Regarding Claire McCaskill, it is said that people will like the fact that she is “new on the scene”. It’s a destiny thing. But because Sarah Palin is “new on the scene” she is unqualified.

Claire McCaskill has 9 children as is considered a supermom and proof that women and mothers in particular can rise to the highest heights. Sarah Palin, who has 5 children, has been criticized for even accepting the nomination because of the doubts that she can be the VP as well as a good mother.

Why the different set of standards for the conservative women that those for the democrats?

Yes People are Ready for Change and the fact that Obama and McCaskill are new on the scene is something a major portion of the People will like when they think about it! Like Bob says it is the Destiny thing!

I started a Draft Claire for Governor in which we had over 75 team captains statewide in 2003. She instead became a US Senator two years later. Claire McCaskill was a prosecutor in Kansas City, a single mom while serving as state representative for 3 terms and then a State Auditor. Her knowledge of local, state, and Federal levels of governments and how they work is extremely important. There has likely never been a vice presidential candidate which such a record of service.

She has become known as a center of the road legislator fighting for anti ear mark legislation and an accountability office for expenditures on the war. What she is most noticed for is that she has a pulse of the people that comes naturally and speaks out for the people when something is not in their best interest concerning government or important issues. Yes two inspiring candidates who bring out the best in people on the ticket sound real good.

Steven L. Reed