Palin a strong strategic choice for McCain

[Prefer]

She is a ticket equalizer.

Now both tickets have - an old grey establishment guy and a young oppression overcomer.

But all things being equal, the GOP still has the legacy of Bush around their necks.

If anything this is an admission of defeat. They are trying to "Me too" their way in.

[Marr]

1. Have they bought their own PUMA propaganda?

Seems like a play for the Hillary diehards to me. But I don't think there are very many of those.

[tanyev]

11. No kidding. If they think this is going to draw the Hillary voters,

then they weren't paying any attention to the convention.

[Odin2005]

23. LOL, that wouldn't suprise me one bit!

The Brits have a saying for this: OWN GOAL!!! :rofl:

[VP505]

2. "a strong strategic choice "

Sure she is! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Prefer]

3. I put my opinion with my reasoning

is you reasoning those little guys laughing?

[woo me with science]

4. He is 72 years old.

and he plans to argue inexperience and lack of judgment for Obama? And this is the person he picks for VP, when he is 72 years old?????????

This is a breathtakingly awful pick for the Republicans.

[Prefer]

8. I don't disagree with that weakness

but it's the me too factor.

They know everyone wants change so they have to pretend to offer progress while maintaining the status quo.

So in terms of freshing up the stale old fogey party, she does that. She is hot, capable and demonstrates just the type of suck up loyalty (except her inability to be a "team player" when it comes to corruption.

I am not trying to support the ticket, but in terms of filling in weak spots, she fills a few. Yes, she fails at a few, but I think she was reasoned to be their strongest option.

I have already used "Is She Ready" against her. Is she capable of leading our armed forces if McCombover croaks?

[seabeyond]

5. bullshit. macho male dont want woman pres. mccain old. she has no experience

5 kids and an infant. AND she is under an ethical probe

strength.

i say not

i cant figure out why mccains are trying to lose

[Prefer]

12. If he is taking a dive on the fight -

It may be to BLAME the loss on the woman. I could see that. I think the GOP picked McCain so they could blame the loss on him, so maybe its a twofer tagteam of losers...

[seabeyond]

17. maybe. no one likes mccain. knew 2004 bush was giving it to him. n/t

[tjwash]

16. "i cant figure out why mccains are trying to lose"

You can't?

Who the hell wants to inherit a 9 trillion dollar debt, an illegal oil war, corporations moving jobs overseas in droves, and the health care housing, and credit disasters? They don't know how to fix things like that. All the neo-cons know how to do is cut taxes and write policy that benefits the upper 5 percent.

To the repukes, it is more important to them, to get a dem in to start blaming him on Jan 21 for all of the bush fuckups...and the corporate media will help them along the whole way. The problem for them is...they tried that shit in '92, and Bill C did a reasonably good job of cleaning it up back then.

We will see what happens this time around...

[seabeyond]

19. you cant.... who wants to inherit.... made me laugh. ya. maybe.

certainly like they are taking an obvious dive at the BEGINNING of the fight

[Patiod]

22. I was eviscerated in GD:P when I suggested this

They've set the next administration up for failure.

I think Obama can pull us out of the trouble that they've had 8 years for the Wrecking Crew to set up, and I'd much rather have him in there than any Republican, but it's going to be a long row to hoe. Bill did it, and Barack can do it too.

I think this confirms my "they're throwing the fight" theory.

[Delphinus]

21. Five kids?

I would guess this might appeal to some of the fundamentalist crowd.

What's the ethical probe about?

[seabeyond]

24. fundamentalist homeschool their 5 kids. not send mama to vp position

ethic probe on this page. there is a thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3877734

here is one thread talking about it. another thread floating around with article

[Raster]

6. "...strong strategic choice..."? NO, this is the equivalent of a "Hail Mary" pass in football.

The choice of Palin wasn't brash or bold. It was "oh fuck, what are we gonna do now?"

[Prefer]

13. Yeah, that's a better characterzation

Strongest choice for a ticket that doesn't have a snowballs chance in hell?

[Kitty Herder]

7. I agree. But I think it will backfire on them.

As old and cancerous as McCain is, I think people would prefer that he had a running mate who could pick up the reins if necessary.

I don't think Sarah Palin will inspire confidence that she can run the country if necessary.

They say Obama's inexperienced? Palin makes him look like an old hat.

[stillcool]

9. more like a shot in the dark..

[ToddRodd]

10. Until one day when the lady met this fellow........

By this possible VP choice, I think McCain is also after another type of audience......



I think it's also an attempt to diffuse his wife's image..........

[plcdude]

14. Think

Katie Couric here. No experience and no depth of understanding global economic conditions. The question is what does she bring to position of a heart beat away? The answer is not much. We are in some very serious challenges here and one would have thought experience would have been a "given".

[Kip Humphrey]

15. BAHAHA!!! Already under investigation! The change we need according to John McCan't!

[ourbluenation]

18. I totally disagree. She's a young, female version of pat bucannon. She's no friend of women's rights

[Donald Ian Rankin]

26. Unfortunately "likely to help win election" and "friend of women's rights" are not the same thing.

Frankly, for a Republican running mate, they're probably negatively correlated.

I think that this makes McCain the definate favourite to win in November, sadly.

[radfringe]

20. coincidence?

[Faygo Kid]

25. This is ridiculous. This wasn't "strategic." It's pandering, pure and simple.

That's all it is. It's the most absurd pick in presidential history.

[fencesitter]

27. and she's from Alaska...

the "drill Me" state.

[Ishoutandscream2]

28. Okay, watch it now! LOL!!

[tjwash]

29. So from this moment forth...we won't hear the repugs complaining about "experience", right?

Interesting background though...A hunter, has smoked weed, almost won Miss Alaska, a staunch pro-choice opponent, and a lifetime membership in the National Rifle Association.

Not that the last thing means much...Michael Moore is also a lifetime NRA member.