Sarah Palin is not qualified enough to become president should McCain die in office

Sarah Palin is Unqualified to Become President

John McCain 's surprise pick of Sarah Palin to become his running mate as well as the first female Republican vice presidential nominee thrust the relatively unknown governor into the national and international limelight . In choosing the lightweight Palin over much more experienced Republicans such as Mitt Romney and Joe Lieberman , McCain stressed Palin 's record of standing up to special interests in her home state of Alaska . In her first major public outing - her RNC acceptance speech - Palin stressed her small town values

and her spendthrift governing philosophy . In that speech , Palin reiterated how she sold the Alaskan Gubernatorial plane on eBay and how she still drives to work every day The Palin pick seemed to solidify McCain 's claim of being a maverick while the RNC speech solidified Palin as the new darling of the GOP . In the days after her selection , the McCain campaign was able to raise 7 million from conservative donors who were planning to wait out the campaign until the Palin pick energized them (Mosk

To the right wing of the party , Palin 's acceptance speech was the long needed jolt to rile up the base . However , while Palin 's speech may have revved up the emotions of her party , it is the first insight into why Palin should never be allowed to become this great nation 's head of state . In her speech , she stressed her experience as a small town mayor as being worth more...