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[BlueK]

Originally Posted by Indy Coug

I'm not a doctor.

do you have to be to know his age and the fact he's battled cancer before? I can see how those things might make a voter think about what happens if he dies and who becomes president. If you're comfortable with Palin assuming that role or if you have no concerns about McCain's health holding up, then fine.

[BlueK]

Originally Posted by Travis Henry

I hate to agree with Cali on this one, but with the honeymoon being over and the verdict beginning to come in, Palin is going to end up being an overall negative for McCain.

Obama's got the momentum again and McCain looks like he's resorting to gimmicks. I was initially somewhat disappointed in McCain's pick of Palin, then thought it was a politically savvy move after Palin's speech and McCain's bounce. But I was then disappointed again after I watched her interview with Gibson, she's simply out of her league.

This is an uphill battle for McCain this year and he needed an articulate, credible attack dog. Palin is not that. The financial mess has exposed her. I realize that she's the VP candidate, but McCain is also 72 years old. McCain's pick for VP means more than any candidate's in recent memory.

Did Bobby Jindal really take himself out of the running? Because otherwise, McCain made a huge mistake by not picking him. Perhaps it was kneejerk reaction to pick a woman after Hillary was snubbed. But as 1984 showed, if it ends up being exposed as a political gimmick then you're worse off in the end. Bobby Jindal has none of the negatives that Palin has and has all of the positives except for one: he's not a woman.

There are a number of more conventional picks McCain could have made that would not have given him the buzz up front he got with Palin but who in the long run probably would have been safer choices.

[YOhio]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

When will the conservatives on here follow suit?

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q...MyYTUxZDkwNTE=

Give it up. This is pathetic.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by YOhio

Give it up. This is pathetic.

If you are going to quote Kathleen Parker, you should at least use quotation marks.

[YOhio]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

If you are going to quote Kathleen Parker, you should at least use quotation marks.

I hope you run into these guys at Disney Land.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

It is pathetic. I agree with you, McCain should give it up.

The uniqiue thing about Sarah Palin.....she is likely the only attractive woman in the world who would be better served keeping her mouth shut...

[YOhio]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

The uniqiue thing about Sarah Palin.....she is likely the only attractive woman in the world who would be better served keeping her mouth shut...

Oh, gag me.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

The moderate approach is to let her roam free? That is the approach that I ADVOCATED a long time ago, back when you said it wasn't a big deal to shelter her like McCain was.

Of course, I wanted her to roam free because she was clearly incompetent (guess what...).

Cali: 2
Tex: 0.

Watching footage of Sarah Palin speed-date an extensive list of B-list UN rejects the other day, I wondered why she doesn't devote her time to meeting with as many bankers as possible next week? She needs financial bona fides and sitting down in a chair and chatting for 15 minutes is really the best way possible to accomplish that (esp if there are cameras nearby).

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by YOhio

I hope you run into these guys at Disney Land.

If I see them, I will duck into a public restroom and hide for a little bit.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by YOhio

Oh, gag me.