Some of my other Republican friends have reacted just like this since Palin's announcement, which surprises me.

Palin has nothing to be ashamed of in the experience department, because hers already trumps Obama's. She has served in 2 executive offices, while as a state legislator Obama studiously crafted no track record, having voted "present" many dozens of times on the most important of issues. And while a U.S. Senator, he has sponsored precisely zero important pieces of legislation.

Experience? He has none. She, meanwhile, has spent a lifetime doing. He wants desperately not to have any positions, she leads. The comparison between them isn't even close.