‘MOST QUALIFIED’…. McCain describes Palin on Don Imus’ show:

“I think she’s the most qualified of anyone recently who has run for vice president to tell you the truth.”

Dick Cheney, Joe Lieberman, Al Gore, Lloyd Bentsen, and George H.W. Bush? No, Sarah Palin is “the most qualified.”

Wow.

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