But here’s a question: why is someone like Joe Biden better equipped to be Vice President than Sarah Palin? Because he is a lawyer? (On the whole lawyer issue, see Victor Davis Hanson’s thoughtful reflections on why we should quit nominating lawyers.) Because he went to elite schools? Because he has spent his entire adult life in Washington, lips sewn fast to the public teat? Because he, like Barack Obama, represent more faithfully the politically correct, multicultural orthodoxy that defines established opinion today?

Well, for one thing, Biden could answer the question about the "Bush Doctrine" without having to be told what it is.

This has been fascinating to watch from here in the UK

So am I for the candidate who can name the Bush Doctrine but opposes it or the one who can explain it and supports it?

Tough one

Actually, she can't explain it at all, until someone tells her what it is! So, I'm for the candidate that is actually ready to assume the office of the presidency, not the one that needs a few pointers before she can make a decision about something.