“since she has 5(?) kids and a husband, she can debate”
Why anyone would be considering Palin is beyond me. She has little experience, and is a virtual unknown. Just like the kid Pawlenty. Putting Palin or Pawlenty up against an old blustering hand like Biden in the VP debate would be like sending someone with a knife to a gunfight. It’s time to haul out the big gun of debaters, which is Romney. Romney could go head to head or toe to toe if you’d prefer, with Biden, and poke Biden full of holes. It would be logic versus illogic. Reason versus mild insanity, rationality versus irrationality. Romney would decimate Biden, make mincemeat out of him. Pawlenty would be a joke, Ridge couldn’t hold his own in a debate, Palin along with Pawlenty is a no-name featherweight, and Bobby Jindhal, although I love him, is also too young, too inexperienced, and also took himself out of contention anyhow.
This will be a test to see how smart McCain is. And also whether he thinks with his head and treats politics as the business that it is, or thinks with his heart and chooses one of his buddies who are unacceptable to the base, namely Joe Lieberman (Dem, liberal except on defense), Tom Ridge (pro-choice), Rudy Guiliani (pro-choice) or Lindsey Graham (another “maverick” just like McCain, we don’t need two of them). If McCain picks one of these guys, I sit home as McCain would have proven to me that he is too much the maverick, too contrarian, too disdainful of the Republican base, and is thus too politically stupid to be President. You just don’t rub it in the face of those that brung you to the dance.
i hadn’t heard about palin at all until recently, i guess that she was the counter to hillary
i don’t think since mccain is from my home state, that the establishment would care to have two westerners on the ticket?
As for Palin, the obvious appeal is she is a solid conservative and a women. Nails down 2 key groups well. Being in office for not too long is a concern.
Romney is a formidable and articulate debater. He would easily best Biden, and the key reason he would be a good VP is that Romney can put his ego aside and do whats needed for the team.
I dont know about Pawlenty but dont underestimate a republican who can win in MN.
Bobby Jindahl is not afraid of anyone. He is not at all politically correct. He is articulate, firm and knowledgable. Plugs would have his hat handed to him.
I’m with you...McCain has to put Mitt on as VP, the only one who could match Joe in a debate with absolute charm. The boy Tim or the gal choices would be left stuttering. I think it’s time we call McCain’s offices on Monday again. ;)
““since she has 5(?) kids and a husband, she can debate”
Why anyone would be considering Palin is beyond me. She has little experience, and is a virtual unknown. Just like the kid Pawlenty. Putting Palin or Pawlenty up against an old blustering hand like Biden in the VP debate would be like sending someone with a knife to a gunfight. It’s time to haul out the big gun of debaters, which is Romney. Romney could go head to head or toe to toe if you’d prefer, with Biden, and poke Biden full of holes. It would be logic versus illogic. Reason versus mild insanity, rationality versus irrationality. Romney would decimate Biden, make mincemeat out of him. Pawlenty would be a joke, Ridge couldn’t hold his own in a debate, Palin along with Pawlenty is a no-name featherweight, and Bobby Jindhal, although I love him, is also too young, too inexperienced, and also took himself out of contention anyhow.
This will be a test to see how smart McCain is. And also whether he thinks with his head and treats politics as the business that it is, or thinks with his heart and chooses one of his buddies who are unacceptable to the base, namely Joe Lieberman (Dem, liberal except on defense), Tom Ridge (pro-choice), Rudy Guiliani (pro-choice) or Lindsey Graham (another “maverick” just like McCain, we don’t need two of them). If McCain picks one of these guys, I sit home as McCain would have proven to me that he is too much the maverick, too contrarian, too disdainful of the Republican base, and is thus too politically stupid to be President. You just don’t rub it in the face of those that brung you to the dance.”
I agree 100%. Romney is the only mentioned possibility that would kick Biden’s butt in a debate.