Originally Posted by independent_thinker2002

She had a say in where he was deployed to?

That doesn't mean that Iraq wasn't a mistake and one that McCain was on the wrong side of.

Originally Posted by Truth Detector

You would be wrong.....what it says is that he chose a staunch Conservative to show the base that he is indeed interested in their cause. At the same time it destroys the continued Leftist lies that the Republican Party is a white male society of RICH people.

People with brains of course see through such innuendo and tripe, but for many this illustrates that we are not afraid to put a qualified person of gender into the number two spot. Not to mention blacks on the Supreme Court and first black woman Secretary of State etc etc.

Originally Posted by American

This is cherry, Palin's son is going to be deployed to Iraq. Hahahahaha, the libs are in deep stuff.

Originally Posted by independent_thinker2002

Republican voters don't vote for blacks too often though, do they? Sure, GOP Presidents appoint African-Americans, but getting them elected is a different story.

Originally Posted by WI Crippler

Iraq seems to not even really be an issue like it was 2 years ago. Palin isn't going to make people that have been against the war, suddenly for it. But its just another tidbit that excites the conservative base.

Originally Posted by Ikari

In the end, I think blind support of one political party gets you nowhere. Soon the party realizes what's going on and just plays lip service to the political platform and instead moves opposite to the political ideology of its base. Republicans are corrupt, they have shown that they can be bought, they have sold out their small government roots and now strive for large government. They are, in the end, now the same as the Democrats. McCain isn't a small government, personal responsibility sort of guy. He likes government, government control of as much as possible (State owning everything....that political ideology sure sounds familiar....almost like socialism). It's one thing to have a candidate you're excited about, it's another to blindly follow a political party to your doom. McCain is not conservative, he is not small government, thus he is part of the problem.

I would caution anyone about the dangers of blind partisan belief, for it will in the end bring ruin to the Republic. Freedom and liberty....the Republocrats care not about these things.

Originally Posted by independent_thinker2002

Well, it's good for the base, who is definitely excited. That is what makes this a good choice. Up until now, his support has been lackluster. I wonder if he can keep it up. (No pun intended, no, really.) But what if she overshadows him? Lloyd Benson had this effect on Dukakis.

Originally Posted by P/N

So Republican voters are racists? Is that what you're implying here? C'mon IT, you're better than that!

Originally Posted by PeteEU

She is under investigation in Alaska for abusing her office for personal gain.

Alaska's Palin Faces Probe - WSJ.com

I see this pick as a bit desperate and a bit brilliant. Depends on which way the cards fall over the next few weeks.

On the plus side, we have a woman. A non Washington politician, and one that has gone up against the republican establishment. All positive things if you ask me.. in fact hugely positive. I would have loved this pick if McCain was not 72 years old, and still the old "maverick" we once knew.

On the negative side, we have totaly untested and has even less experience than anyone on the ticket of both parties, hell even less experience than most candidates in the primaries. Also the McCain campaign will have to spend a lot of energy promoting her, as American has zero clue on who she is. This of course can be a positive, as promoting McCain has been going rather badly lately.

However, I smell a rat. McCain has been trying to get the abortion debate into the lime light for a while now, and with this pro-life female VP candidate, he might have a chance in doing so. If so, that might just be the kick to his campaign to get out the religious right wackos to vote for him.

The question people should ask now.. with John McCain being 72 years old today (Happy Birthday), is it wise to have a totaly inexperienced, unproven on a national and international stage person (note not woman, but person) as the back up for an ailing old President? Chances are this person will become President before the end of McCain's first term.