Are you ready for Vice President Sarah Palin?
posted at 1:32 pm on May 29, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Via the Standard, Wizbang’s got a hot tip that the head of McCain’s VP search team is on the ground in Juneau. If it’s true, though, then why not advertise that fact? It’d kick up some buzz … although maybe that’s the problem. If they finally end up going with some more predictable choice, like Ridge or Mitt, it’ll feel like a letdown.
I’m cool to the idea of her on the ticket but less so than I used to be. The Spectator likes her as balance for our old-coot nominee, although I’m not sure why when the main line of attack on Obama this fall will be that he’s not an old coot, i.e. that he’s too young and inexperienced to handle the job. Palin’s been governor for two years, which is longer than Jindal but still less time than Obama’s been a senator. If he’s not ready, why is she ready to inherit the presidency at a moment’s notice if, god forbid, McCain’s age gets the better of him? Needless to say, her home state’s no electoral prize either, and given her approval rating (in the 80s, last I checked) can probably be delivered if she simply campaigns for him there as a regular ol’ supporter.
So why am I warming up to her? First because the GOP needs new faces, figuratively and literally, and as faces go you can scarcely do better than hers right now (figuratively and literally). Read Fred Barnes’s profile of her from last summer: She’s excellent on ethics, has experience with energy policy, and maintains balance on the environment, opposing the polar bear ruling but calling for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Second, obviously, having her on the ticket would steal some of Obama’s media juice as the candidate with the Narrative versus the same old patrician Republican crap. And third, well, watch this. We’re not going to win the woman vote, but there are surely some Ferraros out there disgruntled enough about how Hillary was treated to give McCain/Palin a very close look. That’s why it’s silly, actually, to care how many electoral votes Alaska would deliver. Her appeal, unlike Crist’s or Ridge’s, has to do with who she is, not where she’s from. Who’s to say she wouldn’t help deliver Florida or Pennsylvania more than either of them?
Exit question: Could Obama force McCain to put Palin on the ticket? Word is he’s looking closely at Kathleen Sebelius for his own VP, doubtless in part to make amends to those same disgruntled Ferraroesque Hillary supporters. How does the GOP recycle the old two-headed white-guy model with a pair like that on the other side?
Damn it, this calls for a poll!
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I see this a lot, and wonder why people think he’d have less effect on things like abortion, gun laws, etc. as AG than as VP.
Big S on May 29, 2008 at 2:30 PM
McCain was commander of a flying squadron. That’s executive experience….and if you screw up big, people die.
You’re right about Jindal and Palin, and again, they would be on the ticket for Vice President. Big differnece from top dog.
funky chicken on May 29, 2008 at 2:31 PM
Eh, She’d be fine. Probably the strongest pick that’s ok to run against the identity politics Obama’s running on. Rice is a black women, which would totally screw up Obama’s poor me rhetoric, but Rice isn’t a good choice since she’s not conservative. Palin is a good choice too.
I still went with Romney though–why take away a good governor who just got a chance to fix stuff?
Vanceone on May 29, 2008 at 2:32 PM
I like her. She is down to earth, smart, hunts, fishes. Just the kind of woman islamofascists love to hate.
McCain/Palin will have my vote.
pullingmyhairout on May 29, 2008 at 2:32 PM
Imagine voting for someone on principle, rather than for some crappy political considerations. What a concept.
peski on May 29, 2008 at 2:33 PM
Huh? Attorney General and abortion? Um… I guess I can see the gun control concern.
But the confirmation hearings would be Must See TV. Rudy going mano a mano with that douchebag Schumer and Leaky Leahy. What a spectacle!
funky chicken on May 29, 2008 at 2:33 PM
Palin’s veto ax lops $268 million from budget
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on May 29, 2008 at 2:33 PM
I picked Huckabee, because McCain is going to get steamrolled anyway. I’d rather not bring any of the others down with the ship.
