We finally got the Republican VP announcement today. Mrs. Palin is a far better speaker than McCain, but listening to her speech today made me sad. It is obvious she has been pulled in to grab all the Hillary voters. She could be the best, most qualified person for the job, but unless the McCain-Palin ticket wins, McCain dies, and she runs the show into a new age of prosperity, people will always think of her as the Republican's last, great hope. And this shadow cast over her position might end up doing more harm than good for the woman's movement.
I was almost excited. - Misc - Politics
Posted on: 2008-08-29 19:06:05
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Posted: 2008-09-02 05:55:05, by Joe (Dad-in-law)IntriguedThe position of Vice-President is pretty much in the shadow anyway. It's nice that they pick some one so different but in the long run, it probably won't be more than a foot note in history.
Joe
Posted: 2008-09-02 15:11:27, by LushbaughTrust me...I was a bit intrigued myself until I read up on her. She has no real political experience other than being a governor for less than 2 years (something they constantly hammer Obama on).
I also think it's a cynical ploy to lure disgruntled Hillary supporters, their reasoning seems to be "they'll immediately vote for a woman even though her beliefs and political affiliations are diametrically opposed to theirs in every way"
Posted: 2008-09-02 16:58:47, by TheBackofMyMind...you don't want to hear my full opinion.
However, I will say that everything mentioned here so far is right on point. She won't add much to the whole scheme of things, and it was simply a political move by the GOP.
In the end, it doesn't matter who wins between Obama and McCain, it'll just be more of the same. I would like to see how many people would show up to vote and what the tally would be, if one choice on the ballot was "none of the above." I bet it would be a landslide for neither of the establishment chosen ones; the republicrats.
