Kay Bailey Hutchison asked if Palin is ready to be VP: "We'll see..."

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison contrasted the full-throated defense of Sarah Palin by some in her party and lowered the bar Wednesday by offering her own statesman-like, cautious praise for the vice presidential nominee.

Asked if Ms. Palin is ready to be vice president, Ms. Hutchison said that "she offers a lot to the ticket. We'll see in the coming weeks how she does, where she goes. And I think she's going to do fine."

The state's senior senator spoke to reporters before Ms. Palin's much anticipated speech to the Republican convention.

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Ms. Hutchison had also been scheduled to speak Wednesday night, but a shuffling of the scheduled caused her speech on energy needs of the nation to be dropped from the program, her spokesman said.

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Ms. Hutchison said that Ms. Palin brings vitality to the ticket and a Washington outsider's ability to shake things up – but that she will have a lot to learn.

"There's no question that she's young, a new governor. And does she have the same experience as John McCain or Joe Biden? No," Ms. Hutchison said.