Palin sounds like a great pick
McCain isn't called a maverick for nothing, and he's not averse to taking chances. Gov. Sarah Palin is a daring, but risky choice. Her name recognition must be in the single digits, and an Alaska politician doesn't bring a lot of electoral votes to the table.
But everything I've read suggests Palin is bright, articulate, hard as nails — and a genuine fiscal conservative who's done a lot to clean up Alaska's politics. Since she became governor in 2006, her approval ratings have been mostly in the 90s and have never dropped below 80% — astonishing numbers. That means most of the people who voted against her think she's doing a great job.
The Club for Growth PAC really likes her:
“At a time when many Republicans are still clinging to pork-barrel politics, Governor Palin has quickly become a leader on this issue,” said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. “She is a principled reformer who understands how badly wasteful spending has marred the Republican brand.”
Governor Palin has proven herself to be a reformer unafraid to take on the establishment, which she did early on when she took on the incumbent Republican governor of Alaska in 2006. Only nine months in office, Governor Palin instructed the state to abandon the notorious pork project secured by Alaska’s politicians, the $223 million “Bridge to Nowhere.” While many Republicans in Congress are afraid to antagonize Washington’s biggest porkers, Sarah Palin stood strong for fiscal responsibility. Palin is also a persistent advocate of drilling in ANWR and expanding America’s domestic oil supply in general.
Sounds like a fine choice for veep. I'm with Zombyboy, who said "it’s a choice that I like almost regardless of outcome." Me too. If Obama wins and replicates the disastrous Carter presidency, I can see the Palin 2012 stickers already.
UPDATE: For that matter, given McCain's age, Palin 2012 is a strong possibility regardless of what happens this November.
(Oh, yeah — don't miss the picture at Babalu Blog that Zombyboy linked to!)
I know some social issues are no longer applicable to you, but if you were
beginning your adulthood, would you really want her to be president. There
have been policies put in place by the current administration affected by
religious views. Do you want a fiscally responsible theocracy?
PUMA blogger TexasDarlin said this about the number one "social
issue" (emphasis in original):
I don't like it, but I also understand that there are voters who still
think he's Muslim. You see I know enough about McCain and Obama to believe
what I said about Palin wouldn't happen. It is more than about abortion.
Either what she believes is a front or she has by definition of her belief,
to put her beliefs first. Perhaps you should learn as much about her
religion as you have about Islam.
I should admit that I am biased, in having a mother with similar
beliefs(Abortion was illegal and not an issue); having been followed all
through high school, by those intent on saving me and being taken aback by
someone whom I like, telling me that as part of their mission, they were
going to lecture on abstinence at a senior citizen center. It seems to me
that number 2 on the list as a way to get to heaven is to make sure they
bring others to their belief, even if it infringes on other rights. Not all
evangelicals care to intertwine with political life, but those on the
religious right are. Now they have a political party who are willing to
support their so called values as if only they own them . They have wrapped
the flag around the cross and called this a Christian nation. To them a
Christian is them, not Methodist, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Presbyterian,
Catholic or heaven forbid a Unitarian. I don't see the tolerance to allow
liberty to flourish.