Frankly, I think her experience is interesting. It's much different than Obama's, though neither of them has extensive national experience.

She apparently was a hockey mom who ran for city council, won, served, and was asked to run for mayor. She did and was wildly popular - popular enough that she was in the spotlight in a way that put her on the map for a gubanatorial bid. She lost, but was appointed to an ethics commission and caused a lot of house-cleaning to happen. So much so, in fact, that she ran for governor again against someone from within her own party (if I heard correctly) and won. In the past two years, she's garnered incredible support from the citizens of Alaska and the enemies she's made are those from the old establishment.

In other words... sounds like she has a history of *change*.

Most of Obama's experience is local ... and in fact not just local, but 'within the neighborhood'. He was a community activits, working on behalf of the underserved black population in Chicago and apparently did a lot of good for them. Couple that accomplishment with his ability to make a great speech and it's no surprise he was able to garner enough votes to put him in the senate.

What's different about Gov. Palin when compared to Bush and McCain is that she doesn't come from money or power. Her dad was a teacher and her mom a secretary. She probably just has one house and knows it. She, IMHO, is more of a "Washington Outsider" type than any of the other tree individuals on the national ticket.

Her experience isn't national, but the issue she's apparently fought hardest on - energy - is at the center of many of our foreign policy troubles, so if she *gets* energy and has a history of making change happen there, the experience she *does* have would be very helpful to the country.