With McCain's advanced age, his VP matter more than most. If something were to happen to him, this extremely inexperienced choice would be president. Yikes. http://www.xomba.com/the_vp_selection_that_lost_mccain_the_election

First of all, my dear Jesus freak, she HAS been involved in controversial political issues (being pro-oil drilling, not wanting polar bears to be listed as endangered, not to mention that messy political business with her brother-in-law, e.g.). So you're saying that unlike Obama (who has quite a bit more experience when compared to hers), she's mature and experienced enough to run the White House, should she become president, which is highly likely if the elderly, not-too-healthy-mentally-or-physically McCain is elected? McCain chose her in a clear sign of admission that he is too old and demented to actually run the White House and he thinks, mistakenly, that this move makes him look like a feminist and it will seduce die-hard Hillary fans into voting for him. Good luck with that one. This woman has FIVE kids, and her newest has mental impairments (and she knew it before the birth!). Where are her family values if she's willing to abandon those kids, one with special needs, to some nanny to care for while she pursues her own ambitions? It's so typical of a right winger: have the kid no matter what, because, after all, abortion is "evil", but it's pretty much on its own once it's born because Mommy has better things to do. Even though I'm a Kucinich fan, I am happy to see that McCain has royally blown the election with this bizarre Palin pick, and that Obama/Biden will prevail.

Yet, it will be the President that will sit in the White House. and making a bigger than reasonable issue about the age is not wise. If elected, McCain may or may not last the four years. But that is not a guarantee either way, so the point would tend to become moot. On the other hand, I have a hunch that Palin would do a better job as interim or permanent President than Biden. To read my posts and articles click here: http://www.xomba.com/xombyte/lmorovan

lmorovan, you're forgetting that, at age 72, McCain would be the oldest president to take office. Therefore the issue of who his "back-up" is takes on greater importance than it would with any candidate since Reagan.