McCain’s V.P. Pick

Certainly more qualified than the person in the top spot on the Dim ticket.

No, it is never too late to start questioning some ones judgement in my opinion. I just wish we had some one with more experience than two years as a Governor.

McCain is my man, I will vote for him, but if anyone thinks a woman will vote for McCain simply because he picked Palin is fooling themselves. The Veep needs to be President-Ready, how could anyone think she is?

Anyone remember Dan Qualye who was meant to balance that ticket? How did that work out?

I just Hope McCain lives to be 81.

Yes I guess as the Gov of a lowly populated state for about 700 days is good. Oh, and before that she was the Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska which is nice.

I don’t hate her, I was just hoping for better. Obama is wrong because he is not ready and she has done less than him.

Am I the only one that has the courage to say this? I always saw myself being the guy to plead with you to stick with McCain if he did not pick Fred.

I am still voting for him and volunteering today from 2 - 5pm.

McCain throws a up a Hail Mary. Not a pick for someone who is serious about the American Presidency. Very Pretty. Bit of a Lightweight. Hail Marys sometimes work.

Yes, it’s Palin.

McCain relegated the news of the Obama-Biden Greek Tragedy to the bottom of the news.

Brilliantly conceived on the part of McCain.

Cool.

I think this is a good choice for the situation. If McCain were a big favorite to win already then this would have been too risky, but under the circumstances this kind of bold move serves to upstage Obama at a key moment while shaking up people’s assumptions. Love it.
I also think that character is more important than experience (though of course there has to be a track record to judge character by) and that most of the people with twenty years of experience in Washington DC just have twenty years of practice carrying water for lobbyists.
Of course the foreign policy thing is an issue, but presumably McCain has enough experience for both of them. It does make you worry about what would happen if McCain keeled over, but the VP isn’t expected to be a perfect substitute for the President, otherwise they’d already have the nomination instead.
Finally, it’s nice to see someone with a working class background in the race. She broke her fingers on a salmon fishing boat, love that. Obama for all his racial consciousness is basically from an upper middle class family.

just a few words… i’m looking forward to see thing unfold.

Amy I agree with you that Ms. Palin does not have enough experience to be President. ( I agree with you that Obama does not have enough experience to be President also obviously.) But that is presicely the problem. If John wanted a woman on the ticket he should have picked Hutchinson or any of the other women mentioned. The easiest thing to hammer Obama on - his lack of experience - has been taken away, and their central issue - McCain’s Age has been bolstered.

The fact that Ms. Palin fishes and hunts is not a reason to celebrate her candidacy. And neither is 20 months of being governor of one of our least populated states. Well, about 20 months, I forgot she was on maternity leave for a chunk of that time.

Although as Chris points out, she was one of the Top 40 under 40 in Alaska. Maybe that makes her qualified.

I realize that the extreme conservatives like her, but you guys were voting for McCain already. He should have chosen someone to pull in the moderates like Pawlenty or Ridge. Even Newsmax is reporting that her deposition on her outser of the PSO will take place any day now.

http://www.newsmax.com/politics/cvn_palin_vulnerabilities/2008/08/29/126282.html

And that her lack of experience is going to be an issue.

http://www.newsmax.com/politics/cvn_veepstakes_analysis/2008/08/29/126173.html

I am clearly still voting for him, but I am disappointed.

Mike you don’t have to reply to my comments about something some one else said. I never said anything about the stupidity of the Harriet Miers nomination.

And thanks so much for ignoring my points and only commenting on the Extreme Conservatives line.

She removes McCain’s best weapon, she exacerbates Obama’s best weapon and does not help McCain win moderates in the general. If you disagree on any of those points let me know.

You don’t have to do me any favors Mike. I read the other threads too. I think to ignore her lack of experience is naive.

The voters who picked Obama are stupid. There was a huge gap for us to exploit. But Palin was hand chosen over Olympia Snowe, KB Hutchinson, and many other better choices. That is also stupid. But whomever said it was as stupid as picking Harriet Miers is not just stupid, they are insane.

I realize that the extreme conservatives like her, but you guys were voting for McCain already.

Depends on what you mean by ‘extreme conservatives’; you need to be more precise. The paleos and the pro-lifers will (and generally do) like the choice. People who are big on foreign policy are likely going to find her a less appealing choice.

CentFla it sounds as though you will not be happy with any candidate unless they have Washington experience. That is exactly what the country does not need.

Look at the women’s accomplishments. I was happy to hear this morning on Foxnews that the “youth vote” is doing just that.

Sarah is a basketball playing, gun toting, fishing, hockey mom who just happened to take on the corrupt in her home state and won, as well as big oil and won. She has included Democrats and Independents in every administration and reduced government spending.

With all due respect to every other female Republican who feels qualified for the job, you lack excitement. Sarah brings pazaz, youth, and a history of executive decision-making. She negotiates with foreign governments regularly and no one on the other ticket or potential female VP candidate can say that.

In short the rest of the field, male and female, are like shinny old Lincolns (The Democrat ticket is a Model T) and Sarah Palen is the *Ford AC Cobra 427: Smart, quick, stunning, high torque, and fearless.
* Attributable to Geoffrey P. Hunt on the American Thinker blog with modification.

Red I understand that she has a gun and believe me if I hear the term Hockey Mom one more time I am going to write a strongly worded letter the the NHL.

The problem is not that we needed someone with the stuff she brings. My neighbor’s wife is 700 days away from being exactly as qualified as Sarah Palin. That is simply not enough experience to suit me.

I only mentioned the other women because it is apparent that John felt pressure to meausre up to Obama’s historic ticket. I would have prefered Gov Pawlenty who has everything that Sarah does but in much, much higher quantity.

These headlines and donations are fantastic. But is she really who we think can do the job best? No frickin’ way. She has clearly charmed the media and many others in the short term but this should never, ever have been about a short term shot in the arm. It should be about whom is best suited to follow McCain if something should happen to him.

And Mike I have asked you before, and will thank you to use the term contrarian.

Now let’s all read another post about how she has a gun or her husband drives a snowmobile. Ooh, maybe there will be more information about how her water broke and she hopped on a plane to Alaska instead of seeking a local doctor! Those are excellent things to discuss about our 2d most powerful person in the country.