Laura Ingraham: Palin for VP?
posted at 2:18 pm on August 25, 2008 by Allahpundit
Actually, Greta’s more excited about the idea than Ingraham is. I’m continually amazed by how much support there is for Palin, basically sight unseen, here in the comments at HA even though putting her on the ticket would obliterate the GOP’s strongest line of attack against The One. She’s personally appealing, represents a physical manifestation of Change, and is alarmingly young and inexperienced for such a momentous job. Remind you of anyone you know? Nor am I sold on Greta’s argument that women voters would flock to her. Conservatives love Palin because she’s down to earth to an extent that’s almost too good to be true, as if she’s a soccer mom who in her spare time decided to become governor. Hillary nuts worship Hillary for being the smart, opinionated career woman who refused to let gender expectations thwart her ambition who also somehow managed to raise a daughter. Both stereotypes are unfair — they’re two sides of the same coin — but the perceived difference in emphasis might be enough to turn Clintonites off to someone like Palin who doesn’t fit the traditional image of a feminist as well as Her Majesty does. Combine that with the scary Lifetime poll data that a woman on the ticket could actually cost McCain points and I don’t see the argument for her over, say, Romney.
Still, not the worst VP idea I’ve heard today. Exit question: I’m pretty sure I’ve asked this before, but I’ll ask again. Why would Palin make a better pick than, say, Huckabee? She’ll pull a few more women than him, probably, but he’ll pull more working-class Democrats and independents with his populist rhetoric. He’s a better public speaker than she is, it’s safe to say, and he’ll lock up the evangelicals sufficiently that McCain will have more room to pander to centrists (and no, you don’t have to remind me in the comments that plenty of evangelicals dislike him). Make the case, Palinites.
Update: The case is made!
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Crist isn’t a real conservative, but then again, neither is McCain. I think the best thing McCain can do is to give the nod to a true conservative. He already represents the center-right, he needs to add more right to the ticket to ease the conservatives that have already been burned by Feingold, Kennedy, and Shamnesty. The left is a lost cause, claiming the center right and right will assure victory while giving a token of peace to the Reagan conservatives.
Can someone call Fred! and get his opinion?
Not Hucksterbee.
Not Lieberman.
Not Crist.
Has anyone thought about Michael Steele?
Geministorm on August 25, 2008 at 2:46 PM
That makes 3 of us and it’s not because I favor another. The one time I saw her on with Larry Kudlow, maybe a month ago, she was unimpressive. It could have just been a bad day but she was in a friendly environment. She kept whiffing on Larry’s softballs which was disconcerting… Maybe I just caught her on a bad day.
TheBigOldDog on August 25, 2008 at 2:46 PM
She “eats moose burgers and rides snowmobiles”
Works for me!
Mr_Magoo on August 25, 2008 at 2:46 PM
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Pro-abortion – enough said.
Think_b4_speaking on August 25, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Umm I don’t remember Sarah and Todd getting a divorce? Her children are with her at ALL times. Her eldest is in the Army and Todd works 2 weeks on 2 weeks off.
WTF are you to say any different on how people run thier lives? You have never been to Alaska and THIS is how life is up here.
It isn’t easy, you have to work your butt off.. subsistance is a way of life and more people in Alaska stay married then anywhere in the lower 49. You seriously need to stop and STFU! You really have no clue about what you are talking about.
upinak on August 25, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Agreed. And who would be better against Hillary than Palin/Jindal 2012? She’s the right choice. She pulls all the groups McCain needs help with. And there’s no chance of running ads with her hitting McCain. That is now a big problem with Romney given the Biden and Hillary ads. PICK PALIN!
D0WNT0WN on August 25, 2008 at 2:47 PM
No identity politics.
No “reactive” choices. The Dems did that. Thus, we are forced to do this. Looks weak.
Wethal on August 25, 2008 at 2:48 PM
LOL! I can see it now,
McCain: “Good morning Ms Vice President” *Reaches out to shake her hand*
Michelle Malkin: *shaking her finger at McCain* “Shamnesty!!!!”
McCain *sighs.* … “oh for the love of-”
wise_man on August 25, 2008 at 2:48 PM
And looks a heck of a lot better doing it too.
