That's the only way you can look at it if advancing a woman is a priority on your list. A good number of you women reading this will be deceased by the time another woman is placed in contention...if Palin doesn't win and the Obama/Biden ticket goes it's natural 8 year run. Many have waited what seems like forever to get their due. Do you want to wait that long...2016? And Democrats, there's no guarantee that another woman will be up to speed at the exact time of choosing. No, you don't want to keep waiting...I didn't think so. Whatever you think of McCain, whatever you think of Obama, there is a real issue on the table that hasn't been brought up by ANYONE. If McCain wins, you've got a woman for at least 8 years and probably in the running for candidates every year thereafter as serious choices. Mark my words, If Sarah Palin wins and goes on to 8 years of successful leadership, she will lead the ticket in 2016! And probably a man will be the undercard. If Obama wins, he and Biden will run their 8 years straight on through and HILLARY WILL BE NOWHERE IN SIGHT BY 2016!!! She will be knocking on 65 years old and out of the public's mind, thanks to Obama. And I don't see another serious woman candidate on the Democrat horizon. This is it, ladies, Sarah Palin is your gal so you better ride her for all she's worth! 2016 is a long, long way off if she doesn't win this time around. Blaming Hussein Obama for not choosing a woman isn't a consolation prize when you have to sit patiently for almost another full decade! How many years now has it been...let me see...yeah...as long as elections have been held!