Huckabee (who I do NOT hate) confirmed recently (with his “libertarianism” comments) that he nothing more than a populist, big-government conservative. He’s not a bad guy, but I’m not interested in more of the same. Let’s save these young conservatives for a brighter, more favorable day.
HYTEAndy on May 29, 2008 at 2:34 PM
I’m pretty sure it’s going to be a woman on each side, but probably not her for McCain.
Indeed. Screw “respect” and “love”. I want them to fear us.
Entelechy on May 29, 2008 at 2:37 PM
Uh, she’s a woman who can shoot a large caliber hunting rifle. Who gives a flying fuck if Lil Kim would respect her? If she’s POTUS he’d damn well better fear her.
Those people you mentioned don’t respect Condi either, BTW.
funky chicken on May 29, 2008 at 2:38 PM
Jindal/Palin in 2012
rbb on May 29, 2008 at 2:38 PM
heh. Hi there Entelechy LOL
funky chicken on May 29, 2008 at 2:38 PM
What a whiner. Persecution? WTF are you talking about? I’m certainly glad that most social conservatives and evangelicals aren’t thin skinned cry babies. High hopes? Right.
peski on May 29, 2008 at 2:39 PM
It may be a longshot, but the payout would be pretty big on Intrade.
Mark Jaquith on May 29, 2008 at 2:41 PM
McCain Palin 2008. I don’t know that McCain wants or would do 2 terms.
Then Palin Jindal 2012.
Or hell, JMac does a good enough job for 8 years, and then we get Palin Jindal 2016.
That would be good.
funky chicken on May 29, 2008 at 2:41 PM
funky chicken on May 29, 2008 at 2:31 PM
This is a stretch. Would you not agree that there is a difference between a CEO and middle management?
Conservative Voice on May 29, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Maybe to you.
peacenprosperity on May 29, 2008 at 2:42 PM
That’s the kind of mean-spritedness that’s got us where we are. When are you people ever going to learn?
JiangxiDad on May 29, 2008 at 2:47 PM
For starters.
Big S on May 29, 2008 at 2:48 PM
Dude, there is NO NEED to give up on this election. At least not for the POTUS. Obama is starting to make rookie mistakes. If the Dems had the balls to do it, Hillary would have a much better chance.
I think Palin is absolutely the right choice if he wants to win this election. If I had my druthers, it would be Fred Thompson, but he was too lethargic in the primary, and now has that baggage. Palin, Pawlenty, and Barbour are my next tier, and Palin has the biggest upside.
My only concern is the strain on her family. She just gave birth to a child with Down syndrome in April of this year, so that’s a lot of weight to carry. She will need lots of support in that area, if she can handle the commitment to VP.
connertown on May 29, 2008 at 2:48 PM
I voted for Palin because she seems to be the best balance to the ticket for McCain.
Crist is no great prize. He may be livable, but .. another old white dude? Why?
Huck couldn’t bring in the evangelicals because (gasp!) they’re not a bloc-vote!
Jindal needs some more seasoning and louisiana needs him more right now.
Ridge is like bizzaro-world Huckabee, and PA will be in play without him.
Romney is no more a true conservative than McCain, he’s just more polite.
Since I won’t get my first choice, Zombie Reagan, I’d be happier with Palin than with any of these other goombas.
Besides, I can’t resist a punster.
http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowb923.html
Mew
acat on May 29, 2008 at 2:50 PM
Why isn’t JC Watts mentioned in any of the VP talk? He brings so much to the table it’s ridiculous.
• He’s african-american negating the race issue from the equation in this election. So, those who want to vote for the first black to be on a presidential ticket can still do so – it takes race out of the equation and forces them to talk about the issues.
• He hasn’t been in Congress in almost 10 years and still has more experience and accomplishments than Obama.
• He is a strong conservative – and will bring the conservative vote with him.
• He is a former baptist minister and from the South. He will bring in more southern votes and more baptists votes (both of which are essential for victory in Nov).
