McCains VP

A woman.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080829/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_veepstak es

McCain will win now.

Bruce Banner wrote: I hereby dub her the "Go get disgruntled Hillary voters" pick.

Truf.

I don't know that much about her, but I have a feeling this can't stop the Obama train.

That's a man baby

Here's my question:

Are conservatives ready to put a woman one heart-attack/stroke/etc away from running this country?

Not exactly unlikely from McCain.

Is she wearing safety glasses ?




I think he can get some women with this.

Bruce Banner wrote: tallen702 wrote: Bruce Banner wrote: I hereby dub her the "Go get disgruntled Hillary voters" pick. Someone's got some reading to do!!!! Fill me in.

She is, in every sense of the word, a maverick. It's the perfect choice for McCain and not just to get votes from the Hillary crowd.

She was responsible for ending Ted Stevens' "Bridge to Nowhere" project as well as slashing the vast majority of pork-barrel spending that was going on in Alaska when she took office in '07. She's essentially started a coup to kick the "good 'ol boy" club out of politics in that state. She ran against the incumbent republican governor in the primaries for the republican spot on the ticket and took it with less than half the campaign budget. She then went on to defeat the Democratic candidate, again with a much smaller budget. She's all about Alaskan self-reliance when it comes to the state's economy and infrastructure. She's put for the initiative to cut ties with the federal government and the hand-outs that AK has historically relied upon. She's an ethical dream. She blew the whistle on the republicans that were running the state and their congressional representation and their unethical practices. She is thought to be one of the key players in uncovering Ted Steven's finance and contribution scandal. She's got a lifetime membership to the NRA and freely admits to having smoked pot. She's open to gay and lesbian rights and concerns and vetoed a bill that would have denied AK state benefits to same-sex couples.

The list goes on and on. She's more libertarian than Republican and doesn't let her own feelings get in the way of her policy making. She's a damned fine candidate for VP and will eventually make a great middle-ground candidate for President if she stays her current course.

tallen702 wrote: but I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers.

So McCain's VP is a rascist cannibal? I was already going to vote for him, but now I want to vote twice :)

JohnnyHopper wrote: tallen702 wrote: but I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers. So McCain's VP is a rascist cannibal? I was already going to vote for him, but now I want to vote twice :)

   

Obama picks a VP to add to his foreign policy credentials, McCain picks a VP to appeal to women and younger people? Well I guess each has picked a VP to balance out their weak points then.

edit- I'm just kidding. Kind of.

My thoughts-

This all seems to be more of a political move to win over Hillary supporters.

That said, I don't see it likely that many Hillary supporters will come running out to support a Pro-Life republican, even if she is a woman. I can see this backfiring on McCain.

This all just seems like a publicity stunt to me.




Edited by Benjichang - 29 August 2008 at 12:23pm