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Is the question fair?
When critics of Gov. Palin say she's not qualified to be on the ticket, I wonder about their frames of reference. The following questions sometimes serve as good diagnostic tools.
In the history of the modern American presidency (from McKinley on), how many vice presidents were ready from day one to assume the duties of president?
When one considers some of the vice presidents who were least prepared to assume the duties of the president, did their inexperience help or hurt their administrations?
When one considers the most qualified men (at least on paper) to assume the presidency, how many of them were well-served by their previous experiences?
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