But the guy that is after that office is 72 years old and has several known serious health issues. The reason why Palin's qualifications for president are important comes down to three words:
HE COULD DIE.
I think you knew that.
the whole mccain could die argument is a little unseemly to me. yes, mccain could die. bush could die. obama could die. palin could die. biden could die. i could die. you could die. everybody could die die.
that's what human's do. they live, and then they die. mccain obviously has some very good genes, as his mother is in great shape in her mid 90's. he obviously has and will continue to have the best medical attention in the world. and in today's world for a man to live well into his 80's is not out of the ordinary.
this whole "he could die" argument against palin is kinda ridiculous. if one were to consistantly use the "well there are a lot of racist nutjobs in this country who could shoot obama" argument, they'd be ridiculed for at worst being a bigot and at best having poor taste, even though there is some truth to it.
yes, mccain could die. he could also live to be 102. but the odds of him, or any president for that matter, dying in office is not good. 8 presidents have died in office... 4 of them died of natural causes, 4 of them were assasinated. so from a historical perspective the odds of a president dying from health complications are no greater than the odds of a president dying from assasination, and the odds of either happening is at best a bit less than 20%, and considering that only 2 presidents have died in office in the past 70 years, probably closer to 10%.
frankly... the entire "he could die" argument is without taste, and if you're going to apply it to one nominee, you should equally apply it to the other.
and if that's your argument... that if both presidents were to die that you'd trust biden more than palin, then fine. that's valid. but please let's stop with this "he's old, he could die" line. anyone could die, and both nominees are likely to live throughout their terms.