If Sarah Palin is ready to be the VP why is she being sequestered? If she is indeed ready to take on the position as McCain’s number two then why can’t she prove it now? This just shows the reckless and dangerous choice McCain’s staff has made. It is time the people in this nation realize the poor judgement exhibited by McCain. This choice is bound to explode in his face and if the country doesn’t realize the utter lack of substance in his decision then we know why we keep getting leaders like George Bush at the helm of this nation; the right is incapable of intellectual thought.

No questions, please; Palin sticks to her script

By SARA KUGLER, Associated Press Writer Sara Kugler, Associated Press Writer 25 mins ago

LEBANON, Ohio – John McCain took a risk in picking little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate, but now the campaign’s playing it safer. She’s sticking to a greatest hits version of her convention speech on the campaign trail and steering clear of questions until she’s comfortable enough for a hand-picked interviewer later this week.

More than 40 million people tuned in last week to listen to the speech from Palin, the 44-year-old, first-term governor whom McCain announced as his surprise vice presidential pick just days before. Since then, that basic script is all anyone has heard from her publicly, and her only interaction with the media was a brief conversation with a small group of reporters on her plane Monday — off the record at her handlers’ insistence.

Associated Press reporters were not on the plane, but an aide told the journalists on board that all Palin flights would be off the record unless the media were told otherwise. At least one reporter objected. Two people on the flight said the Palins greeted the media and they chatted about who had been to Alaska, but little else was said.

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