Sorry to be so critical but, I was a little disappointed.

I do believe that she is a talented official and has probably done a lot for her state of Alaska. She has not, however, reached that point in her career where she is qualified to be Vice President or, God for bid, President. Her answers to Charles Gibson and Katie Couric are evidence of that. Her inability to coherently answer questions that any “seasoned” politician should be able to answer was obvious to someone with a third grade education. Also in her answers, she would move from one thought to another which could indicate a lack of focus. Finally, her command of the English language when she tries to be “folksy” comes over quite disconcerting. It is difficult for me to take her seriously so I can only imagine what type of impression that she would leave on a foreign dignatary.

All of this is the direct result of John McCain’s extremely “bad judgement” in selecting her as his running mate. He obviously did it because of the lack of enthusiasm of many republicans regarding his candidacy. He tried to pick someone who would “ignite” his base and initially his trick worked. However, it was extremely “wreckless” of him to select a candidate who was not vetted properly especially at a time when he pretends to continually say that he is concerned with “country first.”

John McCain has probably done more harm to a woman whose political career “could” have been promising at some point in the future. However, by placing her in th limeligt now when she is obviously not ready, he has probably ruined her career but he doesnt care because John McCain selected her because he is thinking of “John McCain first” and not “country first!”

Jack Sannino

In retrospect, coming out with guns blazing at the RNC awoke a sleeping giant in the media. Left or right, Democrat or Republican, no one likes being called out. It was a reckless maneuver that helped create Gibson’s Bush Doctrine question and the countless times Couric asks for specific examples to back the regurgitated talking points Palin puts forth in her initial responses.

This one’s a slaughterhouse. I would love to watch Tucker Bounds watching Katie Couric watching Sarah Palin stammer and stutter her way through the Couric interview. Total train wreck.