Posted on 08/23/2008 2:31:55 PM PDT by TitansAFC
(Note: After I wrote the following piece making light of "breaking news," news in fact did emerge from FOX about Sarah Palin receiving a major speaking role on the second night of the Republican convention (see end of this column). Kristofer and I are mulling over what exactly this means, and we don't believe it signifies that Sarah isn't the nominee. More later.)
Dear Friends, this will be my last day doing guest posts on Adam's blog, one devoted to a thoroughly remarkable woman, Sarah Heath Palin, Governor of Alaska. All highly successful blogs -- and this is surely one of them -- are devoted in part to "breaking news." Frankly, at this point in the process, however, most of the "news" actually consists of "breaking rumors."
Let me reminisce some about why I came on board when Adam asked me -- about 18 months ago -- to support someone whose name was barely familiar to me: Gov. Palin. Like so many of you, I had to learn how to pronounce Sarah's name correctly: PALE -in.
One reason "Sarah for VP" had appeal to me so long ago was that I believed the conventional wisdom then about the person the Democrats would nominate for President. Of course (silly us), it would be Hillary Rodham Clinton, right? Nope! The Democrats have made a truly bizarre choice, an inexperienced, unqualified, untrustworthy, and dangerous (as in "invade Pakistan") man named Barack Hussein Obama.
Would a McCain-Palin ticket beat an Obama-anybody ticket? They would beat them, as an old Pittsburgh-area sportscaster put it, "like a rented mule." The most recent Zogby poll had McCain leading nationally by five points (while Gallup and Rasmussen have the right roughly even). I believe Zogby is correct. As The Economist put it recently, the nation is suffering from "Obama fatigue." We've found that our golden-tongued orator is just a young windbag, a guy who does a great job reading a speech (that someone else wrote) off a TelePrompter.
Since April (around the time of the PA Primary), I've been working with Supporters of Hillary Clinton, people who are very angry at the fraud and strong-arm tactics that took place in the Democratic caucuses. The NoBama Movement is large, and it is growing. On two of my blogs, I'm printing letter-after-letter from former Democrats, men and women who are leaving the Party they once thought was theirs. The MSM being the MSM, you probably haven't heard about that important development.
In all probability, John McCain is going to be the next President. For him to choose Sarah as his running mate would be both bold and wise.
Of course, we Republicans aren't exactly noted for boldness. Like Claude Rains in "Casablanca," our tendency is to "round up the usual suspects." At this time in history, the usual suspects -- say, a Mitt Romney or a Mike Huckabee or a Tom Ridge -- are not good enough. Such people are the "Ghosts of the GOP Past." They do not represent the future of the Republican Party or or of the country.
Sarah Palin does represent that future. To be fair, there are other potential candidates, such as Bobby Jindal, Mark Sanford, and Eric Cantor, who will be part of that future. But McCain can't do better than Sarah, an individual synonymous with toughness, courage, integrity, and consistency. Sarah Palin is the quintessential Amrican.
Let me end by saluting those of you who have embraced this remarkable young woman. You're doing a service to your country -- as she's doing for hers.
BTTT!
She’s a token woman. I would not want her for president as she has less experience than Obama.
Palin would be a good choice if McCain wants to claim he and his ticket is for change.
Palin is lovely, intelligent, and would present a true ticket for change.
Sorry, I cannot see McCain asking her. My 2 cents worth.
What in her resume indicates she has the experience and ability to be president? She has been a small town mayor, and governor of a small state government for less than two years.
President and VP are no place for affirmative action picks.
don’t know much about her and really do not have time to check up on here right now but later I will
However I will say that there are many women out there who were voting for Clinton and they feel she never got it because she is a woman.
Mc Cain if he did have a woman would certainly bring over more votes for him, how many I do not know
I will say this I bet McCain will get nothing like the coverage the second coming obama got with his VP selection
Mitt would give McCain Michigan , Nevada and Colorado. He is the best choice.
Good pick! The base will get energized, more women might vote for this ticket and more men and younger male voters might get interested in McCain with a hot milf VP and thus vote McCain =)
I don’t know much beyond the surface about Palin, but from what I do know about her, I’m very impressed.
I think that if McCain does pick a woman to run with, he will win in a landslide, but not for the reasons most are saying, that people are scared of Obama (as am I, don’t doubt that).
If McCain would put a woman on the ticket, the raging feminists and outraged PUMAs would go ALL OUT to elect McCain in that case, strictly because they would figure that in 2012 it would be Hillary against the female VP - and that would guarantee that a female would be president of the US. I just wish that Condalezza wanted the job...
Perhaps not his most experienced option, but certainly his hottest!
She has more executive experience than the entire Democratic ticket combined!
I think she must be more than that, as while she may be unknown to many of us, she has impressed many Washington insiders for a while now.
That alone should disqualify her.
But can she type?
Mitt may - may - maybe - give a little help in Colorado and Nevada.
Only his worshippers believe he’d actually - by the sheer power of his existence - turn Michigan red. No credible analysis shows otherwise.
I would, however, gladly support Mitt Romney if he is the pick.
I prefer Sarah Palin.
“Of course, we Republicans aren’t exactly noted for boldness. Like Claude Rains in “Casablanca,” our tendency is to “round up the usual suspects.” At this time in history, the usual suspects — say, a Mitt Romney or a Mike Huckabee or a Tom Ridge — are not good enough. Such people are the “Ghosts of the GOP Past.” They do not represent the future of the Republican Party or or of the country.
Sarah Palin does represent that future. To be fair, there are other potential candidates, such as Bobby Jindal, Mark Sanford, and Eric Cantor, who will be part of that future.”
Excellent excerpt.
I think you over estimate the woman thing.
There are no Margaret Thatchers around....
And liberals aren’t going to cross over to vote for a woman...
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