Demons & Politics

[giftederic]

So, John McCain has chosen Sarah Palin the noted conservative, 44 yr old mother of 5, former beauty queen and governor of Alaska for the last 20 months,  as his running mate....

I can't help wondering if someone has just done a deal with the devil somewhere. My suspension of disbelief is under considerable strain right now. It just doesn't feel like a choice that is going to give the republicans any chance of winning the election. So either, the democrats secured that veep choice thru magic and trickery, or the Republicans feel they are going to win, regardless of the 'real' outcome.

Hmmm.....

I guess even 20 months is more 'executive' experience than McCain, Obama & Biden have between them....

Comments

[ulaire-daidoji.livejournal.com]

Seems like a really clever choice to me. She's a life member of the NRA and apparently rabidly pro-life so that ticks two boxes. Pushes oil and gas development in Alaska so there's box number 3 for the republicans

Has been a whistleblower against her own party for corruption... That's gotta count for something with a lot of swing voters.

Young (hasn't had time to get as corrupted, similar to Obama)

Female...

From the most Libertarian of the republican stronghold states...

international experience

[wargle.blogspot.com (from livejournal.com)]

Don't forget her international experience (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Talking-Points-Memo/~3/votNEuzq5oM/211284.php)!

[saoili.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure where I stand on this myself just yet, but I have heard someone say that it's a smart move because she'll get republicans votes because she's hard core republican, but she might get some feminist democratic votes because she's a woman, or words to that affect.

Surprisingly I think its a good call

[(Anonymous)]

Gav,

Unsurprisingly I think this is a great appointment. I didn't think Mitt would be appointed, he could yet be appointed to Cabinet (Treasury) were McCain to win.

Palin has completely energised the base, and McCain was unlikely to win without his own party showing up. Coming into the conferences he had got right back on top of Obama, and yesterday stood 4 pts behind with 10 pts undecided. 2pt move from Obama into undecided after McCain's speech. That is massive when you consider how much a hammering the GoP is going to take in Congress in November.

I am completely unsurprised also by the Left Wing views of the other commentators and was Jack's Complete Lack of Surprise that they hate Lieberman. Could P. please illustrate Obama's legislative experience with a real bill that he has authored or co-signed at any level of Government?
Or his voting record in Illnois on any controversial issue? The reports I've come across all say Absent on any hot button issue.

What is for sure, is that the next 53 days will be very interesting, and the debates will certainly be must sees.

Brian