Governor Sarah Palin
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Senator John McCain (R-AZ), the presumptive Republican nominee for president, has an uphill battle to the White House.
The sitting president, a fellow Republican, is one of the most unpopular presidents in modern history, the country is in a notoriously unpopular war that Sen. McCain staunchly supports, and the Democratic Party appears to have a level of momentum not seen since the days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. If that wasn't bad enough, hard-line conservatives and members of the Religious Right, the base of the Republican Party, are less than thrilled that John "Maverick" McCain is the new standard-bearer for the GOP. Combine that with the issues of his age and hot-headed temper and the deck is clearly stacked against Sen. McCain.
Although McCain is at a serious disadvantage in every possible way, all is still not lost. He has one last trump card left, his Vice Presidential nominee. A good, talented, young, conservative, history making Vice Presidential nominee is exactly what John McCain needs in order to finally energize the Republican base and to court independents and Reagan Democrats who are disenchanted with the Democratic primary debacle. The country currently has a ferocious appetite for change and reform and McCain, while known for his maverick, reforming, take-no-prisoners persona, will need someone else alongside him to represent the real change that Americans want. Enter Sarah Palin (R-AK). The current governor of Alaska is a God-send to the Republican Party. She's young, energetic, and a common-sense conservative with communication skills that rival those of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). She would balance out the ticket and address almost every concern that voters currently have about John McCain.
The sitting president, a fellow Republican, is one of the most unpopular presidents in modern history, the country is in a notoriously unpopular war that Sen. McCain staunchly supports, and the Democratic Party appears to have a level of momentum not seen since the days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. If that wasn't bad enough, hard-line conservatives and members of the Religious Right, the base of the Republican Party, are less than thrilled that John "Maverick" McCain is the new standard-bearer for the GOP. Combine that with the issues of his age and hot-headed temper and the deck is clearly stacked against Sen. McCain.
Although McCain is at a serious disadvantage in every possible way, all is still not lost. He has one last trump card left, his Vice Presidential nominee. A good, talented, young, conservative, history making Vice Presidential nominee is exactly what John McCain needs in order to finally energize the Republican base and to court independents and Reagan Democrats who are disenchanted with the Democratic primary debacle. The country currently has a ferocious appetite for change and reform and McCain, while known for his maverick, reforming, take-no-prisoners persona, will need someone else alongside him to represent the real change that Americans want. Enter Sarah Palin (R-AK). The current governor of Alaska is a God-send to the Republican Party. She's young, energetic, and a common-sense conservative with communication skills that rival those of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). She would balance out the ticket and address almost every concern that voters currently have about John McCain.
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Democracy not Debotchary
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(Guest)
09/02/2008
Reach in your pocket and pull out a dime. look at very closely...that is what your dollar will be worth at the end of one more republican presidential term......most financial experts agree with me on this...........
All I can say is, that was some pretty good predicting on your part, Darvio. And what you say makes a lot of sense. The thing that gets me the most about this is, all the other contenders for the White House, be they for President or Vice President, are senators! And here is a woman with actual executive experience as a mayor and a governor. I don't know if she would be good, but I can see why she was chosen.
Taz are you 8?
Wide awake in America
(Guest)
(Guest)
08/29/2008
If anyone votes for Mccain now They have some serious issues...........serious issues indeed.....these people are barely qualified to run the local dog shelter, let alone get us out of this "bush hole"...
I find it funny the Democrats and the whacko left are jumping up and down about Palin's lack of experience when they have Obama as the head of their ticket, and Nocas the United States military is not in the bottom and it's debt not dept with China. You know all the United States would have to do is the same thing your friends on the left do Nocas and that is nationalize everything and take them over so foreign debt is not really that big of a problem in reality, and the advantage of China's investment is they have an interest in the United States prospering. I would take Palin over Obama in a fight any day, at least she knows how to take care of herself unlike Hussein Obama, can you picture Palin kicking Obama and Biden's ass at the same time, now that would make for great television.
Has anyone taken into consideration what happens if something happens to John McCain and Palin, who's experience is paltry at best, is forced in the presidential seat? Is this really what we want? The Palin choice was clearly a move to grab the woman voters who supported Hillary, God willing these voters will open their eyes to what they stand to lose if McCain wins the election. WAKE UP America!!!
I was happy to find this article giving me background on Sarah Palin after watchin Fox News for the first time last night at a friend's house. At the bottom, it said in almost these words, It's not about ideology, it's about experience.
Now all this has changed. I disagree with the writer's conclusion about Palin's experience, which is local, not national. The tickets we will be choosing between definitely do differ on ideology and the image of how the US government will appear to the world.
John
(Guest)
(Guest)
08/25/2008
John McCain should strongly consider her as Vice President. Her only disadvantage is that she has only been governor of Alaska for 2 years. If she isn't chosen for Vice President, she should be picked to be the keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention. She is a rising star in the American Political landscape, one who should not be overlooked. She shares a lot of the same views as most Republicans as well as most independents. She should consider running for president in 2016. In an age of rising deficient's and sky-rocketing oil prices, Sarah Palin is leading the way and working tirelessly by trimming Alaska's Budget and promoting drilling off shore and in the North Slope of Alaska. The Republicans should strongly consider having their 2012 convention in Anchorage or somewhere else in Alaska. The Republicans can use Alaska and Sarah Palin's leadership as a showcase for how to lead this country in a new era of energy independence and fiscal responsibility
Jeffrey
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(Guest)
08/18/2008
I pray every day that John Mccain chooses Sarah Palin as his VP.
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