Sarah Palin news roundup

Could McCain have picked a less experienced running mate? I'm not complaining, but it is rather astounding. Of course, it's standard Republican procedure to focus all their energy on getting elected. Governing well is not so high on their list of priorities.

• Poll: Democratic women are less likely to vote for McCain with Palin on the ticket (Editor & Publisher)

• Alaska newspapers say she's unqualified to be president (Daily Kos)
  
• Presidential scholars say she's the least experienced candidate on a major-party ticket in the modern era (Politico)
  
• Palin is anti-choice (even in cases of rape or incest), anti-gay rights, a creationist, and a global warming denier (Street Prophets) (In other words, a total pander to the Religious Right. Yet, interestingly, her first child was born less than 8 months after she married and eloped with her husband [via Alan Colmes].)
  
• Palin is under investigation for firing the state police chief because he refused to fire a state trooper who was divorcing Palin's sister (Washington Post)