Well, here's a lil' scandal

Whoa, hold on a sec... he's running with a woman who named her kids Track and Trig? Dare we ask what the other three are called?

I would figure Obama would like the entire "lack of experience" issue to go away at all levels. However, it would certainly seem to have an affect on McCain using Obama's inexperience in the campaign. I could see a spin (definitely spin) that there's a difference between inexperience as VP and inexperience as President.

Football, Geometry, and Shop.

I thought conservatives were against Affirmative Action. But if McCain wanted a woman veep, there just aren't that many truly qualified choices in the Republican Party.

He picked Sarah Palin. Interesting.

I'm not. I'm suggesting that it may be an issue to some women that you are encouraging not to vote for McCain.

That has to be McCain's sad reasoning. Prepare to lose big, Republicans.

Scanning her wikipedia page...

So both VPs will have sons in Iraq at election time.

Cynical inappropriate comment coming:

Election goes to whichever campaign loses a son first.


A newborn (currently 5-months old) so as VP she'll essentially be a stay-at-home mom which should make the family values wing of the party happy.


Admits she smoked pot, but it was legal when she did.


Resigned her first state political position in protest of Republican graft. Good.

At least publicly she has called out Stevens. Good.

Anty-gay marriage. Bad but she has allowed Alaksa to move forward on giving benefits to same sex couples so not fully homophobicly bad.

The firing scandal seems to be not much of an issue.


All in all, after 5 minutes of research I see nothing particularly objectionable about her

I have no doubt it comes into play. I'm also sure it isn't the only reason, but I (and I don't know of your knowlege of Palin, which is probably more extensive than my complete lack thereof) can't say for sure.

McCain may lose big. This choice is better than, say, Leiberman along those lines, though.