John McCain selected Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate. It's a good choice, and an unexpected one. The smart money was on Romney as McCain's VP candidate, but McCain went with another Republican--and a conservative one--who has taken on her own state party in an attempt to straighten Alaska out.
I view her as an ideal citizen-politician who isn't part of the Washington crowd, who isn't afraid to take on her own party and will tell it like it is.
More importantly, she counts herself as an opponent of abortion and has gotten good reviews from conservative leaders. I like the choice.
Obama is trying to say that experience is no longer an issue between the candidates, but it actually still is. The main event is still Obama vs. McCain, not Obama vs. Palin. Obama or McCain will be running the country in 2009; that hasn't changed, so experience is still on the table.
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