Thread: Palin's Choice for VP

I expected that my wife, a Hillary supporter who had been "on the fence" about who she was going to vote for after Hillary wasn't invited to be Obama's VP, would react favorably to McCain's selection of Palin. Wrong (not the first that that has happened...)
She finds it offensive that McCain apparently made a calculated decision to go with an inexperienced pick over a more qualified candidate just because she's a woman, with the goal of attracting those like her who are still smarting over the Hillary sleight.
If McCain did in fact pick Palin over, say Romney, because he believes what Rush Limbaugh says (did any other right wing talk show host even mention Palin prior to the announcement of her selection?) one has to wonder what kind of judgment the man possesses...

Huh...I didn't know you were a Limbaugh listener...I guess there are all sorts of things I don't know about you huh?

You might just be surprised at my reading and listening habits. That's how I've become such a well educated thinker, as I'm sure you'd agree....

Although not a talk radio host, Newt Gingrich did mention her name, as a long-shot, on Fox News a couple of months back. Really, I don't think she's such a bad choice, she's almost as conservative as Ronald Reagan, which offsets McCain's bipartisanship (which I don't see as a bad thing, but more hard nosed Republicans did view as a negative).

No question about the fact she's a conservative.
But so is the cashier where I buy my groceries, but no one's suggesting she's got the experience to be a heart beat away from being President.

I think should McCain win Palin will do just fine. From what I can gather she has run Alaska well, has already had to deal with budgets, other such things as far as running a state include-which to be honest, are likely to be more like the Presidency than being a senator-which requires none of these things. A governor, for all intents and purposes, is the "President" of his or her state, complete with its own budget, social programs, educational system, and even military forces...and I think comparisons to such are fair.
There is also something to this, not because she is a woman, but because she is a conservative. As far as I can tell, she'd be the only one on the ballot from either party.
At any rate, this bears watching. While it's possible some Hillary supporters would be drawn to her just because she is a woman, it will likely only be a few, those who would have voted for Hillary-just because she is a woman. The ones who supported Mrs. Clinton because of her political standings will not likely find Gov. Palin palatable.
Personally I think she shows promise, and if she has really done as well in Alaska as I gather, perhaps I would still be interested if the ticket were flipped and she were the lead spot.

This election has just started getting interesting again. Prior to this it was a left wing Democrat against a left wing Republican, and no conservatives.


John P.

I live in new mexico which has over twice the population of Alaska and the entire government process is basically a part time affair. the legislature meets for just 60 days ayear and is unpaid and the governor is absent most of the time anyway. I don't think being Governor of a state like this or Alaska gives anyone qualifications to be a possible president. And what was that see said she didn't even know what the V.P did. Good start.

She will be a refreshing force in the White House, unless she gets relegated to counting paper clips, which is what I suspect.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I live in new mexico which has over twice the population of Alaska and the entire government process is basically a part time affair. the legislature meets for just 60 days ayear and is unpaid and the governor is absent most of the time anyway. I don't think being Governor of a state like this or Alaska gives anyone qualifications to be a possible president. And what was that see said she didn't even know what the V.P did. Good start.

And yet...have you looked at what a typical senator congressman does, and how much it (isn't) like being President? For that matter, at least she's run an economy, had some insight into the processes involved, albeit at the state level, and the like. What has the typical congressman or senator done? let's see....oh yeah, investigate baseball, and wax teary eyed over the new senator they hope will be President. Some other stuff, went home turned off the lights before the job was done.
Yeah, I'd take almost any successful state governor over most of them. Even ones you consider to be "part time".
What definition of "full time" do you see Congress fulfilling?
I wax old and cynical as the years pass...


John P.

Originally Posted by billyjeff2

I expected that my wife, a Hillary supporter who had been "on the fence" about who she was going to vote for after Hillary wasn't invited to be Obama's VP, would react favorably to McCain's selection of Palin. Wrong (not the first that that has happened...)
She finds it offensive that McCain apparently made a calculated decision to go with an inexperienced pick over a more qualified candidate just because she's a woman, with the goal of attracting those like her who are still smarting over the Hillary sleight.
If McCain did in fact pick Palin over, say Romney, because he believes what Rush Limbaugh says (did any other right wing talk show host even mention Palin prior to the announcement of her selection?) one has to wonder what kind of judgment the man possesses...

CNN's Glen Beck did about a 10 min. interview in June. It was reaired this past Friday Aug 29 08
She will do great because she is a fast learner. I think she has the left wing liberal baby killers wetting the floor!