• He could split the black vote significantly with many black voters uneasy about the first black president being not of slave decent and having been raised in Hawaii, JC Watts would be the true african-american candidate and might appeal to them in greater number.
joncoltonis on May 29, 2008 at 2:50 PM
Hottest shortlister EVAH.
fusionaddict on May 29, 2008 at 2:50 PM
McCain needs to choose first so it doesn’t look like he’s riding coattails.
ninjapirate on May 29, 2008 at 2:51 PM
I want Romney to run for Ted Kennedy’s senate seat when the time comes.
funky chicken on May 29, 2008 at 2:53 PM
HELL YEAH!
Enough said.
Hammerhead on May 29, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Big S, so Giuliani won’t pass your litmus test for Attorney General?
Partial birth abortion is now settled law. Rudy is pro-choice, but he’s not crazy like Obama.
funky chicken on May 29, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Because he’s a businessman with a private life. I think he has indicated a willingness to return to politics someday, but right now he’s living a life he loves and deserves.
RushBaby on May 29, 2008 at 2:59 PM
With all due respect, you’re not helping your case.
I never said that they hadn’t run things, but that’s still not the point. They still have a lot that they can learn by staying where they are.
You only get 8 years in office. I’d rather those are their best years after having been tried and tested.
And, as someone else has said:
Being a governor is a good and needed job.
And this is just my opinion, but I won’t vote for someone with so few years experience. I believe it when I say it about Obama, and I believe it when we talk about Republicans.
I don’t care that executive experience is different. I accept that and still believe they could use more experience.
Esthier on May 29, 2008 at 3:01 PM
I wasn’t but that isn’t too much of a surprise since I never even heard about this woman until the VP talk started. You clearly didn’t read the rest of the post where I talk about why Judas McCain can’t put an unknown on the ticket.
The simple fact remains that John McCain and his idiot supporters are going out of the way to alienate the party base. Palin may be an evangelical but she isn’t a known evangelical so that faith thing won’t torque off McCain’s target audience the way putting up a known evangelical would. McCain clearly doesn’t intend to have coat tails this year. His strategy is to pander to the left and then govern as a Leftist Democrat- Like Susan Collins without breasts or Teddy Kennedy with smaller breasts. That leaves no room for people like me in the GOP. Palin may be a nice person but she doesn’t do enough to counteract the pure evil of John McCain and the pure malvolent spite of all his idiot supporters.
highhopes on May 29, 2008 at 3:02 PM
I see the birth of a baby as a non-issue. Plenty of men in office have families and it doesn’t seem to affect their jobs. Besides, Palin has support from her husband and her older children.
pullingmyhairout on May 29, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Any attempts to use her or jindal won’t be because they are qualified…all the stories will say it is an attempt to offset Obama.
I have to say that with all of the anti India statements made by prominent Dems…it would be nice to have Jindal
tomas on May 29, 2008 at 3:05 PM
This is a bit much.
If they’re all evil, then go kill them and save the planet.
Esthier on May 29, 2008 at 3:07 PM
And, as I said earlier, she already said (the day before she gave birth, no less), that she would seriously consider being VP.
its vintage duh on May 29, 2008 at 3:11 PM
A woman is needed to mitigate, shall we say, other factors…..
RWLA on May 29, 2008 at 3:12 PM
Also, not to sound too much like a leftist, but if, say, Mitt Romney or Mark Sanford had just become a dad, would this be an issue at all? Not likely.
its vintage duh on May 29, 2008 at 3:13 PM
Bobby Jindal for VP!
RobCon on May 29, 2008 at 3:15 PM
I’m a big fan of Giuliani, and voted for him in the primaries. I’d be happy with him as AG, VP, or just about anything else. However, there are plenty of people who seem to be saying that the VP slot is too important for a pro-choice, gun-ambivalent guy like Giuliani, so McCain ought to stick him in the Justice Department where he can’t do much “damage.” I fail to understand that logic.
Big S on May 29, 2008 at 3:17 PM
Palin gets my vote…. for hottest potential VP evah!
