Who is MORE QUALIFIED to be a Senator...Sarah Palin or Caroline Kennedy?

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Sarah Palin is more qualified to be a Senator, a Vice President, or President than any kennedy that is alive today. I would like to have the Palins as neighbors. I would not want a kennedy living closer than 50 miles of me. For all we know, uncle teddy taught caroline how to drive....Show more

As far as "experience", obviously Sarah Palin.

However, "qualified" is not a specific term.

Constitutionally, both are qualified, as the only requirement is age. No question there.

Technically, neither are qualified, because neither have been elected or appointed yet.

I would like to comment here that the original Constitutional method of choosing Senators was in the hands of the State Legislature, and was totally non-delegable. It was the 17th Amendment that gave people the vote on that.

The reason the founders wanted Senators chosen one more step removed from citizens was to make it more likely that Senators would be the most experienced people available, a source of wisdom and restraint.

I'm not certain either would be on their respective state's "short list", but Kennedy certainly would not....Show more

VP is a different job from Senator. If more people thought Palin was qualified, maybe McCain would have won.

I honestly don't know if Caroline Kennedy is qualified to be a Senator or not. She has a law degree and probably a fair amount of experience practicing law. I think that is probably similar to a lot of new senators. Since she is about 50 years old, I would guess that Ms. Kennedy has more experience than a lot of younger people. I would think someone in the senate would have had some lower level political office before that, but I don't think there is any specific rule about it.

Sure, Palin is qualified to be a senator, she was a governor. I didn't want her as my VP or President and that's why I didn't vote for McCain....Show more

Despite the fact that some people discount any form of community service, working with real people for the common good does qualify a person for public office. Conservatives are always touting the benefits of volunteerism until liberals start getting involved. All one has to do is listen to Sarah Palin and Caroline Kennedy talk for a few minutes to see the obvious fact that Caroline Kennedy is far more knowledgeable, intelligent and talented and therefore more qualified than Sarah Palin could ever hope to be....Show more

Caroline Kennedy is qualified to be a senator because she knows what a senator does, she keeps up with current events, and she's an intelligent person.

I'm not saying she's the best choice, but I think she could do a decent job.

Sarah Palin doesn't know her elbow from her ear.
Sarah Palin doesn't know the duties of the job she was trying to get - VP....Show more