Mary Humstone of Fort Collins, Colorado wrote her view of the Sarah Palin nomination in the New York Times Letter to the Editors September 16:

"She conducts the business of the state in secret, appoints friends and cronies to positions of power and authority regardless of their credentials, surrounds herself with supporters and refuses to listen to those who disagree with her, and makes decisions based on gut instinct instead of knowledge and thoughtful consideration.

"It is helpful to have this glimpse into Ms. Palin's `executive experience,` so Americans can see that it is the same management style that brought us the Iraq war, the tragic lack of response to Hurricane Katrina, a decimated Justice Department and an economy in shambles."

Sarah Palin enjoys moose stew, and Fred Thompson, in introducing her at the Republican Convention with enthusiasm, praised her lavishly as he asserted that she could not only kill caribou, but dresses it in the field.  He boasted dramatically that not since Teddy Roosevelt have we had such a skilled sports person.