McCain VP

[[AK]Squidly]

This would be a winner of a pick, IMO.

Sick of the old crew. This would be a ballsy move and invigorate a bunch of new voters.

[[AK]Bribo]

Still speculation but hoping this turns out to be true. She's bring a hella balance to the McCain ticket. Palin rocks. It would also line her up for the Presidency in 2012.

[[AK]Hylander]

She would be a very solid choice IMHO.

[[AK]Squidly]

I get the feeling that I'm getting my hopes up only to get crushed.

Watch it turn out to be someone like Tom Ridge. :P

*yawn*

[[AK]Bribo]

I read a report that she is presently still in Alaska - not Ohio - which does not bode well.

[[AK]Squidly]

Now her advisers are equivocating.

"Her schedule is not officially been changed, but we do not know specifically where she is right now."

Source- Fox News.

Hope I can believe in. :P

[[AK]The Beast]

The website that tracked Biden to Denver is now tracking a Gulfstream from Alaska to Ohio rumored to contain Palin and family, according to Squidly's Wikipedia link. I hadn't really heard of her before, but I like the pick if it's true.

[[AK]Squidly]

Fox News is reporting that Palin is the pick.



Nuff said.

[[AK]Brorlis]

Never heard of this Lady but its a helluva move on his part .... Quoted from MSNBC

"During one debate before the primary, Palin said she was in favor of capital punishment in especially heinous cases such as the murder of a child. "My goodness, hang 'em up, yeah,” she said."

Maybe just what we need .......

[[AK]Nuts]

From the Obama Campaign:

"Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency."


Um, I think she's the Governor. And could someone give me some of Obama's foreign policy experience? He sat on a couple of committees during his 144 days of experience. WOW! And he was Chairman of the Senate's subcommittee on European Affairs.... of course don't tell anyone that they didn't have a single meeting while he was Chairman.

I've got bellybutton lint with more experience than Obama.

And to just continue my ranting rage as this socialist asshole; let's look at this part of his speech:

"I will set a clear goal as President: in ten years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East."

My god what a maroon. I'd love to see this plan. Did he call and tell ExxonMobile, TotalFinaElf, Shell, BP, and Chevron of this wonderful idea? This is the most childish crap I've ever heard.

[[AK]Bribo]

The elitists running Obama's campaign really must hate small town America. This reminds me of the comment regarding "bitter Americans clinging to their guns and religion."

The whole "zero foreign policy experience" is pretty weak considering how much that Obama has in that department.

[[AK]Hylander]

The elitists running Obama's campaign really must hate small town America. This reminds me of the comment regarding "bitter Americans clinging to their guns and religion."

The whole "zero foreign policy experience" is pretty weak considering how much that Obama has in that department.

I actually hope the 'elitism' keeps coming from the Obama camp because it may be enough to drive alot of the undecideds over to McCain. If the thought of Obama as President isn't scary enough, think about Obama as President with control of both the Senate and House.

[[AK]Palooka]

Gov. Palin is smart, beautiful (there is no sexier VP candidate in history), tough (she is an Alaska girl and former commercial fisherman, after all), charismatic (80% approval rating), and, most importantly, conservative. Yesterday, there were whispers that Kay Bailey Hutchison would be the pick. I was happy about that for many of the same reasons that I'm happy about the choice of Palin. McCain has an opportunity to win over a significant number of Hillary supporters--mostly middle-aged and older white women who want desperately to see a female POTUS in their lifetimes. They resent Obama for beating their girl and shattering their dreams. In Palin, they have their chance once again. That's my theory, anyway. Also, Palin's son is shipping off to Iraq, so she is a genuine security mom who will appeal to other security moms.

This is McCain's election to lose. Obama is vulnerable, and his asinine choice of Biden for VP only made things worse for him. The GOP has more material on Biden than they can ever stuff into their campaign ads. The guy is an arrogant joke, and he always has been. Thanks to McCain's brilliant choice, he has secured my vote and, undoubtedly, those of a vast majority of conservatives--many of whom may have stayed home had McCain chosen a moderate or liberal.

Regarding the experience question, Palin has much more experience as a governor than Obama does in the Senate, where he has logged, last I saw, only 143 days. Obama has governed nothing beyond his own household, in which Michelle probably wears the pants, anyway.

McCain + Palin = Winning Ticket

[[AK]Palooka]

[[AK]Squidly]

Thanks to McCain's brilliant choice, he has secured my vote and, undoubtedly, those of a vast majority of conservatives--many of whom may have stayed home had McCain chosen a moderate or liberal.

This pretty much sums up my position. I would've voted for McCain, but now I won't have to hold my nose while doing it.