[advertising guy]

well she has not yet given me pause but still those issues are out there and fact is, she will be a heartbeat away from AF1

[IMissPresidentReagan]

True. The downside to a fresh face is that there are some issues that (s)/he will not have addressed adequately, due to lack of opportunity or lack of exposure; or maybe because (s)/he will be fresh enough to actually care about doing the business of his/her constituents rather than merely working on yet another re-election campaign.

Both of those issues are biggies, and while as Second in Command to McCain, she may adopt his positions, it is interesting to see her pre-VP stances, to better judge what she will do if she were to have to step in. It's too bad there isn't enough record there to ascertain her positions, if for no other reason than to satisfy intellectual curiosity.

[American Quilter]

Before the show starts, I’d like to extend my sympathy to Raider fans who watched the Broncos grab the Raiders by the scruffs of their necks and drag them up and down the field for four quarters last night, stomping them into the dirt. Not that I’m celebrating or anything.