Shafer tells the truth:
The press is merely doing on short notice what the McCain campaign's vetting team should have done between Marchwhen he clinched the nominationand now: properly vetting his vice-presidential candidate. Does Palin have what it takes to serve as president? Do any Tom Eagleton- or Spiro Agnew-type skeletons lounge in her closet? Will Joe Biden eat her alive in their vice-presidential debate? Can she subordinate herself to McCain?
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/09/get-a-grip-schmidt/212079/
