All About McCain

[innerSpaceman]

Yes, because he quickly got Georgie used to loving his tongue up there, and had him hooked from Day One. Could write his own ticket.


Palin? Dunno, is she young and beautiful? I don't think McCain's immune to such obvious charms.

[Strangler Lewis]

A bucket of warm piss. Or not even.

[Alex]

Yes, but as far as the vice presidency goes, the political involvement of Cheney and Gore are the extreme outliers. And I think it is fair to say that Palin wouldn't expect anybody to want her to be the political hachetman that Cheney is.

It isn't for nothing that John Nance Gardner (FDR's first vice president) said the office isn't worth a warm bucket of spit. George Bush spent his 8 years as vice president attending funerals. Walter Mondale was the first president in history to be given so much as a cubicle in the White House.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

This is pretty interesting. I have a feeling that Biden is going to tear her to shreds in a debate.

[BDBopper]

It is very clear to me what this pick has done. I don't think the Hillary crowd will go for McCain regardless. What this pick has done has almost immidately charged up the base that was very tepid and unexcited. The reaction of the Huckabee supporters that I know has been pleasnt suprise and excitement. Regardless if this ticket wins or not the turnout will definitely increase in his favor and for races below him on the ticket.

Only time will tell what the net result will be.

[Gemini Cricket]

Will be looking at more vids, interviews with her. Curious as to why McCain thinks she's a good choice.

[Alex]

BDBopper, what about her excites them?

[Alex]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

Excuse my lack of modesty but just give me this moment in the sun

Boy that McCain is a real asshole stealing your moment in the sun. Will this change your vote?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

My (female, pro-Obama, anti-McCain) perspective seems to be aligned with Helen's. I'm insulted. The very idea that droves of women will swing over to vote for McCain simply because he picked an unknown woman to run with him...grrr. What does she really bring to the table in terms of "something McCain doesn't have"?

Regarding "family values", whatever that means - she returned to work three days after giving birth to her Trig (the one with down syndrome) saying "My baby will not be at all or in any sense neglected." I run a bit conservative on those lines, and I'm sure there are plenty of McCain supporters who would be troubled by the working mom mystique.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Alex

and did milk her son going to Iraq (which is smart and I still wonder why Biden didn't do it).

Perhaps Biden didn't because it doesn't make him that different from a lot of America these days. Though it could have been done in a "I'm a parent with a child in Iraq like you folks with kids over there" way instead of a feel sorry for me, my child is in Iraq way. Or perhaps it's because his child isn't on the front lines and it could alienate people or prompt people to start claiming special treatment for his son (though if I understand correctly, his son is a JAG lawyer, which generally isn't a front line position and isn't obtainable through favors).