The XX Factor: What women really think.

It's All About the Script

Palin was great—at long as she can stick to her script, which this format allowed. Will the vice presidency allow such confines? The presidency? Most important, does she have the knowledge base to be, as they say, a heartbeat away from presidency? She did not prove that because she didn't answer many questions with substance. So hopefully if she gets in the White House, she won't ever have to answer an impromptu question or go off script. Yeah, that seems likely.