Rick on August 25, 2008 at 2:48 PM
Whoever McCain picks will be walking right into the middle of a verbal and fecal firing range that the Democrats have set up, and at least we know Romney is up to it–knows how to fire back. With Palin, it’s just too early (in her career) to tell how she’d stand up to that.
RBMN on August 25, 2008 at 2:48 PM
I refuse to comment, because it could get me banned from commenting.
LibertarianConservative on August 25, 2008 at 2:49 PM
once youhave had moose burgers and caribou dogs.. you don’t want to go back!
upinak on August 25, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Ah yes. The sexism angle, Part Deux. Couple that with the fact that she and her husband have special infant, too. You don’t that would pull on some heartstrings?
I can see it now. A picture of Mac, Sarah and little Trig held between the two of them. Underneath that a slogan:
Done deal.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 25, 2008 at 2:50 PM
So Palin’s political accomplishment is that she won a state election. Every active governor or senator has. In that case, Lieberman is more qualified…for winning as an independent.
I agree that McCain has this wrapped up anyway. But I tend to think McCain’s veep might follow in Cheney’s footsteps and not run for POTUS. I don’t plan on McCain getting ill or dying in office. Even if so, the veep only finishes out the term.
JetBoy on August 25, 2008 at 2:50 PM
Couldn’t be any worse then what others have said so far.
upinak on August 25, 2008 at 2:50 PM
And there is the benefit of seeing Sarah debate an nasty talking Joe Biden. Watching Biden in attack mode and sarah ably defending herself would only add to the Obama bully factor.
William Amos on August 25, 2008 at 2:51 PM
She is also pro-amnesty.
carbon_footprint on August 25, 2008 at 2:51 PM
Why yes, it does!
Buy Danish on August 25, 2008 at 2:51 PM
Regarding Huckabee.
Anyone notice how bitter he is towards Romney?
When Romney bowed gracefully out of the race, he was not in the least bit bitter – at least to the public.
Huck is going on every show he can and bad mouthing Romney. What a phoney baloney. At least Romney did something in the business world.
Huck huckstered his congregation, and did quite well doing so.
stenwin77 on August 25, 2008 at 2:51 PM
Tru dat, playette. I’m with you on that one…..because it is me and my wife.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 25, 2008 at 2:51 PM
Women know when they’re being pandered to in a condescending way. Maybe someday the blacks who support the Dems will realize this, too.
Wethal on August 25, 2008 at 2:51 PM
Palin is fine (and I mean FINE) but Meg Whitman is a better choice if we are picking women.
1. From Long Island
This helps a lot in Florida which has a huge population of transplanted Long Islanders.
2. Fixes Fuddy Duddy Issue.
She is “Ms Tech”.
She also serves on the board of Dreamworks Animation.
3. Executive Experience.
Positively Bloombergian experience.
4. Brains
Princeton Harvard
5. Fixes McCain’s weakness on the economy
6. Nullifies the historic ticket issue.
7. Well Spoken
8. Self Made
Negatives:
1. Never run for elective office.
Is this really an issue for a women who has made almost 2 billion?
2. Never been in a debate.
If she can handle the board room she can handle biden.
3. Known Unknowns.
Any skeletons? I doubt it but you never know.
4. A little dowdy and not Palin Pretty.
She needs a good stylist.
liberrocky on August 25, 2008 at 2:52 PM
I’d be happy with Palin but I recognize that she is inexperienced and unknown.
You could be right that her 5 children and lack of abortions won’t attract Hillary’s voters. On the other hand it sounds as though she would attract evangelical voters of both genders. Additionally, her energy policies could attract a lot of conservative voters of both genders.
I realize we aren’t exalted pundits out here but at least we aren’t pushing Powell and Lieberman like some so-called conservatives in high positions are doing today.
Lynn2008 on August 25, 2008 at 2:52 PM
I also like Palin but think she is too young and inexperience.
Blake on August 25, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Amen to this. Roughly the same for anyone who’s ever brought up David Petraeus – file these three under the “they have more important work to do” folder.
I agree with everything that’s been said about Palin. Her relative lack of experience is pretty meaningless for a couple of reasons – first, Obama can’t attack on that since he’s pretty much just as inexperienced, and secondly, when it comes to executive experience, she’d be the most experienced one in the race.
