Palin has more guts than both combined. I've never seen her handle herself with the press or in a debate but I've seen the letters she has written to Congress and her love for her youngest child. I was of a mind that she was relatively inexperienced because of McCains age but McCain comes from long life lines. I'm inclined for McCain to say the hell with it and get a strong young conservative with a reformers bent into the on deck box right now.
Is Hillary ready? What executive experience does she have? None
Will she learn more by staying on as Governor of Alaska for 4 more years? Perhaps, but as VP with McCain, she will be even better suited to take the reins in 2012.
Is she Conservative? More than any other potential VP candidate thus far.
Does she understand the energy situation? Better than all candidates.
George Bush - he selected Cheney for "gravitas". Palin will work with McCain and what I expect will be a pretty strong administration.
She is the BOLD pick.. Do what Obama didn't have the guts to do.
None of these candidates have Executive experience and have actually rooted out corruption - Palin has.
She'd get waxed by Biden in the debate. Anyone recall Clinton v. Lazio? Besides only political junkies like us actually watch VP debates.
Her youth offsets McCain's age.
A good executive surrounds themselves with strong advisors. I don't doubt she will be able to do that.
Let's be the Party that actually does put a woman in the VP Mansion in 2009 and White House in 2013.