She was picked because she is so power hunger that she will do what they say. Other women have a mind of their own and would disagree with some of the things they would be asked to do.

Palin is not qualified, period. When a debate is about ‘will she make it’ and NOT the issues, we have a serious problem.

We finally get a chance to have a woman in the whitehouse and we get stuck with “Ms. wink wink, gettin my power on” and doing what the big boys tell me to do Palin.

SEVERAL REASONS

McCain picked Palin because:

1. She’s a game changer, which he needed;
2. She’s a base-pleaser, which he needed;
3. She’s a maverick who took on her own party and hates pork, which he is and he does and it causes him to feel an affinity for her and her style;
4. She has executive experience which was small, but nevertheless is (a.) sufficient by usual vice-presidential standards, and (b.) compares favorably to his opponent and thereby makes his opponent look (as he indeed is) more qualified to be a vice president than a president;
5. The alternatives were all dull or old, which merely amplified the problems his ticket had *before* picking them.

THE FINAL REASON

Now, the above five items are the reason why McCain thought Palin *might* be a good pick. There is a final reason which caused him to “pull the trigger” and actually do it; actually pick her.

I doubt McCain realized when he picked her that the conservative base would be so energized that they’d talk openly about flipping the ticket. (Fortunately for him, it’s not an option at this point!)

But most of his base were talking about staying home — as they did in 2006, producing a Democrat win — because they thought he (like the 2006 GOP Congress) didn’t like them and didn’t give a rip about their conservative priorities.

So he was going to lose no matter what. If he picked Pawlenty, he’d lose, too. Ditto Romney. Ditto any other same ol’ pol.

So, with nothing to lose but more losin’, he had no reason not to (and every reason to) do something unexpected with the possibility of a payoff.

That was his last reason, the analysis which won the argument for him.

And the gamble worked.

While I am posting and visiting your blog I have to add that I find the ill will and dishonesty that has become so prevalent now at Blue Oregon a bit of a downer. Wondering if there is some forum where some exchange can happen without the troll intrusion and provocation that has become so tiresome. It’s disheartening to me that someone like Jack Roberts visits the site just to provoke people to find propaganda quotes. When he was the Labor Commissioner I had some respect for him.
Thanks,
Bill R.