Schneider: Some...novel qualifications for the White House

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) - We’re going to see a ferocious defensiveness about Sarah Palin, and fierce attacks on the media — one issue that can unite the Republican base.

Palin has run a municipality, and “the biggest” state in the union? Population-wise, both are tiny. More of Palin’s qualifications from Thompson — and exactly what we need in a vice president: someone who can field dress a moose.

And Thompson’s stressing John McCain’s rebellious past — exactly what Americans are looking for in a commander-in-chief.