I also agree that her gender, attractiveness, and her conservative bonafides make her a great choice. She does undercut Obama’s overreaching “this is history in the making” push even if it doesn’t destroy it entirely. She would be a great symbol to America of the GOP’s position on the one thing they control the national opinion on, energy.
All of this is true, and yet I still think she isn’t quite the one we are looking for. Weird, yet true.
Red Cloud on August 25, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Palin would be a good pick–she’s a solid conservative, excellent on energy issues, and could win over a few disappointed Hillary fans. The one problem is that she’s not very well known outside conservative circles. How well would she do in a debate against Biden?
Huckabee, although he’s strong with Evangelicals, does bring lots of baggage. Since he commuted the sentence of a convict in Arkansas who later raped a woman in Missouri, the DNC could run Willie-Horton-in-reverse ads, and Huckabee also raised taxes in Arkansas.
Joepub has a point with Kasich. He’s a good speaker and debater, former Ways and Means chairman, from Ohio with family in PA, which would help in those states.
Senator Thune (SD) is young and athletic-looking, but his eagerness to compromise on drilling is a weakness. Other than the fact that he ousted Tom Daschle from the Senate, what has he done nationally?
As much as conservatives like Fred Thompson, he probably wouldn’t make a good VP pick. With all the perception about McCain’s age, he doesn’t need an old-looking running mate whose primary campaign was much too laid-back and lackluster. Save him for the Supreme Court.
As for Romney, the fact that Obama has picked Biden makes Romney a better pick. Biden is a fairly good debater, and McCain needs someone who can out-debate Biden, and Romney might fit the bill. The VP debate could be very important: in 2004, Bush’s poll numbers were falling after his first debate with Kerry, then Cheney dominated Edwards, and Bush never looked back. McCain might need a good debater against Biden.
Romney, Palin, and Kasich would be good picks; Thune needs more experience, and Thompson and Huckabee would be better elsewhere.
Steve Z on August 25, 2008 at 2:52 PM
She would run circles around Biden. Have you seen the round table when she was up against Murkowski and Knowles? Made them look like children!
upinak on August 25, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Huck: The Repub PUMA!
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 25, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Yuk.
Verbaly: All of the democrat pundits and the press, including every single person at MSNBC.
Fecal(y): If that VP were to go to the democrat convention and confront the protesters. Or any venue that zombietime has ever covered at their website. Many parts of New York City. On the Daily show, and Bill Maher’s HBO show. And Portland Oregon. Especially if that person were to wear anything that would resemble the American Flag.
wise_man on August 25, 2008 at 2:53 PM
Here’s McCain’s VP guidelines: Do not pick a bigger tool than Joe Biden.
carbon_footprint on August 25, 2008 at 2:54 PM
One problem is that we have a dire need to cultivate a new generation of GOP all-stars. There is a paucity of charismatic, energetic conservatives to lead the ticket that do not carry some level of obvious damage. Palin does not need to be super-experienced if Maverick makes a big show of tutoring her*……
* though in reality I find the lack of executive experience amongst Maverick, Messiah the Lightworker, and Smiling Joe to be at least as idioctic as mocking Palin for her genuine experience working the other end of the equation from senior legislature.
sven10077 on August 25, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Too inexperienced to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate and inquire daily on the health of the President?
It's Vintage, Duh on August 25, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Is greasy Joe Biden really going to go after Sarah Palin in the debates? Pick on her for not being a good enough mom likes some of the more ridiculous commenters in this thread have? We can only dream. Palin is the PERFECT PICK! She is what’s known as a regular American. Smart but not arrogant like Greasy Joe. Reasonable and a reformer but not a “poke conservatives in the eye maverick” like McCain. She IS the American Conservative Base. I’m a conservative. I’m a guy. I’m not a feminist. And I’m not interested in her as eye candy either. I’m excited about her because she is a conservative who has all 3 legs of the stool.
D0WNT0WN on August 25, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Palin: Smart, principled, tough.
texette on August 25, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Exactly! I have nothing against Palin…she’s probably a good governor. Only caught a couple of her interviews, but yea, not impressive.
