Although Ms Palin's youthfulness, she is 44, is an eye-catching contrast to the top of the ticket, questions will be raised about her ability to run the country if Mr McCain should ever beincapacitated.
While they might know that too many truancies and absences could land them in court, they're often more fearful that a parent could be deemed incapacitated and the family split up.
Such foresight was interpreted by family members as evidence that I had caused them all in an effort to steal his money (in fact most could not be avoided once he became incapacitated).