[i]On This Week with George Stephanopoulos this morning, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., a surrogate for the campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., raised the age and health of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., when discussing the qualifications, or lack thereof, of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

McCaskill said she stood by her remarks that she’s “uncomfortable with anyone, regardless of gender, that is going to be vice president to one of the oldest presidents we’ve ever had that has never met a world leader.”[/i]

So according to McCaskill if I had met say Tony Blair once and talked with him for 5 minutes I”m suddenly qualified to be VP? I’m sure Palin will have many an opportunity to have tea with Britain’s PM, crepes with France’s President, etc. once she’s VP. I doubt McCain is going to head off to the pearly gates in the first 120 days of 2009, but then again you never know…