It is imperative that the qualifications for a vice-presidential candidate be as those for the president. Anything else is purely irresponsible if not criminal. John McCain and his staff did not consider for a moment if Sarah Palin could indeed step into the role of leader of the free world. They chose her to garner a few disaffected Clinton supporters who neither know nor care about the issues. Women everywhere should be outraged at this political stunt. One more time, a good woman has been turned into an object for the selfish purposes of a chauvanistic male. A 44 year old male with Sarah Palin's qualifications and experience would NEVER have been considered for such an important role. And if he had, the republicans would have trucked McCain off to the geriatric psych unit.

of 116 Army National Guard Armories, present in 88 Communities in the State of Alaska.

The Governor of Alaksa is also the Commander in Chief of the Alaksa Air National Guard, made up of the 176th Wing, and the 168th Air Refueling Wing.

Senator Obama is currently Commander in Chief of nothing, as a matter of fact, Senator Obama has never been Commander in Chief of anything his entire life.

Governor Palin also has more Executive Experience than Senator Obama.

A 44 year old male with Sarah Palin's qualifications and experience would NEVER have been considered for such an important role.

Really? Are you sure about that?

Sarah Palin has been the governor of a state with an entire population less than that of the city of Chicago for less than two years. She recently admitted that she didn't even know what the Vice President does and that she hadn't given much thought to that little war in Iraq.

This "executive experience" is laughable, at best. Using your twisted logic, she also has more executive experience than Senator McCain, who has never been the Commander in Chief of anything, either--only a U.S. Congressman and a U.S. Senator.

Here's a lofty idea, though, why not tell us what she has done in this executive role during the last year and half or so instead of pretending that it is far grander than it really is.

Randyshand, have you forgotten, President George H. W. Bush selected a 41 year old Dan Quale as his vice presidential running mate? Need I say more?

As the late Senator Lloyd Bentsen said of him, "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."

Frankly, your argument is over inflated - - why I do believe I detect a little male chauvinism here, but then I'm no Hillary Clinton. : )

One can assume you are alluding to Senator Obama. Of course, Obama has been in the national spotlight for four years and went through a grueling primary election to earn his party's nomination.

and 19 Members of the U.S. House Representatives at the Federal Level.

Governor Palin also has more Executive Experience than Senator Obama, as Obama has Zero.

While Dan Quayle was certainly incompetent, he was a U.S. Congressman for 12 years before being selected by George H.W. Bush to be his running mate.

Sarah Palin has been Governor of Alaska for less than two years and McCain met her only once before picking her as his running mate.

Again, Palin has more executive experience than John McCain too. It is a silly game you are playing and you know it.

As stated earlier, Palin recently admitted she didn't even know what the Vice President does. She also said she had thought much about Iraq. Is this the "executive experience" you want?

It takes more than being in an elective position to be a leader. Obama has served in numerous leadership roles for more than 20 years, some elected positions, some not. He has served on numerous executive boards; he has served as a state senator; he has served as a U.S. Senator. In each of those roles, his accomplishments are a matter of public record.

For instance, one of his first appointments in the U.S. Senate was to the Foreign Relations Committee. Within four months of the appointment, he took a trip with Republican Dick Lugar to Russia, the Ukraine, and Azerbijan to work on issues of nuclear non-proliferation.

When he returned, he and Lugar co-sponsored a bill, since past into law, on non-proliferation.

In his role as Senator and as a presidential candidate, he has travelled abroad on a number of occassions; has met with numerous foreign dignitaries; and most importantly shown a capactiy to lead.

So, Ms. Palin's 1.5 years of Governor of a state with about 600,000 people really doesn't impress me anymore than the mayor of my city, Oklahoma City, does.

It takes more than just experience, though. Had Palin demonstrated out of the gate that she was ready to be Vice President, I wouldn't question he very thin resume. Admittedly, Obama has a thin resume in these regard. Instead, one of the first things out of her mouth was that she needed someone to tell her just what it was the Vice President did. How anyone can defend that is beyond my capacity of reason.

Just like JFK, who came out of the U.S. Senate.

Randyshand:

It is imperative that the qualifications for a vice-presidential candidate be as those for the president..

They are exactly the same per the constitution.

Randyshand:

They chose her to garner a few disaffected Clinton supporters who neither know nor care about the issues.

Well if they pick up a few Clinton supporters who don't know or care about the issues so much the better but I doubt that was why she was picked. She was picked to appeal to the Republican base and she does. She also appeals strongly to women who don't support that Dems.

Randyshand:

It is imperative that the qualifications for a vice-presidential candidate be as those for the president. Anything else is purely irresponsible if not criminal. John McCain and his staff did not consider for a moment if Sarah Palin could indeed step into the role of leader of the free world. They chose her to garner a few disaffected Clinton supporters who neither know nor care about the issues. Women everywhere should be outraged at this political stunt. One more time, a good woman has been turned into an object for the selfish purposes of a chauvanistic male. A 44 year old male with Sarah Palin's qualifications and experience would NEVER have been considered for such an important role. And if he had, the republicans would have trucked McCain off to the geriatric psych unit.

You're an idiot if you think the only reason McCain picked Palin was to go after Clinton voters. But hey, the more Obama supporters that think like you, the better for McCain.

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Well guess what Randyshand. Your party selected a 47 year old male with less qualifications and experience than Palin for such an important role as the President or our country. Go figure? Duh?

Since Sarah Palin has more executive experience than John McCain, and since her 'executive experience' is so all-fired important, then why isn't she at the top of the ticket?

So, since McCain spent five years as a POW, that gives him more executive experience than Palin?

That's real interesting, but, to put it bluntly, meaningless. There were lots of POWs in Vietnam. And lots of war heroes, in general. That does not necessarily translate to an effective leader, though.

No, once again, HellFire, focus on the actual issue here. Less than two weeks ago, Palin said she didn't even know what the Vice President does. I keep on asking you, but you just won't answer: how does this make her qualified to be a heartbeat from the presidency?