While some may see McCain's selection of Alaska governor Sarah Palin as a stroke of genius, others may wonder whether or not the man hasn't simply had a stroke. After all, both Clinton and McCain have emphasized Obama's inexperience, and Palin's three years younger than the great "Apollo".
On the other hand, she does bring several good points to the ticket: unlike Apollo, whose sole experience appears to have involved continually running for office, Palin has executive experience - she runs a state. And unlike Oregon's governor Ted Kulongoski, she actually performs.
Palin signed into law an aggressive ethics reform package and is at the forefront of the oil drilling debate in Alaska.
As well, for those disaffected Hillary supporters - an estimated 20% of whom will not vote for Obama - the selection may afford them grounds for a reexamination of their affiliations. Palin's conservatism in some areas may well alienate some of the Hillary crowd, but among those who had claimed an intent to vote for Clinton simply because she's a woman, well...there's no question that Palin's got the kind of plumbing those voters like.
