And it showed in his speech, which was a good one. Palin, though, struck me as a political lightweight who delivered a trite speech whose cheesy banter seemed more appropriate for an awards ceremony. I watched her and I simply could not seriously imagine her as president. She looks simply way out of depth. And I have a real problem with that, when you're talking a 72-year-old man with significant health issues. To me, it was simply a disrespectful choice, hard to square with putting country-before-self thinking. She simply isn't the best the GOP has when it comes to accomplished, experienced, maverick women. Snowe? No discussion. Hutchinson? No discussion. But Palin strikes me as a very partisan, non-mainstream, poorly equipped choice for the most important job in the world. McCain dies his first year in office: does Palin strike you as the best we could do as his replacement? I just can't see doing that to America. You really want somebody who got their first passport a while ago--not last year.