I think this is just about all that needs to be said about Palin:  John McCain has spent the last six years arm in arm with George Bush.  Sarah Palin is therefore the perfect runnning mate for him, because she is Alaska's version of George Bush.  Let me count the ways:

-Both Bush and Palin were governors (though Bush was governor for 6 years longer than Palin).

- Both Bush and Palin are right-wing ideologues -- from abortion to stem cell research to tax cuts skewed heavily to the rich.

- Both Bush and Palin believe in divisive wedge politics that stirs up anger and hatred and sets American against American.

- Both Bush and Palin question your patriotism if you disagree with them.

- Both Bush and Palin are uninterested in the serious work of governing.  (E.g., Katrina for Bush, state national guard in "crisis" for Palin)

- Both Bush and Palin abuse power.

- Both Bush and Palin are hypocrites concerning fiscal responsibility and pork

- Both Bush and Palin are oil-state governors who know nothing about energy except that their constituencies profit from oil drilling.

What have I left out?