Someone explain this to me please!

[margotb822]

Why is everyone comparing Obama and Palin?? Are we assuming that JSM3 is going to die soon??

This election is still mainly between Obama and McCain, so why aren't they comparing Biden and Palin (besides the obvious fact that he's a supreme choice and she's a disaster)?

[dbonds]

1. Not an assumption, but somewhat likely possibility.

[MiniMe]

2. A 72 year old man with 4 bouts of malignant melanoma...

You can never assume that it will happen, but the possibility of diminished capicity or death is very real possibility. I'm sure the actuarial tables would say that it is unlikely to survive his term.

[margotb822]

3. And I believe that many studies have shown

the POWs of McCain's era are dying earlier than their counterparts. However, is that enough of a reason to leave McCain out of this debate.

While Palin is an obviously terrible choice for many reasons, we shouldn't be comparing her to Obama. McCain is still running for POTUS.

[MiniMe]

4. No, but that makes his VP pic all the more important than it usually is