[Morgan in Denver]

I realize Sarah Palin will temper her views to those of John McCain, just as every VP does to one degree or another. I heard Dick Chaney comment, awhile back, that publicly he had to agree with the president but privately they had more than one heated discussion on issues.

For example, with Sarah Palin, we have a chance to change John McCain’s mind as to drilling ANWR. I know she can, and I believe she will, make the case as strongly as anyone could possibly do it. With Obama, forget about any chance of drilling ANWR. I believe McCain ‘will’ listen to her before making policy decisions, which is a heck of a lot more than we can expect if Obama and Biden are in office.

My biggest hope is the DC culture and federal system does not destroy her or alter her current views. If she can survive it all, she really does have a better than even chance of bringing more conservatives together and becoming the first woman president in our history.

[gov_bean_ counter]

I have a new tagline.

Who would have thought that the up and coming new face of the Conservative wing of the Republican party would wear makeup and eye liner???

[rodguy911]

Brilliant post,truth is we may have an opportunity to change McCain's mind on several issues you just never know but with only two choices on the books,McCain or Obummah it's a little late to be demanding 100% out of a candidate.
And of course the third party is really not the third party it's just another path to the ceding the election to the left.

[AFPhys]

I encourage you to read IBD’s or WSJ’s articles about Gov.Palin’s history. I am not going to look for those links right now. When you read them, you will probably get the impression that Ms.Palin is not going to be a doormat for anybody in DC, and that Barracuda was a well earned nickname for a woman that John McCain just said (in the People Magazine interview) “The most impressive thing about her is her courage.”

[Luke21]

Folks, regarding some of the friction on this thread, I've been a very harsh McCain critic. I didn't want him as our nominee. I have been so angry at his past betrayals that eight years ago I ripped up a picture of him that he signed to me back in the eighties. He is my senator and I've met him a number of times. I've still held on to a picture we had taken with the senator, myself, and my daughter.

I've been fighting with people left and right over this election, as recently as a few days ago. We have asked McCain to do something for the conservatives, and he has. He has given us one of the finest vice presidential choices in memory, and the McCain people have run a sharp and admirable campaign. They deserve our support.

I'm still disturbed about his global warming stance and open borders. Very much so. But one of my chief arguments against McCain was that he would betray us on judges. He didn't betray us on this very important choice for vice president, so I'm ready to give him the benefit of the doubt and join my fellow Freepers in this cause. If a diehard like me can do it, hopefully some others with similar doubts and opposition to McCain can do so too.