the Senate for sweeping ethics reform. (That's just the beginning of the list.)

Palin's thin executive experience is of exactly the wrong kind: she applied the worst Washington tactics in her home state. And she doesn't represent my family values. She represents Spears family values, parading her pregnant daughter and high school dropout boyfriend around on stage like that.

How do you support your statement that, "Senators have more responsibilities than Govorners"? That's my main question. Now for my rant...

Governors have to make the final decisons on all State legislation! They are responsible for management and oversight of numerous departments needed for the people in their State to function!

All Senators do is debate and posture for the media, they have NO REAL responsibilites. If a bill doesn't pass they can just blame it on the other side or that they thought the President might veto it (like the Democrats in the do-nothing-congress today). You're Democrat Congress promised to end the war, yet they didn't even PROPOSE one bill to end the war, just debated it a lot and came up with non-binding-resolutions, etc... And you call that responsibility?

I just wish you could look at things with an open mind instead of seeing everythying through those glasses that keep telling you, "The Democrats can do no wrong".

Sarah Palin is America's Margaret Thatcher and that British Lady was a remarkable leader. Palin also has a strain of Teddy Roosevelt, a President who could take names and kick some butt. This is the Democrats worst nightmare. A populist politcian from small town America (ala Harry Truman) who can and will shake up Washington. Biden touts his foreign policy experience but he has been wrong most of the time. He was wrong on the surge and he was wrong on dividing Irag into three independent states. McCain has been right and he seems plenty healthy and tough to me. Yes, when does the early voting start?

If McCain is elected, and heaven forbid - he didn't complete his term, Sarah Palin is fit to sit in the big chair. Have you ever heard of the cabinet? That's right, these people are experts in their various disciplines and are there to advise the president. That's their job. The job of president is just like being CEO of a very large corporation. And any CEO worth his golden parachute hires people around him who know more than he does about the different aspects of the business. Anybody who actually believes the president makes every decision on his own are delusional.

@Shame - so it's OK for men to put their family second to their worldly notions? Sounds kind of sexist, doesn't it?

Grimble - Yes, she kept the money and deposited it into her Chase Bank Account, right? That's so misleading. The money was reallocated to more important transportation projects in a state that is the size of Texas and California combined. The rest of your post was partisan hack material. Nothing new to report.

So, Go_Sarah, to paraphrase your comment: it doesn't matter that Sarah Palin is completely unqualified, she just has to sit in the big chair.

And keep up that President-as-CEO thing. That's exactly what Bush said, too. And we all know how that's worked out for us for eight years...

The total selfishness of the neocons is now complete.
Pity Palin's family. Especially the small children.

I've been waiting for someone with some sense to post what you did. Everyone should know the pres doesn't make all the decisions and that's why there's a cabinet of advisors. I'm sure no one knows everything (Obama excluded). The presidency is run just like big business, advisors do just that, advise, the president acts on their advice, and is there to take the praise when it goes right, or the ridicule when it goes wrong.

As far as Palin having no experience as they say, maybe that's good. How much experience does the others have in foreign policy, which seems to keep coming up. Obama went to Iraq awhile back, I guess that counts. His father's family are foreigners, I guess that counts.

Look at Jackie O. I know she wasn't pres or vp, but she was a greater influence on foreign dignitaries than either Jack or Lyndon B. It was because of her looks and grace, not saying that's what's needed, please don't read that into this. After seeing Palin last night, I'm sure she can hold her own with the best of them, plus she has the grace and looks, and smarts.

YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!

lets get real folks, biden/obama have ten times the education: Harvard Law/Syracuse Law vs undergrad U of Idaho/near drop-out Naval Academy grad.
more successful family lives: no divorces/no prego 17 year old daughters/no daughters hanging out with 'Us Weekly' pinups
more successful political careers: biden elected when 29 yrs old to senate and obama just speaks for himself
and a platform JC would like. they actually care about the poor.

all in all, mccain/palin have hit their summit. obama/biden are just getting warmed up.

that no one actually read the letter (which criticized US Senators from both parties) and just read the headline that the editors wrote and started posting comments - buy a subscription to the paper - you might actually get some context

Palin means no Mitt. Isn't that cool? They drank the koolaid. The best change of a Mormon in the White House is if Obama wins. Isn't this great irony? If McCain wins and Palin does well she get the run for the White House.

Start praying for Reid. :-)

This is [Re GeeBee | 1:16].

At 1:16 I asked for some facts that back up your statement, "Senators have more responsibilities than Govorners". I waited all day, and you posted many more interesting quips, but never addressed my question.

Do you really think Senators have more "Responsibilities" than State Governors. I'd really like to debate that one with you.