Cindy McCain, wife of Republican Senator John McCain, shared her thoughts on whether Sarah Palin is capable of running the country, during today's broadcast of THE TALK, on the CBS Television Network.  

When asked by host Julie Chen if Sarah Palin is capable of running the country if she decides to run for President, McCain, who appeared on THE TALK with her daughter Meghan, responded, "I don't know, and this is not a criticism of Sarah, because I can only speak from where I came from.  I know the body of work that my husband came from and I know where he stood and I know what he believes in.  What I want from somebody is what I wanted from my husband, which is the sense to run this country."

McCain continued, "I think she [Sarah Palin] has the sense.  I think she has the wherewithal.  I just hope she has the ability to understand that we have to include everybody in this party and this country.  And again, I am not criticizing Sarah. But I understand that we are going to lose our young people to politics unless we include everybody in the process."

THE TALK, CBS's new daytime talk show examines topical events and contemporary issues through the eyes of six female hosts who are all mothers, airs weekdays 2:00-3:00 PM, ET / 1:00-2:00 PM, PT.  THE TALK is hosted by Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete, Leah Remini and Marissa Jaret Winokur.  Brad Bessey, Sara Gilbert, who developed the show, and John Redmann are executive producers.

RATING: TV14-DL (Rating may change on day of broadcast due to specific subject matter.)

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