RightWinged on May 29, 2008 at 3:17 PM
The only way Mccain can get record evangelical turnout (from rep./dem, and indies) is to nominate Mike Huckabee!
Mccain cannot win unless he gets record evangelical turnout.
SaintOlaf on May 29, 2008 at 3:23 PM
Someone sounds spiteful and it aint me, call the wahhhmbulance.
Squid Shark on May 29, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Ditto
Viper1 on May 29, 2008 at 3:25 PM
Aww shucks, Olaf, and Obama should duck at the NRA convention too, right.
Squid Shark on May 29, 2008 at 3:27 PM
If McCain pick Palin or Jindal, he’s probably lost my vote. It would indicate that he’s not serious about what’s best for the country right now. Too many activists view the office of the Vice President as a training grounds for future presidential candidates, but that’s not how it should be treated. The idea is to pick someone who can step in as President right now. No rookies, please.
Big S on May 29, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Ah, well, shush. I like Rudy G too.
But yeah, a lot of folks did seem awfully negative on the prospect of him as POTUS, and as VP would probably feel the same. But Attorney General is heavily involved with law and order stuff and national security decisions, and those are Rudy’s strengths.
funky chicken on May 29, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Correct me if I’m wrong, but the only time McCain has criticized Obama’s experience has been on the issue of Iraq, specifically that Obama hasn’t been there since 2006. It was Hillary, not McCain, that pushed the “inexperience” meme more generally.
Enrique on May 29, 2008 at 3:30 PM
Let me sell you some lightning insurance, I have a great policy…
right2bright on May 29, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Mccain’s VP pick is crucially important this year, as both the conservatives and the evangelical base can’t stand him and would only vote for him if he picks the right VP. Also, Mccain is so old that it is very likely that he may die or step down before completing his term.
This is not the standard Dan Quayle useless VP choice…it is more like electing our next president.
Therefore Sarah Palin is out.
SaintOlaf on May 29, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Big S, er, sorry, but WTF? Jindal, Palin, Pawlenty, Sanford could all do the job if a tragedy struck if McCain had a solid cabinet in place to help them. And the hope would be that McCain would make it through his term, or terms and then set up the VP for the next election.
The VP also has to help with electability, and for quite a few reasons, Rudy doesn’t help much. First, he’s also had a cancer, so you’d have 2 cancer survivors on a ticket together. Second, he, like McCain, doesn’t tolerate stupidity very well. (I think that’s a strength, but it can make them seem “mean” in a debate format). Third, a fair portion of the GOP base doesn’t think Rudy’s trustworthy on issues that are important to them.
I like Sanford because he is more genial in his speaking style, hasn’t had any major health issues, and is very strong on social and fiscal conservatism, and is very experienced.
But Sanford may have turned the job down…it’s my guess he did. Palin is attractive, conservative, and sharp. In this election where the Obamites have pissed off a lot of moderate women, and where her religious conservative bona fides and her knowledge of Alaskan oil would be helpful, she could be an OK choice.
And presumeably she would not have to step in as POTUS at least for quite a while…and would trust McCain’s cabinet if a tragedy happened.
funky chicken on May 29, 2008 at 3:47 PM
I’ve seen people saying that they won’t vote for McCain unless he picks Romney.
There are others who won’t vote for him if he won’t pick Huckabee.
Now somebody won’t support McCain unless it’s Giuliani? Does Rudy even want the job?
Why the fetishization of candidates? Not trying to be snarky, but I really don’t get it.
funky chicken on May 29, 2008 at 3:49 PM
I’m taking it to the extreme. I won’t vote for McCain unless he picks me. That’s right, Maverick! The gauntlet has been thrown.
Slublog on May 29, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Sometimes it is because theocrats like Olaf cant see anything past the faith of the candidate. As long as hes folksy and radically Christian, they will flock to vote for him.
Baaaaaaaa
Squid Shark on May 29, 2008 at 3:54 PM
If McCain actually does something smart for a change and have Sarah as VP, he would win the election easy. A lot of conservative would jump back on the republican party and vote for McI hate Capitalist system Cain. The only way I would vote for that liberal guy is if he choose Sarah or Bobby or even Mitt.
