Sarah Palin has claimed foreign policy experience from being governor of a state whose two neighbors are foreign nations. One of the two is is Canada, with which Alaska shares a 1535 mile border. The other, Russia, shares no boundaries on land, but merely a 'maritime' border in the Bering Strait, with the remote Alaskan Island of Little Diomede being the closest point, at about two and a half miles away from the remote Siberian Island of Big Diomede.
Yeah, that's pretty close. But how about the distance to Russia from the Alaska Governor's Mansion in Juneau, Alaska? According to the measurements I came up with via Google Earth, the Governor's Mansion is 1216.5 miles away from Big Diomede.
By comparison, her family home sixty dollar a night lodging in Wasilla is over 660 miles from Big Diomede, and a staggering 4331 miles from the Kremlin . . . if you choose to take the shortcut over the North Pole.
None of that matters however. Her rival in the race, who has actual foreign policy chops has her beat on 'proximity' anyways. As a Senator that resides in Wilmington, Delaware, Joe's home is merely 1,212.5 miles from the Raúl Castro, in Havana, Cuba, and a mere 2,080 miles from GOP punching bag Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela.
Based on those numbers, McCain should IMMEDIATELY dump Palin from the ticket, and take Governor Charlie Crist on to the ticket. At a mere 517 miles from Tallahassee to Clan Castro in Cuba, he is our best shot at eliminating Communism in our hemisphere.