JetBoy on August 25, 2008 at 2:55 PM
She won more than just one. And as I said, people in actual positions of power that govern are more qualified than people who are in congress or the senate. Because this is a better qualification to eventually become president. And joseph lieberman has never been a governor of his state.
wise_man on August 25, 2008 at 2:55 PM
And your opinions on The Messiah are exactly what?
Palin has been a city councilor for 4 years and served two terms as mayor of a rapidly growing city before being elected governor (and at the same time raising a family). That is a lot more experience than “community organizing”.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 25, 2008 at 2:55 PM
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That really leaves the field pretty wide open…..
Think_b4_speaking on August 25, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Where did this idea come from that Hillary supporters will love Palin just because she’s a woman? That’s incredibly naive. Being a female, and having experienced it firsthand, I can tell you that female Dems tend to be very antagonistic towards female conservatives.
Plus, it would make McCain look like he was pandering desperately.
JA on August 25, 2008 at 2:56 PM
…… yup. That should be easy enough for him. But we are talking about McCain here, so anythings possible.
wise_man on August 25, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Umm….Palin isn’t a douche, but Huckabee is?
It's Vintage, Duh on August 25, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Joe Biden in a debate against ANY woman would be comedy gold. He will trip all over himself trying to not be a bully.
Jodi Rell is the one if it’s a woman.
rockmom on August 25, 2008 at 2:57 PM
I know, he has such little pressure on this pick.
Had Barry chosen Hillary, not so much.
Barry gave the GOP a gift with Biden.
carbon_footprint on August 25, 2008 at 2:57 PM
One of the reasons I thought Cheney was a bad choice was that there was no way he could win if he ran in 2008. I think Palin is the better choice because, eight years from now, Romney and Huckabee are going to look like really old men while Palin will still have some youth to her.
Kafir on August 25, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Yes, he would, and all voices in the press would defend him on it.
Think_b4_speaking on August 25, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Any coach knows not to bring someone along too quickly. Palin could become one of the best candidates ever.
Why force that now?
Pythagoras on August 25, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Exactly. McCain could easily make a wrong decision here. Here’s praying.
carbon_footprint on August 25, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Look what can Obama attack Palin on ? That she is a woman ?That is a losing argument. That she is in experienced ? Obama will never use the “E” word. This scandal ? If I was Palin I woud argue “At least I didnt have Jeremiah Wright as my preacher”
Obama has no logical way to attack Palin.
William Amos on August 25, 2008 at 2:58 PM
I am not going to argue with anyone who doesn’t want Palin, or even Jindal.
You ALL say you want new blood and when it comes to light … most of you break them down and do the “inexperience” crap that the liberals do.
I want someone to tell me what YOURGov.’s Senators and Congresspeople have done for your States, and then tell me that Palin and Jindal aren’t nad haven’t already been cleaning up theirs.
tisk tisk. I am just glad that Palin and Jindal didn’t run on religon, healthcare and same crap that everyone else has been running on for years!
upinak on August 25, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Cheney’s not running because he’s been so demonized that he could never win. He probably wouldn’t have even won the GOP nod. He’s not in great health either. If McCain picks Palin or someone else young and Conservative, they will likely be the automatic nominee much like Bush I.
DerKrieger on August 25, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Sadly, I’m in AZ… we’re stuck with Napolitano.
Shadegg was good though!
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on August 25, 2008 at 2:59 PM
Steve Z on August 25, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Kasich!!? You’re joking, right? This guy is fruitier than a nutcake.
Skyfox
SKYFOX on August 25, 2008 at 3:00 PM
You can’t tell me that a lot of Hillary supporters weren’t more motivated by what was between her legs than what was between her ears. Sure, they claimed they were in love with her ideas, but they’d look foolish (as many actually did) if they just said they were voting for her because they wanted to vote for a woman.
Red Cloud on August 25, 2008 at 3:00 PM
They would still try. Especially with Trig.
upinak on August 25, 2008 at 3:01 PM
How though? “That baby should have been aborted, to save it from the pain of having to live with a disability!”? Laughable.
I mean, I agree, they would/will try, but I can’t fathom how they’ll succeed without making themselves look like (even bigger) imbeciles.
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on August 25, 2008 at 3:02 PM
I guess that McCain wouldn’t be able to attack Obama’s lack of Experience? although I’m not sure how much VP will matter on Obama vs. McCain, its not Obama vs. Palin.
