[Enigma]

No more than Democrats who are supposed to be the champions of women and minorities making catty little remarks about her daughters pregnancy.

Actually, yes, alot more than the Democrats. And, it was the Republicans who used this pregnancy as a political pawn, not the Dems. Oh, and if Obama had a teenage daughter who was pregnant? The repubs would be respectful and silent, right? Ha.

Lacking extensive experience is a much bigger problem in a president than a VP doncha think?

The choice of VP has to be prepared for the Presidency on day 1. I'm sure thats written somwhere and you can look up the details of the vice presidents position and duties in the event of something unthinkable happening to the Prez. If Obama isn't qualified, then Palin sure isn't. You Repubs love having your cake and eating it too. Sad part is, most of the time, you get it....

Last I knew the VP doesn't live in the White House

Yeah, this isnt worthy of a response beacause it's incredibly nanny nanny boo boo childish, but you are correct, August. But I was referring the the Vice Presidency, which I beleive holds an office somwhere in the WH, and frankly, you knew that, so grow up. Oh, and lets not overlook the fact that you completely avoided the point. The Repubs now beleive that they should back Palin based on one speech. One speech. However, Obama's thousands of speeches, 2 books, debates etc don't qualify him for anything. It's republican hypocrisy at its finest. Given the fact the the McCain team is all but hiding this woman from the media, I don't think its a stretch to say that she can appeal to the base while shes shouting pre prepared lines carefully written by staffers from the safety of a friendly convention podium, but is such a light weight, they won't put here near a microphone or in front of a press conference without having filled her with enough party line nonsense, rhetoric and talking points to satisfy them. McCain's campaign is hoping politics work with this VP pick. They can't rely on her having any substance of her own. If they could, she'd be talking. She ain't.

That's pure age bigotry and one of our greatest presidents was crippled and a Democrat to boot. Maybe next you'll say that women don't possess the temperament for leadership positions?

I'll ignore the sheer stupidity of suggesting I'm a bigot, but if you think the voters shouldn't consider who would be running the country should the unthinkable happen, then you vote with your heart, and not your mind. It's a worthy thing to consider, and doesn't make anyone a bigot. Maybe next you'll say you dont want to see a black man in the White House. I don't know or think that you will, but while we're making dumb assumptions....

They haven't missed it as far as i can tell. For example you seem to be particularly well informed. Now how did that happen if the giant liberal media beast missed it?

I know this may sound like an incredibly bizarre concept to you, but I heard the speeches and reactions frpm Republicans on the floor of the convention while I drove accross the country over the laast few days, and I formulated this position and opinion all on my own, without the help of a talk show host. Incredible, eh?

PS - Excuse the bad spelling and punctuation errors. They have MAC's in this here hotel, and I'm MAC disabled. Ha.