re: #54 lawhawk

Palin also differed from Ryan in that she was at least a statewide elected official (albeit for one of the least populous states in the nation). Ryan has never held statewide elected office. So +1 to Palin on that.

Palin served for only two-and-a-half years as governor of Alaska; before that, she served a term as chairperson of the AK Oil & Gas Conservation Commission and two terms as mayor of Wasilla.

I’m sorry, but that experience isn’t much for a national-level office, IMO; as much as it pains me to say it, Ryan has more national-level experience in office than Palin ever did.

That’s why Ryan is much more concerning as a VP candidate than Caribou Barbie was.