http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/31/mccain-veep-talk-turns-female-ca ndidates/
or http://tinyurl.com/6zmr6b - - - "Sarah Palin is a great choice," said Grover Norquist, a Republican activist best known for his economic conservatism. "She's got it all, and is a remarkable leader who brings a number of good qualities to the table," said Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America. Although Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney are still considered the frontrunners for the veep slot (with a growing hum about former Ohio Rep. Rob Portman), there is a new buzz that Mr. McCain will make a "transformative" pick outside the mainstream, perhaps even cross party lines to choose former Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman. - - - In other words, McCain can't make up his mind. He's all over the place, and his public thought process shows what a rudderless, lost-at-sea ship his conscience really is. (Contrary to his repeated public assurances, it is not the conscience of a conservative.) Palin would indeed be an inspirational choice, and I might actually get excited about the campaign (given that I could finally vote for a woman who isn't an angry Leftist on social and economic issues, and the likelihood McCain could kick the bucket at any moment means that his VP pick therefore has a good chance of becoming a future president). But Lieberman? No offense but he only agrees with Republicans on a whopping total of one issue, namely the war (keeping in mind of course that not all Republicans are for it anymore). Actually, that's about right for McCain too. Maybe the two really do belong together. Egads. Somehow I deeply doubt McCain will pick anybody dynamic, conservative and fresh like Palin. It's just not his instinct, he'll go with whatever he thinks will make the media and "his friends" across the aisle like him more, and they'll only like him more if he self-destructs and hands the election over to Obama without a real fight. So far that has clearly been his strategy. How else to explain the Lieberman talk, not to mention this: http://getdrunkandvote4mccain.com/archive/mccain-praises-pelosi-gore-and-hil lary Bartender! - Bob _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
