I will preface this with God forbid any of these scenarios would happen.

If you are an undecided voter, or even a decided voter, one of the most important questions to ask your self is: What would happen if Sen. John McCain would have a heart attack, stroke or any debilitating illness. We never dreamed Sen. Ted Kennedy would have brain cancer that immediately removed him from being able to work. We have to face the glaring fact that as you age, odds are greater that you will develop disease.

Gov. Sarah Palin would become the leader of the free world. She would become the president of the United States of America when our country is in the biggest crisis ever. We are in two wars, and now, Russia is threatening all that has been accomplished in Europe. We are in the biggest economic meltdown since the Great Depression. China has become the most powerful nation in the world. Let's face it, they own us. If now we are trying to buy products made in the U.S., good luck with that. We certainly cannot buy furniture from Pennsylvania House anymore.

If any of the above physical problems would happen to Sen. Barack Obama, we would have Sen. Joe Biden. You may not love Biden, but he is certainly more capable then Palin in all the above areas to handle these crises.

The vice presidential candidate choice has become a major issue due to the age of the presidential candidate. I have no doubt that McCain himself could handle the job of president. But imagine what would happen if John McCain had a debilitating incident on Jan. 25 2009, and Sarah Palin was sworn in as president of the United States of America.

Margaret Rickards,

Northumberland