Scholars question Palin credentials

[PolNewf]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/13001.html

John McCain was aiming to make history with his pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and historians say he succeeded.

Presidential scholars say she appears to be the least experienced, least credentialed person to join a major-party ticket in the modern era.

So unconventional was McCain’s choice that it left students of the presidency literally “stunned,” in the words of Joel Goldstein, a St. Louis University law professor and scholar of the vice presidency. “Being governor of a small state for less than two years is not consistent with the normal criteria for determining who’s of presidential caliber,” said Goldstein.

“I think she is the most inexperienced person on a major party ticket in modern history,” said presidential historian Matthew Dallek.

That includes Spiro T. Agnew, Richard Nixon’s first vice president, who was governor of a medium-sized state, Maryland, for two years, and before that, executive of suburban Baltimore County, the expansive jurisdiction that borders and exceeds in population the city of Baltimore.

It also includes George H.W. Bush’s vice president, Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle, who had served in the House and Senate for 12 years before taking office. And it also includes New York Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, who served three terms in the House before Walter Mondale chose her in 1984 as the first woman candidate on a major party ticket.

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[DJ13]

1. Its a shame our MSM are nothing but GOP ass kissers

This kind of info is important, but the general public wont ever hear about it from their TeeVee.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

3. Maybe. There does seems to be some steam building though.

[onehandle]

2. Hampsters question Palin credentials

"If she could be a heartbeat away from the Presidency, why not us," squeeked the small mammals.

[RazBerryBeret]

4. I think this will be the first time (in modern history)

when both people on the ticket have only a Bachelor's Degree. I'm not being an education snob--but I find it odd. Sarah's degree is in journalism, like that's gonna come in handy....