Interesting choice.........I thought McCain's whole argument for his side was EXPERIENCE. Picking a VP that appeals to the conservative base does not seem like much change either, but then again he did just lock up Alaska's 3 electoral votes.
It sure is going to be interesting....................
This is definitely going to be an exciting couple months leading into November. Either way this is going to be a great step for the USA. Either the first African American president or the first female Vice President.
Her hobbies are HUNTING and FISHING and is a member of the NRA !! She knows a ton of stuff about energy and will be very active in the ANWAR / Alaska drilling situtaion.
not by any means at all am I taking a shot at you, but I give her that much more credit for doing this. She could have taken the easy route, and aborted or give the child up, because it would be harder. It shows a level of confidence in herself to me, it says "throw your best curveball at me life, I am ready for it!"
This does a couple of things, she has executive experience leading a state, the only one on either ticket to serve in an executive capacity. As a female she ought to help convince a lot of Hillary supporters and there are some already committed to vote GOP. Perhaps she can also convince the new Pres to drill in ANWAR and help get the legislation thru the Senate.
Yeah she has a baby with Downs so she will never be able to be vp.
The Carters had Amy and that was pretty much the same thing....
I really doubt that is an issue and if anything ma attract the female vote from the other side to some extent.
I like this pick much better than I did when I first heard about him thinking of picking her. The more I looked into it the more I like her.
Governor Palin has a lot going for her....Hard to believe though - Alaska having a VP running mate, woman, at that! It will be quite interesting to follow the media frenzy over this one....
Picking a 40-something first term governor is a good way to drive home the idea that a 40-something first term senator is too inexperienced to serve as president....
It's still about the smartest move that the McCain campaign has made. It is certain to bring a lot of the Hillary zealots folks into their fold.
Get ready to hear a lot about ANWAR, and a lot about the State Trooper incident. And, abortion is going to be back front and center now, as Obama's folks try to get the Hillary supporters to stay with them by hammering her on that issue. It definitely changes the race.
Picking a 40-something first term governor is a good way to drive home the idea that a 40-something first term senator is too inexperienced to serve as president....
As you do not appear to understand the difference - 2 term City Council member, 2 term Mayor & 2 year Governor - I believe that to be executive level experience - & apparently she has many of the instincts that normal people have, including a willingness to crusade for something many think unattainable - remove corruption from government.
I believe McCain sent a message with this choice about CHANGE that hopefully the voting public is capable of understanding.
Giving birth to and raising a child with Downes, in a day and age when some would have taken the 'easy' way out speaks volumns to me about this ladies character and chutzpah. I think this ticket is a winner.
Sarah Palin is a commercial salmon fisherman, put the other would be governors in place during the primaries when Frank Murkowski and John Binkley were bickering and told them that the Alaskans deserve discussion on the issues and not bickering. She has put through a deal on the gas pipeline which previous governors couldn't do. She pushed through an ethics reform bill on taking office and this was needed in our state right now. She hunts (is a lifetime NRA memeber), is a hockey mom, has a son who enlisted in the army a year ago on Sept 11. She was on a state championship basketball team, was a local beauty queen and in the running for Miss Alaska, her husband has won the Iron Dog three times (a snowmobile race following the Iditarod sled dog race). She was on a state energy commission and when the attorney general didn't act on a misconduct issue which she had reported in her superior, she resigned in protest. Following all of that she has done a solid job in cutting government waste since being elected governor. A VERY good choice IMHO.
NBC has the official announcement from McCain right now
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