The investigation may very well exonerate Gov Palin but why provide the other side with an easy talking point?

I was responding to your excitement that a woman was on the ticket. All I am saying is let’s look at the issues and her policies.

(slightly off topic. I assume you live in Alaska, since you were a fan of Palin before she became Gov. Did you grow up there? It’s a place I would love to visit.)

Maybe I do underestimate some voters but given what has happened in this country the last 8 years do you blame me? I worked in national politics in my 20s. The sad thing is many people do not look at issues or records. They will vote against their best interests to vote for someone who “seems like a nice guy that you can have a beer with”.

I love how McCain slammed Obama for his ” young age” and for his “lack of experience” then he picks Palin without even vetting her properly. They have met only twice.

Sorry I do not see Palin sitting across from Putin telling him to stop invading Georgia. Or talking to Sarkosy about terrorist cells in France. I could see Obama, HRC, Biden, Romney, Hutchinson, etc. having these conversations. Palin? no way now how.

Everything I have read and seen about her convinces me more and more she is not ready to be VP or President of America.

This was a cynical pick to shore up the very far right of the republican party. Cynical as in McCain is actually more moderate than this pick and he has sold his soul to Rove. I do not understand what is going on with McCain. What happened to the Straight Talk Express?

Mccain…..his choice for vp made me laugh, because God forbid if this guy happen to slip on a banana Palin would be president. Now really, credentials aside……hmmm good for her, it still doesn’t mean she’s that experienced. Thats a major problem.

May I remind you that this isn’t even that groundbreaking considering the Dems did the same thing in ’84 w/ Mondale & Ferraro? And they lost too…

And for weighing both sides of the coin before you consider, that’s valid, especially when the candidates are similar ala Obama & Clinton in the primary. But these two are night & day, it isn’t rocket science.

Obama has a very clear stance about how he’s gonna handle Iraq & the Middle East, global warming, the economy, etc. And McCain does too. They have VERY differing opinions on the way this country needs to go forward.
And when elected, each one is going to push his political party’s agenda when they get to DC. It ain’t that hard to tell them apart. It comes down to whose view you’re more in alignment with.

I just don’t think Palin was the strongest VP choice for McCain. She is well-liked in her state, I think she has an approval rating of like 80%, but I know she’s under state investigation about using her clout to fire someone in regards to something to do with her former brother in law, don’t know the details. She also tried to sue the Interior Dept. for putting polar bears on the Endangered Species list. She says the research isn’t there to justify adding them, but all the state biologists, researchers, & environmental groups say that she’s blatantly lying, I don’t know all the details on this either…

Him choosing her is a questionable move, not brilliant at all. And it’s showing more of his poor judgement.

Also, I think you need to go back & look at his record again. That whole “maverick” image is blown out of proportion. He has voted with Bush more than 90% of the time since Bush has been in the White House. Basically, this guy, who did used to have some maverick/independent streaks & work across party lines, sold his soul to get W & Company’s help to be nominated the Republican presidential nominee.

Whatever he used to stand for, he doesn’t anymore. Go look it up, he has moved more & more to the right as his career has gone on. He used to be critical of a lot of Bush’s policies, but now, they’re bosum buddies.

If you like the guy, you like the guy, but quit saying he’s a maverick, cause he’s not.

Cannot wait for the debates.

I know–in my response to her I use both “Me” and “them”. I am making a case for those she speaks of and myself who is very much open to supporting Palin. I don’t want my or their decision to be boiled down to one we made simply because Palin is a woman.

We are all looking for reasons not to vote for someone as this choice leads us to reasons to vote for someone. As one poster stated earlier: She does not support Palin because she is anti-science. This too is a reason to not vote someone which will undoubtedly influence her to vote for Obama. I’m looking for reasons to not vote for Obama and I am looking for reasons to not vote for McCain and I will use these reasons to actually vote for one of them.

McCain made a very BRILLIANT pick. If you don’t know much about her, I strongly suggest you go to Youtube and see some interviews of her, she is fascinating, quick, clear, and intelligent she’s more than just a “woman candidate” just as Obama is more than just a “black candidate”. She’s a go-getter, she creates her future by her own wit and intelligence. What many have talked about doing once elected, she has actually delivered. She’s change I can actually see and measure.

She’s just what this whole campaign season needed.

Me, being a believer in meritocracy can certainly appreciate what she brings to the table and would be insulted if someone thought that I may support her simply because she is a woman.

She does have her work cut out for her, it is not a sure thing, she has to prove herself.

I’m officially excited.