BroncosRock on May 29, 2008 at 3:54 PM
Or John Elway perhaps.
How about Mike Shanahan
Squid Shark on May 29, 2008 at 3:55 PM
I’ll buy Sanford and Pawlenty, who have been around for at least a full term. Palin has been in office for a year and a half, and Jindal has been in office for five months. As you indicated later in your post, neither of them has any really distinguishing qualities other than that they’re young and not a white man. Those are the only reasons anyone’s talking about them as possibilities this year.
Big S on May 29, 2008 at 3:55 PM
Let’s tell the truth. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won’t tell you. I just did.- Walter Mondale
Let’s tell the truth. Mr. McCain will grant amnesty and suppress freedom of speech and so will I. He won’t tell you. I just did.
- Barak Obama
MB4 on May 29, 2008 at 3:57 PM
Hey Squid Shark,
I do not like Mike Shanahan. He should have been fired in Jan. It is time for Denver Bronos to get a new blood as HC.
BroncosRock on May 29, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Ha, sorry I have a soft spot for him, he used to coach at my alma mater University of Florida
Squid Shark on May 29, 2008 at 4:02 PM
Oh! I’m sorry Squid. I didn’t mean to sound spiteful- pissed off is the emotion I was intending to convey!
highhopes on May 29, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Mike is a good HC but having the same coach for 20 years is way too long. I know I am adding on a couple of years.
BroncosRock on May 29, 2008 at 4:06 PM
I assume you’re talking about me, but I said nothing about Giuliani being the one to determine whether I’m voting for McCain. I like Giuliani, but I also like McCain a great deal. My point about the “rookie” politicians like Jindal and Palin is that they are still in the “honeymoon” stages of their gubernatorial careers, and have high approval ratings precisely because they have not met any serious resistance yet. We have no idea how they will perform in high-pressure situations, and I’m afraid if they did stumble into the oval office if something were to happen to McCain, they’d be eaten alive by the Democrat majorities in the House and Senate. At least Sanford and Pawlenty have a few battle scars to prove that they can fight if necessary.
Big S on May 29, 2008 at 4:08 PM
I would have a very difficult time maintaining my current stance of voting “none of the above” if Palin were the VP nominee.
As for experience- sure, she’s served less than a term as governor, however it’s not as if she was a stranger to politics before then. Romney only had one term as governor and Rudy was only a mayor; neither had significant military or foriegn policy experience- is she really that much more inexperienced than those two?
She could also deflect some of the “Washington Insider” criticisms being as how she’s about as far from DC as you can get short of Hawaii.
As for Huckster… I think it’s important to have a VP smart enough to tie his own shoes without botching it, and I doubt he qualifies.
Hollowpoint on May 29, 2008 at 4:12 PM
SaintOlaf on May 29, 2008 at 3:23 PM
—–
Olaf,
Bzzzzt. Wrong!
Huck couldn’t even get evangelicals to support HIM and you expect him to carry McCain? Ain’t gonna happen!
“Evangelicals”, unlike for instance Blacks, are not a bloc-vote. They’re more complex, they splinter along different lines.
Huck is too fiscally stupid and socially populist to get anywhere nationally, his post-Iowa record shows that quite nicely. McCain may as well name luaP noR.
Mew
acat on May 29, 2008 at 4:12 PM
With Palin in we can finally dig in ANWAR. That is positive.
geminicontender on May 29, 2008 at 4:12 PM
That doesn’t quite work. McCain already told us that a long time ago.
Awesome.
Esthier on May 29, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Oh! I don’t think it that far over the line to call McCain evil. We should have had a legitimate primary process to vet out cranky old bastard but things were engineered to hand the nomination to a leftist like Rudy or McCain. That’s evil, undemocratic, and Un-American.
