Posted on 08/16/2008 10:50:27 AM PDT by Perdogg
Who? When?
Republicans including, I imagine, Sen. McCain himself are asking these questions about his selection of a vice presidential candidate.
Ideally, a presidential candidate wants a running mate who will help him or her win the election, and (maybe) to govern afterwards. But most will settle for a veep who isn’t a drag on the ticket, as Dan Quayle was for the first President Bush.
Traditionally, a presidential nominee has chosen a running mate to balance the ticket geographically, or to appease a faction of the party. The most successful example of this was when John F. Kennedy picked Lyndon Johnson, though neither liked the other, and LBJ joined the ticket only because he thought Kennedy would lose.
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"Is it really just curiosity or do you want to change the subject? :)
It really was just curiosity. You seemed pretty intent on running down Palin and while running down one (potential) candidate is often done by someone who favors another this is not always the case. I did not want to jump to conclusions.
Long before GWB tapped Dick Cheney to be VP I was a fan of his also. I remember the House banking scandal and how deftly Cheney, who was then Secretary of Defense, patiently answered questions at a very long news conference about his involvement. He struck me as he has always struck me, as extremely competent. Unflappable. I agree too that come late January he is going fishing. He and his wife deserve a lot better than Washington D.C.
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“13 No issue stance yet recorded.”
The link is from 2006. However, a lot of the very important issues are answered there and it’s the best we’ve got. I posted that for what was on there. Sounds like you didn’t click around on the site very much.
She is for marriage between a man and a woman.
She complied with a Supreme Court order and signed the benefits into law. And?
“Yeah, great choice.”
Yes, she is. We need to win this election. Women love her. Some are angry about Hillary. We need to take them away from Obama. She can do it. She’s acceptable to our base. She’s pro life, pro 2nd amendment and a good fiscal conservative. She’s very popular and pleasing to both sides. WE need her.
Re #63
Very well said.
[ So...what’s going on here? Why on earth would anyone seriously endorse her as a likely or appropriate vice-presidential running mate? ]
Affirmative action, clear and simple.
And a gross misunderstanding of what makes women tick.
Too many extramarital affairs on one ticket.
What a shame.
Besides, I think Newt works best as “the man behind the curtain.”
Well.... I’m glad you got it. The pun was intended...</insert smiley face here>
He is soooo much better than any alternative, I don't see any reason not to try to get him as the VP.
Would the truth be known, Newt should be our Presidential canidate. Then we would be sure winners.
Don't blame me, it's your link and it shows Palin to be an empty suit frock. Gorgeous, yes. Smart, maybe. But an inch shallow and so is anyone who'd endorse her with those skimpy credentials. This is a person who might, on some horrible day of extreme national crisis, be thrust into the office of President of the United States.
My wife is a lurker and says, “Sarah Palin is the mother of five children, the youngest of whom is a baby with Down’s Syndrome. She needs to worry about being a mother. Not about running for Vice President.”
Now my thought is that as VP she will have more help caring for her brood than she could ever hope for (at taxpayer expense to boot). What do you think?
I don’t think I’m “running down” Palin. I’m trying to point out that she is not qualified to be vice-president.
Imagine how the Democrats and the MSM would run her down, through and over.
I will admit it’s irritating to discover that respectable, intelligent conservatives would favor her despite her scanty resume. The world is dumbing down faster than I can keep up. ;)
The true conservative choice would be a black conservative, probably a military veteran.It's true that there is no such person who is qualified to run for president - but then, the objective for the sake of the Republic is that the country be unified - and not around an extremely unqualified presidential candidate in Barak Obama.
A black conservative VP nominee would be an affirmative action hire. Is that legitimate, for the vice presidency? The Constitution indicates that it is:
The Electors shall meet in their respective States and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves Twelfth AmendmentThe Constitution includes an incentive to choose a VP nominee whose identity will help unify the country - precisely what a black conservative would do. But choosing a candidate for his identity is in fact affirmative action.
“We’ll call you Obama-man. OK with you?”
It’s probably better than what I call you.
Newt has character issues as far as I am concerned. He is also a lightning rod which, rightly or not, would cause damage to the Republican ticket. Palin would make a positive difference in many of the battleground states where 1-2% separate the two parties. Evangelicals, women, second amendment voters, government reformers, pro-lifers etc would all be energized.
I don’t know enough about Palin to imagine her as President and CIC. Wouldn’t she somewhat dampen the inexperience argument the republicans will use against Obama?
Not really. She has more executive experience than Obama.
“Very well said.”
Thank you.
“This is a person who might, on some horrible day of extreme national crisis, be thrust into the office of President of the United States.”
Face it: She’s extremely popular with people from both sides of the aisle, women and men. But yes, she doesn’t have a lot of experience as compared to some other politicians.(And in some ways that’s good.) She does have more than Obama, however. I think we all know that when these people are in high office they are as good as the people they surround themselves with also, their cabinet, their advisors etc. I know if Obama wins, I will already have a president who I disagree with on everything and who has no experience. If Sarah Palin should one day become president because of McCain’s death (God forbid)I will prefer that over Obama. But raising that point is an important issue.
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