Palin's First Interview: "I'm Ready"

Congressional Quarterly by Jonathan Allen | Sep. 12, 2008 (News Report)

In her first nationally televised interview since being named Republican John McCain 's vice presidential running mate late last month, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin appeared to be unfamiliar with the term "Bush Doctrine" even as she echoed some elements of the president's foreign policy. Full Story »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

The implicit response to the title. "I'm Ready" is "for what?" What the interview really showed is that she is woefully unprepared for the office of vice president--and even scarier, president. When one is overly confident about jumping into the river, perhaps it's because one doesn't realize how many alligators are in the water.

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