It certainly is true that his idiot supporters are malevolent and seeking vengence from the conservative side of the party. If you don’t believe me, go back and look at the way the McCain idiots were telling off evangelicals and social conservatives the day after McCain’s junta hijacked the nomination. That was when it became clear that McCain and his idiot supporters want to drive conservatives out of the party. If you think differently, I’d sure love to see your proof that McCain doesn’t loathe anybody who holds opinions different than the McCain/Obama/Clinton view of the world (minus Iraq). For it is a proven fact that there isn’t one iota’s worth of daylight between Obama and McCain on the social issues……
[Note to McCain idiots: Insert your best "shut the f**k up and vote for McCain because he's better than Obama" riff here].
highhopes on May 29, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Gov. Palin could make me vote for the old coot. But a pretty face ALWAYS gets me. In ‘96 Harry Browne ran for the Libertarians and his running mate was a cutey named Jo Jorgensen. Never mind the fact that I thought Harry was a great guy and had all the right ideas, he’d have gotten my vote just for her.
RWLA on May 29, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Huckabee has more votes than Crist. Dude.
HYTEAndy on May 29, 2008 at 4:15 PM
You’re about to feel the wrath of the resident “saints”. You mess with Huck, they question your morals/conservativism/Christianity.
Esthier on May 29, 2008 at 4:15 PM
America, despite perceptions, is not a Democracy, and our messed up primary system (and I agree that it is messed up) is our fault, not McCain’s.
Look, I’m not fan of the guy and am beyond sick of being told to step in line or else be considered responsible for Obama’s victory and the “end of the world as we know it,” but you’re only stooping to that level when you call them evil.
Esthier on May 29, 2008 at 4:20 PM
Vice President Palin?
Heck, I’d pull the lever for that!
cntrlfrk on May 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM
“Are you ready for Vice President Sarah Palin?”
You bet.
Steve Tsouloufis on May 29, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Palin and Obama: both qualified to be VP
faraway on May 29, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Palin:
Firebreathing conservative
Can beat Obama in basketball AND bowling
faraway on May 29, 2008 at 4:26 PM
Because Obama isn’t the VP choice for the Democrat nominee. If he was, then Watts would be the #1 choice to counteract Obama’s style during televised debates. Watching Obama debate Watts would be as one-sided as Dane Cook challenging Ron White to a joke-telling contest.
ScottMcC on May 29, 2008 at 4:26 PM
I’m a mom. I voted for Palin.
Last week I suggested an outsider candidate like Meg Whitman. But Palin would work for me too. She is what we need to help restore the Republican brand. She’s a corruption-fighter and a budget-balancer, and has a strong marriage. She is a living, breathing example of true Republican principles. Bonus if she helps us keep those Senate and House seats in GOP hands too. Plus it would totally piss off Ted Stevens. What’s not to like??
I also kinda like the idea of McCain telling everyone to shove it by picking someone without a lengthy government resume. Shows he isn’t afraid of dying in office and probably is planning to serve two terms. Also shows he isn’t going to pick between Romney and Huckabee as his heir apparent and have all their loyalists to keep happy if he wins. Palin doesn’t come with her own entourage of supporters and fundraisers, or the baggage of having at least 35% of the party hating her guts.
rockmom on May 29, 2008 at 4:27 PM
Her kids are named after Alaskan sled dogs.
Her son is in the Army.
I think she might be a real conservative. Wow.
faraway on May 29, 2008 at 4:29 PM
Rudy Giuliani, leftist. LOL
funky chicken on May 29, 2008 at 4:31 PM
I can also envision Palin doing a totally different kind of campaign and vice presidency, spending most of her time back home with her family as an example for working women and parents of children with special needs. It sends a thrill up my leg thinking about it!
rockmom on May 29, 2008 at 4:32 PM
yep
funky chicken on May 29, 2008 at 4:32 PM
This little Alaskan Woman is smiling :):):)
upinak on May 29, 2008 at 4:32 PM
They are not named after sled dogs LMFAO. It is very common to call you children by the names of the areas up here because they are unique and different and pretty or masculine. I love the name Sterling… boy or girl name.