So we conceed. Yeah dems have more experienced VP, GOP has more experienced Pres. candidate, which is what you are voting on.
jp on August 25, 2008 at 3:02 PM
Obama attacks Palin’s inexperience. McCain replies by saying he has experience. The media asks McCain, but what if you die? At least Barack Obama has toured the world and given a speech in Germany. Sarah Palin has barely visited th east coast of the US, etc, etc
Sarah Palin is just too beautiful to get a lot of female votes.
indythinker on August 25, 2008 at 3:02 PM
Wait… perhaps I’m the imbecile. Everything clicked right after hitting “submit”. D’oh.
Grue in the Attic on August 25, 2008 at 3:03 PM
case can be made on this point, alot of hillary’s supporters resent/hate the Most Popular Girl and Beauty Queen.
jp on August 25, 2008 at 3:04 PM
Amen. I don’t care who he pick so long as they do no harm.
TheBigOldDog on August 25, 2008 at 3:04 PM
Sorry to hear that. :(
upinak on August 25, 2008 at 3:04 PM
Palin is an oil drilling, pro-life, evangelical Christian conservative with sufficient political experience. She’s easy on the eyes too.
saved on August 25, 2008 at 3:05 PM
Just look at the excitement for Sarah Palin here on Hot Air. She excites conservatives. Even the people arguing against aren’t really arguing against her. They just want some like Jodi Rell or Meg Whittman who will not be the VP now or ever. Huckabee people hate Romney people. Romney people hate Huckabee people. But everyone can love Sarah Palin.
D0WNT0WN on August 25, 2008 at 3:05 PM
IMHO McCain shouldn’t select a VP who has a track record of loosing in Presidential politics.
His impeccable qualifications not withstanding. I say Romney is the “Same Ole White Guy” (SOWG) (newly discovered acronym).
Remember how the Republicans fell to their knees and rejoiced when Bob Dole selected Jack Kemp?
What did they get? A SOWG!
My advice is to go long on first down! Pick Gov. Palin.
The Democrats are going to throw the kitchen sink at McCain no matter what he does.
CinC on August 25, 2008 at 3:05 PM
VP would be a far easier job than being governor of a state that has been dominated by a corrupt old boys’ club for generations.
Palin’s not a single parent, Akzed. She has a perfectly capable husband. Her children would not be orphaned by 2 1/2 months of campaigning.
aero on August 25, 2008 at 3:06 PM
From a political standpoint, Sarah would be great. Right now, McCain is tied or a little behind b/c of the gender gap. If Mac gets an extra 5% of the female vote–along with Snobama imploding–I say landslide. The only thing I worry about Sarah will be the MSM making her out to be a new Nixon b/c of the trooper scandal. Otherwise, she will immediately engender excitement and probably overshadow the Snobama/Hairplug ticket.
BTW, my first comment on Hotair, thanks for opening up registration!
IR-MN on August 25, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Hey, how about Ann Coulter for VP? Youthful, inexperienced and she’s pissed off conservatives almost as often as the Maverick has. A potential downside would be her ability to out-gaffe Biden, but the veep debate would be comedy gold.
Actually, I like Palin, but I think that the maker of worlds is right for this election cycle. Pragmatically speaking, electoral wise, Romney would cement Nevada and quite possibly Michigan as well. I just don’t see Palin bringing any such strength to the ticket.
Physics Geek on August 25, 2008 at 3:06 PM
The VP selection must portray an ability to carry out presidential duties and maintain the confidence of the American people in his/her credentials to do so. Gender and ethnicity aside, if the unthinkable happens, we all want someone in whom we have confidence. There are three who fit that criteria best for me. Rudy, Mitt, and Fred!
a capella on August 25, 2008 at 3:07 PM
Hey “sweetie”, (sorry, another Barackism)
You know I’m on your side!
My gov. is Mitch Daniels. He has done wonderful things for the state of Indiana. He’s up for re-election this year. I don’t think he would accept if it was offered because I think he has his eyes on POTUS in ’12. We have had an economic boom in Indiana. We have the lowest unemployment rate in all of the Midwest. We have had Honda, Amazon, Nestle, etc. expand plants here because he has been active in recruiting business. He leased the Indiana Toll Road for billions of dollars that are being used for infrastructure (since Indiana is the “crossroads of America”) projects all over the state. We just passed property tax reform. Heck, FedEx expanded their operations in Indianapolis just because we finally got on-board with Daylight Savings Time.
