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The Unfortunate Palin Gamble
GOPublius.com ^ | August 29, 2008 | GOPublius.com

Posted on 08/29/2008 10:31:47 AM PDT by americanophile

Don’t kid yourself…John McCain just put all his chips on the table and rolled the dice.

Over the past many months, McCain’s team had skillfully underscored the natural impressions of Americans – that Barak Obama was the lightweight in the race; the candidate of risk. Now, with a single stroke McCain has undercut his most effective argument. He has weakened his case for wisdom and experience, and elevated a one-term governor of a small-population state based on her gender.

McCain had plenty of safe choices. Choices that would have bolstered Americans’ inherent understanding of McCain’s competency and ability; choices that would have underscored the longstanding notion that whatever gimmick the Democrats try, the Republican Party remains the serious one.

With the electorate evenly split, McCain’s first job was to pick a competent running mate that would not undermine his standing, and would reassure voters that should something happen to the oldest man ever to be nominated for president, a competent, experienced leader, ready to serve as commander-in-chief in a time of war, was waiting in the wings.

The former Miss Congeniality, and hockey mom from “the last frontier” is a bizarre choice.

McCain’s pick today has all the hallmarks of a political gimmick and a hail-Mary pass. While it is likely to excite some conservatives, his choice will refocus the entire campaign away from Obama’s status as a political neophyte and will reshuffle the risk calculus in the favor of the increasingly familiar, and always-eloquent Obama. With Biden on the ticket, Obama has lessened the sense that he poses a serious danger to the electorate. McCain’s selection by contrast is likely to shake voters and cast uncertainty on the wisdom and safety of a McCain presidency.

With competent and proven individuals waiting in the wings such as Governor Mitt Romney, the selection of Sarah Palin is a most unfortunate choice.

John McCain may have just lost the 2008 election…cue the hurricane.


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To: americanophile

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I’ve never seen that error message before. Kinda rinky dink.

They’re criticizing McCain’s choice, all the while demonstrating a poor choice of ISP themselves. Ha!


81 posted on 08/29/2008 10:56:38 AM PDT by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: americanophile

“...based on her gender”

Lost all credibility right there. There is a lot more to Palin than her gender. Anyone who doesn’t think so, is not paying attention.


82 posted on 08/29/2008 10:56:38 AM PDT by txjeep
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To: Snickering Hound

That’s not her. That’s the Overstock.com spokeslady.

The picture is labeled. wrong.


83 posted on 08/29/2008 10:56:45 AM PDT by Petronski (Why is the Democrat party so damn sexist?)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

My stepdaughter, a career Dem, just called to say she’s voting for McCain/Palin. This is a win, people!


84 posted on 08/29/2008 10:57:13 AM PDT by pabianice
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To: americanophile


Awww, quit yer cryin'!
85 posted on 08/29/2008 10:57:28 AM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: americanophile
Sarah Palin is Governor of the largest State in the Union.
86 posted on 08/29/2008 10:57:31 AM PDT by JRochelle (I support the PUMAS!)
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To: americanophile

Harry S. Truman


87 posted on 08/29/2008 10:57:39 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine's brother (Democrat, a synonym for Traitor)
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To: americanophile

I am going with his gamble.


88 posted on 08/29/2008 10:57:59 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: americanophile

Hmmm...Like a little vinegar with those sour grapes? McCaine’s choice of Palin was absolutely brilliant.


89 posted on 08/29/2008 10:58:07 AM PDT by Leg Olam ("Every dog, we are told, has his day, unless there are more dogs than days." Bat Masterson)
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To: americanophile

You should see what the Hillary supporters are saying, they love her already. That might fade as they realize that she is pro-life but right now they are ready to vote McCain/Palin.


90 posted on 08/29/2008 10:58:13 AM PDT by tiki (True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)
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To: americanophile

Who shoveled this pile of horse manure, anyway?

One thing I doubt is that “GOPublius” is any kind of Republican. He/she/it is probably some DailyKOS minion.

In any case, this analysis, and it doesn’t really deserve that term, is a most asinine, sophomoric and irrelevant rant.


91 posted on 08/29/2008 10:58:36 AM PDT by John Valentine
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To: americanophile
“With competent and proven individuals waiting in the wings such as Governor Mitt Romney, the selection of Sarah Palin is a most unfortunate choice.”

I hope we don't get a lot of this kind of bitterness like we have seen here on FR from the Romney supporters in the past. It's just so ugly, which is peculiar considering many of them shallowly admit to being attracted to Romney because of his supposed “good looks” above all else yet they turn ugly real fast when it turns out not to be Romney.

92 posted on 08/29/2008 10:59:01 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Vote For McCain But Trust In The LORD.)
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To: pabianice

I know of 2 Dem women who were planning on sitting out and not voting due to Hillary not getting nominated.They too have said they will now vote for McCain/Palin!!!!!!!!!

Let the fun begin!!!!


93 posted on 08/29/2008 10:59:23 AM PDT by IndianPrincessOK (Native American pleading for Truth!)
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To: X-Servative
True (perhaps.) These are the days we live in. The selection of oBambi was entirely based on race!
94 posted on 08/29/2008 10:59:41 AM PDT by Revolting cat! (Are you ready to pray for Teddy?)
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To: americanophile

Looks like the Liberals... er ... um Moderate right aren’t happy with Palin. Oh fracking well. Get over it. McCain just walked away with this election with getting a CONSERVATIVE in place in stead of a hanky stomping New York RINO.

If he promises to put good Constitutionally educated Justices on the bench, I may have to change my mind about the man. As it is right now, he may, just may get my vote in November.

Had he picked Romney, I’d be staying home.

Mike


95 posted on 08/29/2008 10:59:58 AM PDT by BCR #226 (The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
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To: nathanbedford

you dont explain how this is a roll of the dice, other than to repeat it..

she bring the core values of a true reagan conservative to the ticket....

how is that a roll of the dice?


96 posted on 08/29/2008 11:00:10 AM PDT by raygunfan
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To: americanophile

The big ASSumption here is that GOV Palin is nothing more than an attractive body containing ovaries.

It is the common ordinary quiet unassuming American with a spine of steel who always rises when America needs a hero. There are more heroes raising good kids than there are in the Pentagon. Sarah Palin is already a hero for simply agreeing to put her country ahead of her family. I’m certain this was a hard selfess decision, but not the first one she has made.

Name one selfless decision Obama has made.

Do not discount the fact that Sarah Palin may be the stuff of which great leaders emerge. Do you perceive this about Joe Biden or Barack Obama?

I just hope she makes Joe cry in the VP debate.


97 posted on 08/29/2008 11:00:16 AM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: americanophile
Check.

Mate.

Obama bin Biden is hereby declared DOA.

98 posted on 08/29/2008 11:00:30 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Public policy should never become the captive of a scientific-technological elite. -- Ike Eisenhower)
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To: Domandred

O-Biden? “two pair”???? Pair of jokers if you ask me, and those more from the demented kind (aka Dark Knight).


99 posted on 08/29/2008 11:00:58 AM PDT by el_texicano (Liberals, Socialist, DemocRATS, all touchy, feely, mind numbed robots, useless idiots all!!!)
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To: Califelephant
Did I miss anything?

Four years or more of looking at Sarah Vs four years or more of looking at Michelle?

100 posted on 08/29/2008 11:00:59 AM PDT by null and void (Obama/Biden: It's a no-brainer)
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