I’m now a HAPPY supporter of John McCain. Something I couldn’t say yesterday.
John & Cindy on stage right now.
Cindy looks great - especially after seeing The Moose staring back at us all week long.
Introducing Sarah right now.
Sarah now on stag.
WOW.
Talk about looking like a million bucks!!!!!
She and her husband - two real Americans for a change!!!
Hillary’s PUMAs are over joyed too!
Please visit the link and read the comments.
http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=26089
McCain has definitely reached out to the conservative base with this VP pick. Of course, he has also reached out to women voters who engage in identity politics. And he offers a first to match the Rats first. A rather masterful political move.
McCain has made a solid conservative choice.
Palin should please pro-lifers and Evangelicals.
Better watch out, Joe Biden!
I admit that I started crying this morning when I heard the news.
I admit that I started crying this morning when I heard the news.
Get used to saying “President McCain” everybody!
DAMNIT MCQUEEG! Now you’re starting to make me think about the future!
(I was getting sooooo comfortable sitting this one out)
What a brilliant move to win over Dems. He announces in a state that went for Hillary in the primaries. Palin spoke about the glass ceiling issue and mentioned the anniversary of womens’ suffrage. She mentioned a quote from famous Democrat John Glen, saying a hero recognizes another hero.
He selected an army mom, wife of a union member, mother of 5, governor of an oil/natural gas state who’s easy on the eyes. I don’t see how they can loose this election.
First woman VP for America from the Republican Party? I bet Hillary is screaming mad tonight.
ping
Yesterday I posted this on FR:
“I am not voting for McCain, I am voting against Obama.”
Today, I sent the McCain/Palin campaign a big PayPal contribution!
The moderators put up a poll on the front page last nite, asking for our vote on who we thought McCain would pick for VP.
I wish they would publish our votes.
I was one of a minority - 19% - who guessed right. (It was just my gut feeling that McCain would something “maverick”.)
I’m glad to hear that Evangelical leaders are pleased with the choice. I figured they would come on board when they got to know her, but this is great if they’re already positive about her.
As for being an “unknown,” she has plenty of executive experience, as mayor and as governor, and as someone who has gotten reelected and is popular with the voters. So she’s electable as well as good on the issues.
And she’s very exciting as a person. Obama can talk about his much loved wife and kids, but we’ve all seen what kind of person Michelle is, and we know he’d have aborted those kids in a minute if they hadn’t been convenient.
She has put her money where her mouth is, having a Downs Syndrome kid, loving him, wanting him, and willing to take care of him. As it happens, I’ve known a number of Downs Syndrome people, and they are great—very warm and loving, once you get past the initial, superficial impression.
What are the chances that Obama would have let such a child live?
In other words, this is a REAL, loving family, not a media construct orchestrated by script writers and hair stylists.
I’ve been pretty committed to Barr for a while now because I have had enough of John McCain’s maverick over the years. But I am torn now that Palin is the pick. I am going to have to seriously reconsider the third party thing. An excellent choice for McCain.
Change is re-defined.
PALIN!!!
Palin is the one choice McCain could have made that would make me change my mind about voting for him. The experts were saying she was out of it. Now I have to eat my words when I said his VP pick wouldn’t change my mind. This choice might. Palin is going to shine on the campaign trail. A stumbling idiot like Biden will get destroyed in the debates.