The Great One (Mark Levin) on Sarah Palin

Mark R. Levin, the contentious champion of conservtive Republicanism, has spoken out on the selection of Sarah Palin as the Veep Select. As usual, "the Great One" is spot on. He writes at the Corner:

In Palin, McCain did not pick a nobody. The more I learn about her, the more I like her. She has been tested in both her private life and government service in ways that give us a sense of who she is, what kind of judgment she has, and what principles motivate her. And part of that judgment includes knowing what you don't know and surrounding yourself with experts who share your objectives. Whomever serves as vice president does so not alone but surrounded by a staff of experts.

We reject Obama because of his poor judgment, which we glean from his experiences — his public and private record, bad associations, dissembling, radical principles, and miserable legislative decisions.

Levin makes a great point. "Experience" isn't as important as judgment and political philosophy. After all, how many presidential candidates have presidential experience? None.

Someone with the right ideas is what I want in office. Someone who believes in America, believes in capitalism as the horn of plenty that it is, who believes in business unfettered by high taxes and governmental red tape as the sure path to prosperity, who believes in the importance of energy independence, miltary preparedness in a hostile world, individual liberty, individual responsibility and self-sufficiency.

If international experience trumps all other considerations then we ought be electing Vladimir Putin for President. He has all kinds of it.