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September 02, 2008

Readiness Factor More Important for VP
Posted by Shadi Hamid

"Readiness to lead" is a more important qualification for the Vice President then the President. While, at first blush, this may not make a whole lot of intuitive sense, I'm becoming convinced that it does. That's why a lot of us feel uncomfortable with the Palin pick at such a fundamental level, although this unease isn't always fully understood by us or others. Fortunately, Nate Silver at TNR explains it all quite well. Here at DA, my colleague Max Bergmann makes a similarly excellent point that the office of the VP, in today's globalized world, demands a higher level of experience in general and foreign policy expertise/deftness in particular. Taken together, these two posts help explain why we should be even more frightened about the prospect of VP Palin  than we already were.

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We really feel uncomfortable with the Palin pick at such a fundamental level..

That's why a lot of us feel uncomfortable with the Palin pick at such a fundamental level, although this unease isn't always fully understood Thanks

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Thank you for finally explaining that so well

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