Not the first time a fresh face has been chosen to goose up the image of a stodgy candidate. Bush One did the same thing with Dan Quayle, whose youthful look was seen as an asset before events proved the man was, at best, a lightweight and political naif, and the country shuddered to think of him as a heartbeat away from the presidency.

On the other hand, President McKinley employed the same tactic in 1900 by tapping a young Theodore Roosevelt to join the ticket, employing his fire,drive and status as a popular war hero to help propel the establishment candidate to reelection. While it is doubtful the Republicans thought Roosevelt would ever succeed his partner, he was more than a match for the task when McKinley was assassinated, becoming a byword for brave and progressive leadership in both parties.

So far, we don't really know Sarah Palin as a country. However, considering that, if McCain is elected, there is a very real chance she may have to fill his shoes, I have to pose this question: would she ultimately be a Roosevelt, or a Quayle?

...in the republican party. i mean, if the oldest pres, McCain croaks, the free world is gonna be run by a housewife from the boonies of the boonies? Only a Republican can come up with this idea.

I guess it's okay to say sexist things about a woman candidate if you're a "progressive" democrat. Do as we say not as we do, eh?

The republicans CANNOT both criticize Obama for lack of experience and then go pick a VP with only a fraction of his amount.