Re: McCain-Palin
- From: bostonbill41@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:15:15 -0700 (PDT)
On Aug 30, 1:54 am, Donz5 <do...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Aug 30, 1:28 am, "Bill Kawalec" <billkawa...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"DTSmith" <smi...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Simplistic, politically-uneducated Canadian take on this: (initial
thought) McCain is throwing in the towel and doesn't want to waste a
good candidate for the next election as his running mate, (second
thought) maybe they think she'll appeal to those who would have voted
for Hillary, (third thought) who talked him into this?
(these are my views only and do not reflect those of Canadians or dumb
guys in general)
My first thought was "HUH??!?!?" Then I looked up her bio, and I think she's
someone the voters will really respond to. She IS middle America.
Until they stop and wonder what in the hell McCain was thinking.
It makes a complete mockery of McCain's pledge to select a Vice
President who'll be "ready on Day One."
from a blog on boston.com
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/08/29/a_question_of_judgment/
A question of judgment
By Joan Vennochi
Globe Columnist / August 29, 2008
DENVER—What do you think Mitt Romney is thinking right now — that he
can't believe that John McCain is even more cynical and manipulative
than he is?
Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, is McCain's surprise pick for
vice president. Choosing her is an obvious effort to attract
disaffected Hillary Clinton supporters. But it is so gimmicky that it
stands to insult the very women it is aimed at attracting.
McCain is treating women voters as if all they care about is gender.
Views and experience don't matter.
Elected in 2006, Palin is governor of a state with a population that
is one-tenth the size of Massachusetts. Her prior political service
was as mayor of a town of 5,700 people.
What about Alaska is at all similar to the rest of the country? The
Iditarod is fun, but it's not the answer to the country's
infrastructure problems.
McCain may believe the pick shores up his own credentials,
demonstrating that he doesn't need a Joe Biden to buff up his resume.
But given his age, voters need a special comfort level with McCain's
running mate. If McCain wins, the next vice president would be a
heartbeat away from a man in his seventies.
The VP doesn't matter in the voting, until it does. In 1984, it
mattered immensely, when the first Reagan-Mondale debate showed Reagan
to be very old, and his mental acuity in serious question. People
wanted Reagan back, but that debate gave them serious pause, with the
polls showing a significant shift.
The important question going into the Bush-Ferraro debate was not who
would "win," but whether Bush could be president if something happened
to Reagan. Bush passed that test, and the electorate settled back
down, and that was that.
So, the judgment question is front and center again.
Romney, a man of grand ambition, must also be thinking: his next
campaign for president begins Nov. 5.
Joan Vennochi can be reached at vennochi@xxxxxxxxxx
© Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company.
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