And Trig is a family name on her Husbands side.
upinak on May 29, 2008 at 4:34 PM
I’d love for her to accept an offer, but would really feel sorry for her kids. I assume they are happy around friends and family in Alaska. Washington DC is not a nice place, and I hate the weather there. shudder.
I suppose the “undisclosed location” could be somewhere in Alaska? How often does the VP have to sit in the Senate chamber?
funky chicken on May 29, 2008 at 4:35 PM
Funky most likely Sarah is in Anchorage. She dislikes Juneau. What other State besides hawaii is it harder then the iditorod to get to their State Capital? Sarah agree with the majority of people in Alaska.
upinak on May 29, 2008 at 4:36 PM
OK, I voted twice…first for Romney…but then I looked her up and I like what I see. So I recast for Palin!
MechEng5by5 on May 29, 2008 at 4:39 PM
Point taken.
highhopes on May 29, 2008 at 4:47 PM
Dayum. I thought Jeri Thompson was the bomb.
I stand corrected.
Can’t we just drop McCain and vote for Palin/Romney or Palin/Thompson instead?
Et tu Brute on May 29, 2008 at 4:48 PM
But an unknown one being considered for second place on a ticket with a very liberal “Repulicrat” She isn’t going to draw anybody to the ticket and liberal Democrats will always beat liberal Republicans in head-to-head races. To win, the GOP needs to offer a different candidate than the one being served up by the Democrats. That “different candidate” isn’t McCain who essentially agrees with liberal Democrats on 99% of the issues that don’t involve Iraq. The party is going to lose big in November for thinking that pandering beats principles. We Republicans only have ourselves to blame for letting McCain and his idiot supporters hijack the agenda and replace it with the moonbat madness that is Judas McCain’s vision.
highhopes on May 29, 2008 at 4:53 PM
Jeez guys, who don’t you suggest McCain put Angeline Jolie on the ticket? Oh, I forgot, she’s pregnant by somebody else. And actually, AP, if you want to talk looks, Palin looks like Nancy Pelosi probably did 20 years ago if she had had Botox. So please don’t try to sell me on looks.
Really, we are talking about the veep slot, not the lineup for Meet the Press.
BigD on May 29, 2008 at 4:57 PM
Sibelius delivered that downright creepy SOTU rebuttal in January… PLEASE put that creepy woman on the ticket!
DaveS on May 29, 2008 at 4:58 PM
I think the point is the benefit of injecting some younger faces & energetic personalities into the Republican visage.
MechEng5by5 on May 29, 2008 at 5:04 PM
There is a quote for the ages…unless you are known, your faith will be diminished. I thought that is what these races are about, getting to know the candidates.
right2bright on May 29, 2008 at 5:08 PM
I will be content with either Palin (my first choice), Jindal, or Romney. I think she will be an asset to McCain and maybe she can push McCain to drill in Anwar. Although that would be an uphill battle. She has experience, great personality, and extremely bright. She has too many positives.
jencab on May 29, 2008 at 5:11 PM
Hey let’s elect our next president because she is “pretty” for an old woman…yay!
SaintOlaf on May 29, 2008 at 5:13 PM
If Palin does indeed become the VP then I will pull the lever for McCain without reservation.
I will pray for this as a conservative!!!!
azcop on May 29, 2008 at 5:15 PM
Well, I am all for that but we could have thought of it before we nominated McCain if it was that important. All I’m saying is tacking a young, pretty face on to the McCain campaign, especially if the means are the end, is not a credible strategy. Really, what have you done except promote a conservative version of Obama?
BigD on May 29, 2008 at 5:15 PM
A woman VP sure worked good for Mondale…let’s do it.
SaintOlaf on May 29, 2008 at 5:16 PM
Mitt or Palin, I’d take either. Palin has jumped in my estimation, especially now that she is pushing for a gas pipeline in AK, and suing over the stupid polar bear ruling.
Think_b4_speaking on May 29, 2008 at 5:17 PM
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