Sarah Palin is regarded by some as having too much hair, while John McCain is regarded as having too little. Surely modern technology could do something, but this article is not about that. It has to do with issues of style versus substance in the media age.

Governor Palin has five children, including a baby with Down’s syndrome and an unmarried teenage daughter who is pregnant. The news commentators are now abuzz with the topic of whether it is proper for her to seek national office at the the potential expense of caring for her family. It shouldn’t be an issue.

The recent selection of Governor Sarah Palin as Senator McCain’s running mate in his bid for the Presidency brought immediate criticism that she has no foreign policy experience, and therefore would not be well able to assume the Presidency if McCain died in office. What are the probabilities and consequences?