My initial thought on the selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is that the entire narrative of this campaign, and the McCain line of attack against Sen. Barack Obama, is going to have to change.
Think about some of the main arguments that McCain backers have put forth about Sen. Barack Obama – and they’re even more true about Palin. If Obama is too inexperienced in foreign affairs and too much of an unknown to be president of the United States, then how is McCain’s pick fit to be one heartbeat away from the job (and a 72-year-old heartbeat at that)?
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