08-29-2008, 10:46 PM
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Absolutely. The old man's lost it or as Barak said, the guy 'doesn't get it'.
He's 72/73 and puts an inexperienced person heart-beat away from Presidency. Running Alaska for couple months (most people on dole, no income tax, no opposition from democrats) is not exactly going to cut it, it's tougher to be mayor of small city like Cincinnati or Dallas. The Obama inexperience argument just went up in smoke. Her oil connections at this point is a liability. If she's pro-choice, it will keep hard core GOP base away and the evangelical machine will not come through solely this one issue. Her gun loving isn't gonna help as this election's not about <i>guns-god-gay</i> the way Rove made it in past. If McCain wanted a women governor, Jodi Rell would have been a better choice and delivered Connecticut - a state that's not gone republican for decades. Or even Christine Todd Whitman who has experience, was popular and could have delivered New Jersey and possibly PA or even NY.
Palin delivers Alaska that's always been Republican - no net gain.
All in all, seems like a desperate move like Mondale did picking up Ferraro, MCain will be lucky if he doesn't beat Mondale's record (who won in 2 states out of 50?).
This race is over.
Absolutely. The old man's lost it or as Barak said, the guy 'doesn't get it'.
He's 72/73 and puts an inexperienced person heart-beat away from Presidency. Running Alaska for couple months (most people on dole, no income tax, no opposition from democrats) is not exactly going to cut it, it's tougher to be mayor of small city like Cincinnati or Dallas. The Obama inexperience argument just went up in smoke. Her oil connections at this point is a liability. If she's pro-choice, it will keep hard core GOP base away and the evangelical machine will not come through solely this one issue. Her gun loving isn't gonna help as this election's not about <i>guns-god-gay</i> the way Rove made it in past. If McCain wanted a women governor, Jodi Rell would have been a better choice and delivered Connecticut - a state that's not gone republican for decades. Or even Christine Todd Whitman who has experience, was popular and could have delivered New Jersey and possibly PA or even NY.
Palin delivers Alaska that's always been Republican - no net gain.
All in all, seems like a desperate move like Mondale did picking up Ferraro, MCain will be lucky if he doesn't beat Mondale's record (who won in 2 states out of 50?).
This race is over.