He’s even proposed legislation that would give $6000 to high school graduating seniors if they choose to stay in Indiana for the college education to combat the Midwest “brain drain”. That $6k could be used at any public or private institution. $6000 would buy the first 2 years of college, free and clear, at Ivy Tech Community College (where I teach) which is the fastest growing community college in the country.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 25, 2008 at 3:07 PM
I’d be fine with either Palin or Huckabee…although I don’t think either of them will be chosen.
keepinitreal on August 25, 2008 at 3:09 PM
I think Palin would be a good choice because she is a smart conservative.
You mention inexperience, but she is Gov. So that has to count for something. I mean she’s not a community aggitator like obie1nobody. So why the heck not pick a women. Let the repbubs. be serious about advancing women, since we vote.
Mercy4Me on August 25, 2008 at 3:10 PM
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I don’t either – they both fall on the wrong side of Carbon’s Dictum above.
Think_b4_speaking on August 25, 2008 at 3:10 PM
Yeah, but McCain really does have to do a lot better than ‘no harm’. because McCain is already stocked his cupboards with enough ‘harm’ that he really needs to pick someone who will do a hell of a lot of good. To counteract his ‘harm,’ in the way of the things that he’s not at all good with.
wise_man on August 25, 2008 at 3:10 PM
I began liking Palin after hearing about her earlier in the summer. But McCain doesn’t need the headache of her current ethics investigation–no matter how petty. Who needs that hassle?
joepub on August 25, 2008 at 2:32 PM
You had Thune on your list, and I thought he was dynamite several weeks ago on Meet the Press. Then I found out that he was part of that Gang of 10 idiocy that would undermine McCain’s energy position and do nothing but serve as a boondoggle for only those in his home state. I think he’s a turd now and should go to the end of the line with Lindsey Graham and Mark (Meathead) Sanford. For now, Graham and Thune can serve as dutiful surrogates if they back away from the Gang of 10 idiocy. Sanford should just stay at home; he was an absolute dope on a CNN interview not too long ago.
In the end, at this early point in her political career, Palin will likely enrage liberal males (Alan Colmes-types) because she is the girl who would always turn them down for dates in high school. Similarly, Hillary’s female backers will see Palin as getting put on the fast track merely because (in rockmom’s words) men want to look at her boobies.
If McCain picks a woman, he needs someone who Hillary’s female supporters will view as a woman who’s earned her stripes. Dick Morris has been touting Hutchinson. Maybe. I like Carly Fiorini, but NOT for VP.
For sure, bigger things for Palin in the future. But not now.
BuckeyeSam on August 25, 2008 at 3:11 PM
God, would I love Mitch Daniels. But he is radioactive because he served under President Bush. That’s the one thing McCain cannot afford, unless it is Colin Powell.
rockmom on August 25, 2008 at 3:12 PM
OH hell I just choked on my tea LOL
Er, I’d like to set the bar a little higher than that….Pawlenty looks very good. Sanford looks very good. Mitch Daniels looks good. Bob Riley (AL) is awesome. I’ve said it before….even Bobby Jindal has more experience than Palin.
And I would actually buy a ticket to watch a Jindal Biden debate.
Call him dumb, Joe! Call him a bad Catholic! Call him a donut seller! please…Or, best yet, tell him that you’ve been in the Senate since before Jindal was out of diapers.
Change!
funky chicken on August 25, 2008 at 3:12 PM
Not only…” no way to attack her…”
Truly the iron hand in a velvet glove; not only a beautiful and very powerful woman, but one who knows how to hire ‘em and how to fire ‘em…!
I have to register more than a little concern however; since even the Kos believes she’s truly formidable and hot too!
J_Gocht on August 25, 2008 at 3:12 PM
The one thing you can count on with Ann Coulter as Vice President, is that the liberals are going to do much more than just visit the Canadian immigration website on the day after the election.
wise_man on August 25, 2008 at 3:12 PM
I think Mitt is a bad choice as he doesnt match up well against Biden.
