Palin Discusses National Security, Takes Swipe at Obama

Elizabeth Holmes reports from Erie, Pa., on the presidential race. During the last week of the general election, Sarah Palin managed to squeeze in a pair of policy addresses, burnishing her credentials with an eye on her political future. Just a day after delivering a policy address on energy, the GOP vice presidential candidate held a round table to discuss national security Thursday. Many of the participants were longtime advisers to her running mate, John McCain , including former Homeland Security Secretary and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge , former CIA Director Jim Woolsey and former Navy Secretary John Lehman . Palin reminded the audience in both her statement afterwards and during a later rally that foreign policy remains a top priority despite the economic crisis. “In times of economic worry and hardship–the crisis that we are in right now–sometimes it is tempting to put those concerns aside on Election Day–national security issues–but we don’t have ... (link)