First Female Republican V.P. Candidate

[hotzester]

this is someone who, if a situation comes up where McCain kicks the bucket or something, will lead our country and be our representative to the rest of the world.

There's a saying about "what if's", but the exact wording of it escapes me at present. What you say is true, but it's also true of Joe Biden, or any other VP candidate. That said, it's also not a BAD thing to be next in line for the Oval Office. Guys like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Gerald Ford, Teddy Roosevelt, and Harry Truman were ALL VP's before they became President. I'd have thought that those who are concerned with her experience would be happy that the #2 on the ticket will have some time toward the top before being thrown into the White House. (Not to mention, Obama's fans are hoping for "change", yet Joe Biden is as much a Washington insider as anyone ever has been.)

while i do think her time as mayor of Wasilla was, overall, a successful term it's still just a mayoral position.

Mayor of a town, regardless of size, is an "executive" position. (As is Governor.) This means she doesn't sit back and just vote for or against something. Executives have to make serious, difficult decisions, regardless of levels. This is why of our 43 presidents, only 15 have been Senators before ascending to the White House. Senators are NOT executives.

i'm not willingly going to endorse someone with so little time in the national scene

How much time did Bill Clinton have "in the national scene"?

and whose views are so backwards.

This is opinion. We can't debate opinion.

University of Idaho graduate

Who cares what school she went to? Are you really THAT much of an elitist?

NRA Member

What's wrong with her being an NRA member? They're among the most responsible weapons owners in the nation.

member of a tongue-speaking church

Sarah Palin grew up Pentecostal, a Christian faith, but doesn't consider herself to BE Pentecostal. Her current church is the Wasilla Bible Church, which is a non-denominational, evangelical Christian church. Furthermore, since when is being a Christian bad? I'd love to see evidence of her "speaking in tongues". Go ahead, find video of what some people do and say while in similar churches, maybe then we can talk about what goes on in the church that Barack Obama attended. And before I forget, Sarah Palin was born a Catholic, but I see you left that part out.

and governor of a underpopulated state that nobody gives a shit about isn't my ideal VP candidate.

You realize that if Alaska were MORE populated, it would mean LESS conservation of nature and resources in the Alaskan wildlife, right? Secondly, I'm sure the Alaskan people "give a shit" about Alaska, and her approval ratings among those very residents are astoundingly high. As someone who has only BEEN to Alaska, I think it's a beautiful state, and I do care about it for natural and energy supply reasons.

it's her ethics and how out of touch she seems to be that are so off-putting to me.

Examples would be.....? Without them, again this is opinion.

politically, i think her budgeting in Alaska is comendable but her knowledge of foreign policy is slim.

Again, I'd remind you that it wasn't foreign policy under the belt of the Governor of Arkansas.

i get the feeling she's going along with what McCain's platform just to get into office and her real views differ from his.

A) Speculation.
B) God forbid the two people on the ticket don't walk lockstep. It would be better if they were clones of one another.

i grew up really conservative and my parents are die-hard Republicans but we are all in agreeance that she's an embarassment and Republicans need to get their shit together, as a whole.

I'd encourage you to remind your parents that she's the #2 on the ticket, and that if any of you are REALLY conservatives, there's no way in hell you'll vote for Barack Obama's politics.