Im sorry but I dont see Mitt in the attack dog role. Biden would run circles around Mitt.
William Amos on August 25, 2008 at 3:13 PM
Romney, Palin, and Kasich would be good picks; Thune needs more experience, and Thompson and Huckabee would be better elsewhere.
Steve Z on August 25, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Those are my top picks also. I have thought that Kasich would be a super pick for months. I think that he would bring the most to the ticket. Romney would be fine also. Palin is certainly also fine but I agree that she is lacking a bit of experience (she only has slightly more than Obama).
duff65 on August 25, 2008 at 3:13 PM
I worked on his campaign, and then moved to Pennsylvania. Had his daughter as a student, too, and got a hand written thank you note from Mitch. Mitch is a rock star.
Now, I get Ed Rendell.
rightwingprof on August 25, 2008 at 3:13 PM
Well, they are already linking McCain with Bush. So what does that matter.
Mitch, like Mitt, comes from a business background. He was OMB director at the beginning of GWB’s administration. And now he has executive experience. I think it would be a great choice, but for us Hoosiers, the Democrat running against him is an absolute disaster. We can’t afford for him to lose. His opponent? Think of Barack as a short white women. Yikes!
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 25, 2008 at 3:15 PM
Allah, would it be possible for Ed or you to do a poll?
upinak on August 25, 2008 at 3:16 PM
I’m sorry. I feel for you. I used to live across the river in Jersey. Oy. Life wasn’t any better back then. Christine Todd Whitmas was Gov. After her, it has really gone downhill.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 25, 2008 at 3:17 PM
The purpose of putting Palin on the ticket is not to go after the old guard feminists, who are seething with hate at Barack Obama.
I believe Palin could go after women who do like Barack Obama; who may be younger, have professional careers, who don’t loathe men, and dream of having the perfect family. This would give Palin, and the Republican party, the opportunity to completely redefine feminism to value family, life, and conservatism.
Should this shift occur, this would put the Republican party on good footing for the future, as women are one of the large blocks that heavily favor Democrats. Men already tend to favor Republicans, take women away from Democrats and they’re toast.
The drawback is I’m not sure she’s ready to step up to the Presidency should the worst occur; although I believe she is far more qualified to be president than Obama.
This year’s election is going to be about the economy and energy; I can see Palin helping on energy, but McCain is going to be hammered on the economy. I love Palin, but I think he needs someone like Romney :(
El_Terrible on August 25, 2008 at 3:18 PM
I’m horribly torn, personally. On the one hand, I’ve liked her since I heard of her, liked her more since I started looking into her background, and agree with the tide who claim she’ll pull a good portion of the women’s vote to McCain’s side. On the other hand, I also must concede that she could stand for more experience and, as mentioned above, her situation with her family might be used as an attack point.
Still, either way you look at it, she’s a rising star on the conservative side… what say we cross our fingers and hope she shoots for the Big Chair around 2024/2028??
Hey, a man can dream.
*Eats*
Grue in the Attic on August 25, 2008 at 3:18 PM
Mitt, smart guy, but I see the attacks as being flip-flopper (much like His Holiness) and rich elitist. The comments about his sons will hurt, too.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 25, 2008 at 3:18 PM
“Drill Her
e, Drill Now, …” Tap Palin for VPjp on August 25, 2008 at 3:18 PM
Sarah Palin has no business even being considered when there are two strong female Republican governors with more experience, and both of them were elected in very Democratic states. One of them even happens to be Jewish, which would make it almost a hat trick if McCain picks her (Linda Lingle.) All this talk about Palin makes it appear that she is the ONLY Republican woman elected official out there. She isn’t. I wish people would actually do some research on these three women Governors. Palin has nothing to recommend her over Rell or Lingle except that she is younger and prettier. Democratic women will see through that in a nanosecond.
rockmom on August 25, 2008 at 3:19 PM
If they try and say Palin is like Barack (i.e. we can’t say he has no experience and is young) atleast we can say thats why shes up for VP not Pres. A young, strong, and willing to learn VP is great, all that in a Pres is horrible.
We don’t have it too bad right outside NYC, I mean, ok well atleast I’m alive, thats an upside.
