she should

E.J. Dionne wrote a nice little editorial today in the Post about how Palin has not received enough scrutiny or criticism from the media at large. i think the way he brings home the point best is the way the media cut up Hilary Clinton for saying she dodged sniper fire in Bosnia, when in fact her arrival had been pretty standard, but when Palin claims to have been to Iraq, but in fact went to Kuwait and sites a visit to Ireland that was actually a fueling stop, no one really seems to notice. when Charles Gibson questioned her about how Alaska's proximity to Russia had given her any foreign policy experience, she noted an island in Alaska has a view of Russia. by that standard, every resident of Texas can claim foreign policy experience by living near Mexico, and Floridians for Cuba, except in those cases people might actually have some interaction with the people of the nearby nations.

so when Mr Dionne asks if Palin will get the same treatment Hilary did, i say she should. she is running for the number two spot on the ticket, which can become the number one in the blink of an eye. she should be criticized, scrutinized, and vetted just as seriously as Hilary, Obama, McCain, and Biden, and perhaps more, seeing as most of the nation just found out she exists a couple weeks ago.