color me surprised

I must admit that i've been largely ignoring politics, so this came as a surprise to me:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008146283_apcvnmccainveepstakes.html


However, i'm excited about it.  I suppose i could be worried because i think it might legitimately improve McCain's chances of getting elected, and i wish for Obama to win.  However, i'm thrilled that we have a woman on one of the tickets.  Now i'm going to go have to read about this person and see what i think of her...

I thought Biden was a good choice, and i understood the reasons for choosing him.  But, Palin is a bit more exciting (at least at the outset) to me.  Also, may i say, excellent game strategy.

Feel free to discuss.  I'm pretty ignorant these days, so i could probably use some argument.