John McCain, in his first television interview since his shocking vice presidential pick, said that he saw in Sarah Palin "a partner and a soul mate."
"This is a person who will help me reform Washington and change the way they do business," McCain told Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday."
McCain was pressed by Wallace as to whether Palin, a 44-year-old governor who has yet to finish her second year in office, was the most qualified choice he could have made for his No. 2.
"What this brings is a spirit of reform and change that is vital now in our nation's capital," he offered.