[Fiji Hill]

I’m sick of the cult of Palin. I just don’t get the attraction

Should McCain have chosen someone such as Lowell Weicker, Chuck Hagel, Michael Bloomberg, or Lincoln Chafee to be his running mate?

[rabscuttle385]

Should McCain have chosen someone such as Lowell Weicker, Chuck Hagel, Michael Bloomberg, or Lincoln Chafee to be his running mate?

Or worse...Lindsey Graham.

[Clemenza]

I was hoping McCain would choose Clifford Case, the LAST Republican elected to the Senate from New Jersey. Being dead, he couldn't do much harm...

I can't believe that Lowell Weicker is still alive, as is Brendan Byrne.

[Melas]

IMHO, he had a long list of better qualified candidates. If he had to have a governor Perry is available, and there is no comparing Alaska to Texas, save for polar bears.

To beat the ignorant to the punch, Alaska has the 45th largest economy out of the 50 states. Economically, only Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, North Dakota are smaller. There are a great many cities in the U.S.A. with larger economies to deal with than the state of Alaska.

When it comes to population, Alaska is ranked 39th, only slightly larger than tiny Vermont. Again, as governors go, there are mayors in the U.S. with several times the population to deal with. I’m sorry, but the only thing good thing I can say about Palin’s experience is that she’s more qualified than a community organizer.

[jersey117]

Should McCain have chosen someone such as Lowell Weicker, Chuck Hagel, Michael Bloomberg, or Lincoln Chafee to be his running mate?

Of course not. She was the perfect candidate at the time. She no longer has the governorship as a steppingstone. I guess we'll have to wait until the primaries to sort it all out.