[iowamark]

Not a wise argument, responded Jonathan Stein, a reporter for Mother Jones. If McCain were asked about Palin’s inexperience, he could simply point to then candidate Barack Obama’s similarly thin resume. “Q: Sen. McCain, given Gov. Palin’s paltry experience, how is she qualified to be commander in chief?,” Stein asked hypothetically. “A: Well, she has much experience as the Democratic nominee.”

Daniel Levy of the Century Foundation noted that Obama’s “non-official campaign” would need to work hard to discredit Palin. “This seems to me like an occasion when the non-official campaign has a big role to play in defining Palin, shaping the terms of the conversation and saying things that the official [Obama] campaign shouldn’t say – very hard-hitting stuff, including some of the things that people have been noting here – scare people about having this woefully inexperienced, no foreign policy/national security/right-wing christia wing-nut a heartbeat away

[Inwoodian]

It seems to me that a lawsuit could be brought regarding violations of Election Laws by the “unofficial campaign”. All donations must be reported by the candidate. Obama/Biden received contributions-in-kind from the unofficial campaign and surely never reported them. In discovery all these left-wing “newsies” would be called to testify. The fit would hit the shan.

[ScottinVA]

Stein asked hypothetically. “A: Well, she has much experience as the Democratic nominee.”

One second into Day One of Sarah's mayoral tenure at Wasilla exceeded 0bama's level of executive experience.

And we pay for that gross error by the American electorate with each passing day.