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Woo hoo! McCain picked a woman with less experience than Obama as his VEEP. I cannot wait to see Sarah Palin debate Joe Biden on foreign policy. . . or anything for that matter. Go read what Daily Kos has dug up on her. Bring it on!
One more thing: Sarah Palin and Tina Fey...switched at birth? SNL is going to be worth watching just for Tina's inevitable Palin parodies.
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Palin less experienced? You should check your facts. She was in office as mayor before Obama was in the state senate. During the gap between being mayor and being governor, she was the head of a state commission from which she admirably stepped down to point out and fight corruption.
Reality is that not only does she have more experience than Obama, but she has real executive experience that any of the other three men on the two tickets have. And even if she were less experienced, she is the VP candidate has time to get more experience. Obama is running to be the man in charge right off the bat.
From your posts and other material on the web, it is apparent that she has you Dems scared! Great pick, Sen. McCain! You have energized your base and we are now ready to vote for you and not just against Obama!
Posted by: FinanceBuzz | September 10, 2008 at 01:06 PM