DarkSteven -> RE: Report: Gov.Palin abused her power..... (10/12/2008 3:51:09 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Owner59 How she was picked I still can`t understand.Imagery and hype wise,maybe.But smarts and real savvy? No way.... Again, sorry to simply report rumors, but I had read that McCain wanted Ridge or Lieberman to be his VP pick and didn't look at alternatives until late in the process. (Both were pro-choice and were therefore unacceptable to the GOP's right wing, which was already not very enthused by McCain.) I am dumbfounded that alternatives were not looked at. On paper, she looks very good. She's young, attractive, has lots of kids, is married to a minority who has solid blue collar credentials, and is female. I don't fault McCain's staff for not seeing Troopergate as being anything big - the investigation could have gone either way especially with the solid GOP majority among the investigating body. But her stand on the Bridge to Nowhere is hypocritical and her incredible stupidity during interviews (e.g., foreign relations) should have been seen during a proper vetting. Conservatives already have to explain away W's disasters. They shouldn't have to make excuses for Palin.
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