http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1129109&srvc=2008campnews&position=2
A former secretary of state and supporter of Republican presidential nominee John McCain says that McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin, isn’t up to the task of taking over the presidency in a crisis but could become "adequate" if not "a genius in the job."
Asked Thursday on National Public Radio if he thought Palin would be ready to take over in a crisis, Eagleburger said, "Of course not."
"I don’t think at the moment she is prepared to take over the brains of the presidency.
"So the question I think is, can she learn and would she be tough enough under the circumstances if she were asked to become president? Heaven forbid that that ever takes place," he said. "Give her some time in the office and I think the answer would be, she will be adequate. I can’t say that she would be a genius in the job, but I think she would be enough to get us through a four-year — well, I hope not. ... Get us through whatever period of time was necessary, and I devoutly hope that it would never be tested."
I think this is what is called the "final nail in the coffin" of the McCain campaign. :toast:
A former secretary of state and supporter of Republican presidential nominee John McCain says that McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin, isn’t up to the task of taking over the presidency in a crisis but could become "adequate" if not "a genius in the job."
Asked Thursday on National Public Radio if he thought Palin would be ready to take over in a crisis, Eagleburger said, "Of course not."
"I don’t think at the moment she is prepared to take over the brains of the presidency.
"So the question I think is, can she learn and would she be tough enough under the circumstances if she were asked to become president? Heaven forbid that that ever takes place," he said. "Give her some time in the office and I think the answer would be, she will be adequate. I can’t say that she would be a genius in the job, but I think she would be enough to get us through a four-year — well, I hope not. ... Get us through whatever period of time was necessary, and I devoutly hope that it would never be tested."
I think this is what is called the "final nail in the coffin" of the McCain campaign. :toast: