highhopes on August 1, 2008 at 12:41 PM

Palin wouldn’t be a “token” pick at all. She’s a charismatic Governor whose big issue (domestic energy) happens to be the focus of this election. Palin compares favorably with any of the other VP choices. Her gender is a plus, no doubt.

The “experience” criticism is a valid point, but Palin’s positives outweigh her negatives, which isn’t true of the other guys.

I’m not expert on Dem strategy. Why isn’t AZ governor Janet Napolitano in the running? She’s positioned herself as a centrist & is pretty popular here.

jgapinoy on August 1, 2008 at 9:41 AM

Correct me if I’m wrong? But I believe J. Napolitano is lesbian!

Mr. Wednesday Night on August 1, 2008 at 12:11 PM

Not to get too philisophical on a Friday afternoon but should either party be looking at this as “token” nominations? I realize that what a VP nominee can bring to the ticket is an important factor but it seems that purely token nominations (as Palin’s would be) aren’t taken seriously. McCain has a big problem convincing voters he has the health to make it through four years of a very demanding job. Selecting an unknown VP simply because of gender isn’t going to help him convince America that, should something happen, the #2 is up to the task of running the nation.

Dr. Cwac.Cwac on August 1, 2008 at 9:39 AM

Indeed. This is why I think McCain should go first and choose Palin. Obama’s really struggling w/ this gender thing, but all of his best choices are men. Palin on the GOP side just might force Obama into a “token” pick like Sebelius, weakening the Dem ticket and hopefully angering Hillary supporters, too. Putting pressure on Obama is a good thing, because he can’t handle it.

But even if BO plays it safe with Kaine or whoever, pollster Scott Rasmussen has already said that Palin would be McCain’s best choice against a male VP nominee.

Either way, no brainer.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080801151102.y2q6k892&show_article=1

John Edwards ‘Love Child’ Accusations Intensify With Release of Birth Certificate. Now if we could only see Obama’s real Birth Certificate!

BTW, Hillary! still has not released her delegates to Obama, and still has an outstanding $20 campaign debt. Now that Congress is in recess, do you expect to see her out hustling for Barry?

If Barry is worried about ‘bitter people’….just wait until Denver.

Such are the contradictions inherent in identity politics. Perhaps the entire Democratic Party should “get over it”.

There’s no way Obama could pick a non-Hillary woman for VP and have it be seen by the PUMAs as anything other than a condescending pander. The Dems have well and truly painted themselves into an identity/victimhood corner.

Obama is practically forced to choose an older white guy. That’s the only “neutral” demographic left in Democrat World and by neutral I mean “judgeable based solely on content of character.”

How sad.

rockmom on August 1, 2008 at 10:43 AM

Oh, come on! She did get Michael J. Fox to endorse her! Isn’t that part of Barry’s credentials? To get celebrities to endorse you?

/sarc

Gilda on August 1, 2008 at 10:22 AM

Finally some truth from McCain’s moonbats!

Seriously though, that’s exactly how you people come off whenever issues of faith come up. It’s not mere hatred but something far more intolerant that makes it clear that there is no place for the religious right in McCain’s version of the GOP. The day after McCain slithered to the top of the heap, one of your kind was here spewing how the GOP was going to “get back” at evangelicals and make them pay.

If that doesn’t equate to a desire to eradicate evangelcals from the party, it comes pretty close. Why do you all fear Christians anyway?

the McCain wing of the party who want to exterminate all evangelicals

highhopes on August 1, 2008 at 9:49 AM

Uh oh. highhopes is on to us! What gave it away, the hundreds of massive death camp construction projects sporting giant “Evil Hating McCainiacs for McCainy MCainism” banners? The freight trains filled with evangelicals rounded up at gunpoint from their church services and heading, ominously, east?

We McCain supporters are going to have to be a heckuva lot sneakier if we want to get our murderous agenda past the supersmart likes of highhopes!

/sarc
/yep, getting a bit tired of this idiotic hysteria

But I think the reason Hillary’s supporters don’t want a woman VP candidate other than Hillary, is that said candidate would then be competition for Hillary in the future.

http://imustimes.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/bernie-pimps-nj-rap-artist/

http://www.johnrich.com/

3. Spearheading legislation to make sure aborted babies that survive are still DOA

Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 1, 2008 at 9:38 AM

4. He protects violent criminals and sexual predators: Obama voted against a bill that would add penalties for crimes committed as a part of gang activity and against a bill that would make it a criminal offense for accused gang members, free on bond or probation, to associate with other gang members. In 1999, he was the only Illinois state senator to oppose a bill that prohibited early prison release for criminal sexual offenders.

IF we got Palin on the National Stage

and IF she can articulate conservatism in an effective way.

What IF she was able to significantly move the female vote in this country from going 60-40 Dem to atleast 50-50 or better? That would change American politics dramatically, and probably has a better shot at happening than appeals to the black vote.