Coming across as smart, confident, and strong and actually BEING all of those things are two entirely different situations. I don't agree with any of her positions, but I wouldn't have agreed with, say, Condoleezza Rice's positions and I think she would have made an excellent VP choice. She's intelligent, knows the press well, obviously has political experience, and can express her opinions on positions without insulting those on the other side of the argument.

And seriously, supporting her because she's a mom is ridiculous. We're not voting her into Mom of the Year, we're voting for her for vice-president. That's like saying I should be mayor of my town because I can write really well. It has nothing to do with my ability to work well in a political arena. The VP candidate SHOULD be a career politician, damn it, because that's the job she's signing up for. "Her kids are cute" is NOT a viable argument for her to run the country.