[papertyger]

People are folling themselves if they think McCain doing one conservative act by picking Palin will suddenly and magically change his left leaning actions over the years or erase the many times he has voted with the socialist RATS on many issues.

You don't get it. Essentially McCain has told conservatives "let me rule now, and i'll put one of your own in direct position to succeed me, win or lose."

[Man50D]

You don't get it. Essentially McCain has told conservatives "let me rule now, and i'll put one of your own in direct position to succeed me, win or lose."

Presidential candidates don't pick VP running mates to run the country after their term is completed. They pick VP running mates because the latter agrees with the former on a majority of the issues.

Your hypothesis is ludicrous. It means Conservatives should agree to at least four more years of socialism to advance the conservative cause in the future. That ignores the fact he nor any President can make any such guarantee since the people decide who will be President and not the incumbent.