I am not a ‘Cheney hater’, as you, Mr Jessup, would suggest. Others in this thread made an excellent point, had GWB picked a running mate for his second term physically and otherwise qualified to be a viable candidate in 2008, it is quite possible that the Bummer would not have been elected. We all know that Juan was not a viable candidate.
I am also not quick to defend Palin. It is not important. And I do not think she should have been the candidate this time around. Time will soon tell if Mitt picks his running mate wisely. And hopefully Mitt really wants to win this thing...I do not think Juan had his heart in winning from the git-go, but ‘why’ is a puzzlement.