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From the Cafferty File: All we have heard from John McCain for months is, "Barack Obama is too young. Barack Obama is too inexperienced to be commander-in-chief. Who do you want answering the phone in the White House at three a.m.? Blah, blah, blah." So what does McCain do? He picks someone to be his running mate who is even younger than Barack Obama and has less experience. Sara Palin is 44 -- Obama is 47. Sara Palin is in her first term as governor of Alaska, a state that has 13 people and some caribou. Obama is a member of the United States Senate from Illinois. It's not a big deal, except for this: If McCain wins, he will be the oldest person ever inaugurated for a first term at 72. He has a history of health problems that include bouts of melanoma, a potentially deadly form of skin cancer. It is reasonable to consider that McCain's running mate could be called upon to be our president. Meanwhile, some may see this as a move for McCain to attract disaffected women who voted for Hillary Clinton and aren't yet behind Obama. But that might not work for a few reasons: Palin, like McCain, is pro-life. Also, she might be a woman, but she's no Hillary Clinton -- when it comes to her experience or her ideology. At some point, voters will have to ask themselves who they would want running the country if it ever became necessary: Joe Biden or Sarah Palin. Here's my question to you: Does John McCain undercut his own message by naming someone even younger and more inexperienced than Barack Obama to be his running mate?

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Video Comments:
FUl0VECk (Friday 21st of November 2008 12:11:04 AM)
i like cafferty .
gomuti (Thursday 20th of November 2008 08:30:11 AM)
jack would be a great dead-pan comidian.
dellarwoowoo (Monday 17th of November 2008 02:04:28 AM)
What a skillfully insightful anchorman we have here, whose colourful banter and razor sharp insight adds so much to Cafferty's commentary.
Mukister (Thursday 13th of November 2008 07:02:36 PM)
"a state that has 13 people and some caribou." LOL!
lordadmiral (Wednesday 5th of November 2008 07:57:29 PM)
re: 2:03 IT ALREADY HAS! THANKS SARAH OBAMA IS 44!
KhmerD0g (Saturday 1st of November 2008 03:21:31 AM)
joe biden is ready to lead just in case something happen to obama. palin is not. obama shows a good judgement here.
stuckinnj (Friday 31st of October 2008 03:17:02 PM)
On CNBC today, a Democratic spokesman pointed out that when Obama holds a rally 25-30,000 people show up; whereas when McCain holds one he only draws 10-15,000. The Republican spokesman replied, without skipping a beat: 'That's because McCain's supporters are at work.' At that point, the interview ended!
jjd3jjd3 (Friday 31st of October 2008 06:08:07 PM)
....because I love God, but don't believe in religion... wow ..how do you know God w/o religion. I love numbers but I hate mathematics!..lol
ClarityFtw (Thursday 6th of November 2008 08:15:59 AM)
It is possible to believe in God, but not follow any religion. religion today is full of hypocrites and liars. Alot of people believe in a God but refuse to follow a certain religion.
badem (Friday 31st of October 2008 01:42:39 PM)
amen