the interview simply underscores the basic argument that many of us have been putting forth since she was picked, a point that gets obscured when people pull Tim Kaine and Abraham Lincoln out of their asses.
it's not that Sarah Palin isn't smart, or tough, or has been an effective governor, or lacks the precise "experience" necessary to be president. she might be all these things, or she might not.
the point is that she's not
prepared. she has not been engaged with national issues at all. she simply doesn't know what she's talking about. she doesn't. and that's fine -- an opinion on loose nukes in Pakistan, while probably something of concern to most citizens, isn't necessary for her to do her job as governor of 600,000 Alaskans.
she isn't prepared for national office. it's not about resume, it's not about what bills one has or hasn't passed. it's about presenting yourself as being
credible to the American people.
and she hasn't done that. and the McCain camp knows this.
watching Anderson Cooper last night, i was struck by how even the GOP guy Ed Rollins seemed to agree that it was a disaster, and that her confidence has been shattered. i almost feel badly for Palin. she's in way over her head, and she probably had no idea what was coming.
but then again, her record shows that she's one of the "Mean Girls," and she did say yes.