America's next Vice President:
So here’s a question I ask in all honesty about her, because I don’t know a huge amount about her.
Is she the President that you want to have? Because in four years, with there being a reasonable chance of McCain not running for reelection, whoever is selected as VP right now is going to be the heir apparent.
I just don’t know enough about her to know if she’s better than all the other choices, but I would be hesitant to pick her just for some tactic electoral reason.
Luckily the choice isn’t up to me of course.
Bonus points for being a whole lot easier on the eyes than “Slow Joe”...
I agree - Sarah looks to be an awesome pick - She’s everything that Hillary is not - except that as a woman, she’ll peel off all the pissed-off women who wanted hitlery...
She’s got better hair than Biden...
What state besides Alaska would she help carry? And Alaska is already a safe bet. The McCain campaign would have to spend half its time educating voters who Palin is, rather than spending time running against Obama. Nobody outside Alaska has ever heard of her.
Having a woman on the ticket doesn’t mean women are going to vote for McCain in large numbers. Also, Palin is an admitted past pot smoker and is in legal trouble in Alaska over her firing of a state commissioner. Picking her would be a wasted choice.
I have been excited about the idea of Sarah Palin for quite some time. I believe nObama has “screwed the pooch” with his selection of Biden, and as you said, opened the door for McCain to make a great strategic choice.
My one concern about Palin is: can she perform the traditional role that the VP performs during campaigns? Can she be the attack dog? If the answer is yes, then she is the choice.
If I were McCain I would look at all the potential female running mates (and I am sure they have) such as Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Gov. Palin.
I hope he picks her! He would definitely pick up some of the disgruntled Hillary supporters if he did.
With all due respect for Ms. Palin, I want a vice president with the balls of Dick Cheney, just in case ol Johns ticker was to give out on him. I want someone who can deal with the basties in this world in case of an emergency and not just sit there and look prety, You do remember LBJ and his ilk don’t you?
Prior to her election as governor, Palin served two terms on the Wasilla City Council and two terms as the mayor/manager of Wasilla. During her tenure, she reduced property tax levels while increasing services and made Wasilla a business friendly environment, drawing in new industry.
She has served as chair of the Alaska Conservation Commission, which regulates Alaska's most valuable non-renewable resources: oil and gas. She was elected by her peers to serve as president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors. In this role, she worked with local, state and federal officials to promote solutions to the needs of Alaska's communities.
http://gov.state.ak.us/bio.php
It would be hard to attack Barak's lack of experience while putting up Palin as VP. More importantly, if something happens to McCain, I think she might be in over her head. We really need someone who would be ready to be President from day one.
I think Reagan won because of his policies and principles, and not because of his running mate. All republicans should strive to do the same.
She is a great conservative and an asset to the GOP.
Now let’s get real, do you say this so we can go tit for tat with the Dems? That is not how we should pick our leaders.
And most importantly, she is a mother with 5 children, one being an infant. Don’t you think she has a lot on her plate already???? Hello, I don’t care what you say, you can not mother 5 kids and give the focus needed to be VP.
Does her family count her out for the future?? No, she is young and has plenty of years a head of her. Wait until she does not have so many other responsibilities.
I am from Alaska and she is fabulous. I also have a few personal friends who work for her in state government. She would be an excellent pick. As a parent who lost a son recently (jeremyearnshaw.com) I was amazed to receive a letter of condolence from her. My husband and I were very touch. This gal is bright and personable and honest. She would be excellent!
I am from Alaska and she is fabulous. I also have a few personal friends who work for her in state government. She would be an excellent pick. As a parent who lost a son recently (jeremyearnshaw.com) I was amazed to receive a letter of condolence from her. My husband and I were very touch. This gal is bright and personable and honest. She would be excellent!
I’m intrigued with Palin as VP choice for two reasons.
1) Pro-Alaskan drilling.
2) She elected to have a child after knowing he was afflicted with Down Syndrome while the baby in Illinois placed in a closet to die was also a Down’s child. Very powerful counterpunch to Obama’s infanticide vote.
Picking her is no more than playing the gender card. Why not pick Condi who is a gender card and a race card?
The obvious choice here is Mitt Romney.
Say what you will about Joe Biden, but he would eat Palin’s lunch in a debate.
Take that to the bank.
We need a VP that is ready on Day One to be President in a time of war, not somebody that needs training wheels.
Tell Sarah to check back with us in 2012 or 2016.
Sorry, sometimes the truth hurts.
I don’t know enough about Sarah Palin to have a strong opinion ... but if she’s the pick and does well, a Palin-Jindal ticket a few years down the road would be interesting.
“If McCain picks Palin, he will win a landslide, not seen since the election of President Ronald Reagan.”
Well....he’d win. Put the pom poms down and use your brain, neither side is going to win by more than 3-4%