All governors have the same knock, limited to no experience on the world stage and foreign affairs, yet this country has elected 16 governors as their president and 11 governors VP. 15 senators have been elected president.

As mayor, Palin was the Chief Executive Officer of her town, managing financials, personnel, services, and capital improvements, yes for a small town. She’s now a 1^st term governor of Alaska. There is no arguing that Alaska is a small state, but she is a governor none the less. Palin does have some unique credentials which the talking heads continue to downplay or just plain ignore. Energy independence is one of this country’s biggest issues, impacting national security, the economy, and our lifestyle. Palin thoroughly understands the energy landscape, and how energy rich Alaska plays into national security by lessening the US’s dependency on foreign suppliers. She’s already proven she can tangle with big oil and come out with a win-win for business, the environment, jobs, and people. She’s also tangled with her own party big wigs and won those battles. Her approval rating as governor is 80% (New York Times). She is has no foreign affairs credentials, having only traveled to visit with Alaska’s National Guard stationed in Kuwait.

Obama does have an Ivy League education, is an attorney, a community organizer, Illinois state senator, and now is a 1^st term US senator. Much of his time as a senator has been spent on his own presidential campaign. Obama does have the ability to draw enormous crowds here and abroad. He also lacks foreign affair credentials. He tried to quiet that criticism and took a trip abroad in July. His travel cost taxpayers about $28,000. Eight other freshman senators took office the same time as Obama, and the next closest spent $19,200 of taxpayer’s money on travel (NY York Times).