John McCain Under Fire Not Vetting Palin

Posted on September 4, 2008

John McCain is under fire for not properly vetting Sarah Palin before picking her as his running mate. For one thing, he's completely negated his argument that Obama doesn't have the experience to be president. Sarah Palin, who could be a heartbeat away from being the most powerful person on the planet, has been on the national political stage for all of six days.

She's clearly not qualified: she's served as mayor of a tiny town and then for a mere twenty months has been governor of a state with a population less than that of the District of Columbia. This is obvious to GOP insiders. But McCain's choice has forced them to grit their teeth and rally to the cause, with hilarious results. Take a look: