This is interesting. McCain and the other Republicans have been complaining that Obama has little experience and is not qualified to be president but now he chooses a person with even less Federal experience. Palin has no experience in the Federal government and rather limited experience in Alaska as well. So this raises two questions in my mind. Was she selected because she is a woman and he hopes to get votes from disaffected Hillary supporters, or did he chose her because she is against abortion therefore appeasing the religious conservatives of his party? Oh, there may be one more thing. There is OIL in Alaska much of which is currently off limits to drilling. Could THAT be the reason for choosing her?