What people are saying about the Bush Doctrine gaffe

Richard Starr of The Weekly Standard suggests it wasn't a big deal because the Bush Doctrine has no universally acknowledged single meaning.

Joe Klein counters that it shows that "this woman clearly doesn't know what she's talking about."

Matthew Yglesias wonders whether John McCain even bothered talking to Palin about her foreign policy views before picking her as back-up commander-in-chief.

James Fallows points out that it betrays a minimal to non-existent interest in world affairs.

Greg Sargent adds his thoughts:

The issue here isn't just that Palin didn't know what the Bush Doctrine was. It's that she didn't appear to comprehend the notion that there's such a thing as foreign policy doctrine at all.

The key exchange occurred when Charlie Gibson asked her what she interpreted the Bush Doctrine to be, and she replied, "his world view, you mean?"

Clearly, Palin didn't grasp what Gibson meant by the word "doctrine" as used in a foreign policy context.

Are you ready to have her as commander and chief?