Rbastid on August 25, 2008 at 3:19 PM
When has honest family been an attack point?
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 25, 2008 at 3:19 PM
If McCain chose a woman, a TRUE Conservative woman, he would hit this election out of the park. It would be the final nail in Obama’s campaign coffin. Not only would doing so break the “old-white-guy-Republican-mold” she would also take the “change” wind out of Obama’s sails. Romney is too much the “same old, same old”. As a young American, female voter, choosing McCain wasn’t exactly an exciting moment for me. I feel the same about Romney. Choosing Palin would give McCain’s campaign a whole new light for me. Of course, I’m speaking on a personal note above.
Palin is pro-life, pro-gun, drill domestic oil now, a true Conservative, has leadership experience. IMO, she would breathe a little fresh air into a ho-hum campaign. And, I can see her running for POTUS when McCain is done. Maybe a Palin/Jindal ticket? :)
Conservative_SAHM on August 25, 2008 at 3:20 PM
(I have NOT read above posts…)
1) I found Huckabee very alienating in his manner; all ideology aside, I consider his (metaphorical, not religious) “holier than thou” demeanor unappealing/off-turning, and I can well imagine that many others – religious or not – around the USA find it so also.
2) What is the “status” of the brouhaha surrounding Palin vis a vis the (as I understand it) “firing” scandal? Would/could that be problematic?
I’ll trust the McCain insiders to make the final decision, but it seems the Republicans have a healthy VP crop to choose from.
That said, I find her (all things considered together) an equally good choice (in the sense that it “would not affect my decision” to vote for McCain..as opposed to if he were to choose…ahem…Oprah…heh…) as Jindal or Romney.
Yes, others have written much about the negatives of Romney (religion, non-conservative positions held earlier, etc.), yet none have to date (to my knowledge) written as extensively about the “negatives” of a less-experienced VP, or two Southern folks (NV + LA) on a ticket, etc etc….
Lockstein13 on August 25, 2008 at 3:22 PM
Democrats would howl all day long that Mitch Daniels oversaw the Bush tax cuts that McCain was against before he was for them. Also would reinforce the whole “McSame” meme. I just can’t see McCain going there when he could choose another good strong Republican governor who has no ties to the Bush administration.
rockmom on August 25, 2008 at 3:22 PM
JMac should be looking at Marsha Blackburn, Marilyn Musgrave, Michele Bachmann, and Mary Fallin as choices, too.
Anything wrong with them?
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on August 25, 2008 at 3:22 PM
I am in no way a movement feminist, but such obvious double standards make me want to scream. It’s apparently OK for the father of five children, the father of a Down’s child, the father PERIOD, to run for such an important office with comparable experience. But, a woman? A mother? God forbid! And, good Lord, she’s beautiful to boot?
Could she screw up? Yeah, sure. It only takes one word at the wrong time (remember macaca?).
Like I said on the other threads. She is smart, smart, smart.
And she’d kick Biden’s a** in a debate.
Holding Trig.
texette on August 25, 2008 at 3:23 PM
It’s got nothing to do with living in AK, genius. Alaskan kids don’t need their mothers’ attention? I don’t want a VP (or POTUS) who has to sit up nights with a sick kid, dope.
Akzed on August 25, 2008 at 3:23 PM
Kasich could (emphasis on that last word) turn off the Catholic vote. He’s an apostate.
Forget anybody who has never been elected. That’s a loser before the horse gets out the gate, no matter what the other qualifications might be.
And women wouldn’t vote for a woman because she’s a woman? That’s exactly why a great many women wanted to vote for Hillary. That’s exactly why the vast majority of the black community is voting for Obama. It’s also why most of the Huck fans were supporting Huck. Identity politics, pure and simple.
rightwingprof on August 25, 2008 at 3:25 PM
Hucklebaloney is totally unacceptable and I would vote for Bob Barr. A real conservative like Romney or Palin and I could hold my nose and vote for McCain over the Marxist Obama.
bill30097 on August 25, 2008 at 3:25 PM
Palin is great and I think it would be a bold and change-y move by McCain, but she is too attractive to be admitted to the ugly women’s caucus — and this might be a necessary prerequisite for many in the Hillary voting bloc.
Hazard on August 25, 2008 at 3:25 PM
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