You can add Canada also, BUT state governors DO NOT make foreign policy. (A Constitutional thing) I like Sarah Palin and I think she should be the first name on the ticket, but let's not exaggerate about areas where she doesn't have credentials; her executive experience and accomplishments are infinitely greater than obama and biden put together!
Correct. Yes, foreign policy experience (as opposed to a front seat in listening to foreign policy debate) is desirable. Most VP candidates do not have that. The most desirable one-two punch would be proven executive judgment at making decisions and experience, real experience, in foreign policy. Anyone with this type of experience would probably be bored to death as VP and would make a good candidate for president. And if I had to choose between the two, I’d go for judgment. Experience doesn’t mean that a person has good judgment. And experience is easier to pick up on the job.