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Palin=mayor a suburb, gov of a state with less people than Montana = 44 years old = less experience than Barry=McCain's experience arguments are shite, especially if he gets sick and kicks the bucket and then we're left with someone who oversees a government barely bigger than Minneapolis to deal with problems in the Middle East, with Russia, with the economy, with healthcare, etc. etc.

I don't get the strategy behind this pick at all. Do they really think they'll get Hillary's supporters just because Palin is a woman?

FOX news is claiming that Palin DOES have foreign policy experience, because ALASKA IS NEXT TO RUSSIA.

She seems like a wonderful human being...her story sounds like she's Alaska's Dudley-Do-Right. But 2 years as Governor of Alaska doesn't seem to qualify as material for one heartbeat away from the White House.

So, the Republicans have apparently chosen a married woman with a very thin resume to run as VP. Dennis Tester has to be suicidal right now. I guarantee if he weighs in, he will simply devalue the office of VP.

considering the intellectual depth of many hillary supporters - I would say yes.

Care tp elaborate on this, yoshi?

heh. Typical liberal drunk. Whatsa matter, Hippy, run out of pot?

(Bob, Channeling maz for kurtis)

She seems like a wonderful human being...her story sounds like she's Alaska's Dudley-Do-Right.

Would Dudley-Do-Right have fired his Public Safety Commish for refusing to fire her soon to be ex-brother-in-law?

grote, ftw.

I don't get it. I guess I lack intellectual depth.

Ooh, Dan Quayle....good reference. I notice Palin did say "nucular," like GWB. Not too far removed from 'potatoe,' if you ask me.

but not sure about her choice of the phrase "snow machine" in place of snowmobile.

Ha! We went from "Oh sweet a snowmobile champion husband will kill in Minnesota" to "Oh crap, we just lost Minnesota again." Kidding of course.

I liken the pick to a coach who chooses to go for two at the end of the game instead of kicking the extra point for a tie. If he wins he's a genuis and if he loses he'll get second guessed forever. I wonder how it will show up in the polls. Biden was a relatively within-the-box pick and that didn't seem to cause any great movement. This being more of a curve ball may generate different reaction. Of course we may not be able to really tell with it occuring right after the Obama convention. It could bring down a post-DNC bump or negate it completely. If he actually shows up ahead between now and Thursday then he would definitely have a receiver open in the back of the endzone. But if he tanks then he's fumbled the snap.

Andrew Sullivan:

One more thing: this was a bit of a F-U pick, a personal, totally idiosyncratic, gut-level, aggressive piece of opportunism. Yes he can! And yes, it does underline his maverick, out-of-the-box brand. It makes me like his empathy for gutsy young women, even former beauty queens (is there footage of her contest out there?). But it also makes me less comfortable with the idea of him as commander in chief. It seems a less steady choice than Biden.

He also makes the Harriet Miers comparison:

"...the point at which people suddenly realize that McCain is actually less interested in governing than in politics. And willing to let personal liking and respect for utterly unqualified people trump the sober responsibilities of running a country at war, a climate in flux, an economy in trouble, and an empire close to imploding."

Would Dudley-Do-Right have fired his Public Safety Commish for refusing to fire her soon to be ex-brother-in-law?

I don't think this inquiry will hold much water. The soon to be ex supposedly threatened to kill her sister and actually tased their 11 year old son.

"Don't tase me dad"

I don't think this inquiry will hold much water. The soon to be ex supposedly threatened to kill her sister and actually tased their 11 year old son.

And allegedly was drinking while driving his cruiser.

Of course, two wrongs don't make a right, but her "ethics violation" is considerably less than his. Allegedly.

Really? I'd like to see what you've been reading that shows Obama is a kneel-down away from wrapping up the election.

WE INVENTED snowmobiles! They should call them what we call them!

Although, now that I think about it, snowmobile isn't that much more creative that snow machine. We might as well have called it a snowgoingthingy.

Let's just whistle by the grave yard, pass the whiskey

Here here!

Really? I'd like to see what you've been reading that shows Obama is a kneel-down away from wrapping up the election.

Really? I'd like to see what you've been reading that shows Obama is a kneel-down away from wrapping up the election.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_electi...

Electric sleigh?

Most run on gas.

How about Horseless Sleigh?

God, I cannot wait to see the Biden/Palin debate. I'm beyond myself with excitement.

You mean the one with the charismatic newcomer against the old white Senator? Yeah, that's gonna be a doosie.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html

Really, you're citing the average lead of less than 4 percent including a post-convention bounce as proof that it's nearly over. Dear, dear child.

Bob you're going to have to reference something we were actually alive for.

Geezer. Trying to play on the kids' Internet.

Get off my lawn, you damned kid!

Didn't he also say "Who am I? What am I doing here?"

Yeah, but it was more like a "you're probably wondering" rhetorical statement, and made perfect sense.

The RCP poll average has Obama ahead of McCain consistently, dating back to 2007.

I cry age discrimination.

God, I cannot wait to see the Biden/Palin debate. I'm beyond myself with excitement.

You mean the one with the charismatic newcomer against the old white Senator? Yeah, that's gonna be a doosie.

You obviously didn't pay attention to the early Democratic Primary debates.

Really, you're citing the average lead of less than 4 percent including a post-convention bounce as proof that it's nearly over. Dear, dear child.

Post convention bounce wouldn't show up for another day or so kevin, and obviously, today's GOP announcement is going to cloud that.

But nothin' tops the Muskie-Agnew debate, right Bob?

He's going after the Jimmy Buffet fan demographic.

Dougie, he'd have to break into the Kiss costume closet to make any difference. He might as well stick with his $500 Italian made loafers.

Probably the same as the Twins:

Shut off the old brain, get drunk and watch guys who aren't real intelligent get rich with their buddies while taxpayers throw money at the whole misguided venture.

Oh. Since they'll probably have to deal with a Democrat Congress I'd hope John talks to his good buddy Tim about how to effectively wield the veto pen. And that the outgoing president introduces the vice president to his friends Misty and Kerri.

But that's something that should be built in to the price of the stock at this point when talking about the race big-picture. Keeping with the stock market terms, I would say a realistic analyst would have to expect Obama to come thru the conventions getting a bigger bump than McCain (what are these guys, pregnant? bumps) and be somewhere around a 5-point lead 10 days from now. Anything else either way would signal momentum.

Oboma's stock has peaked. Not everyone buys into a rock concert as a reason to vote for Oboma. He has his hard core supports and they have made up their minds, the independents are still on the fence and they are going to be the ones to determine the outcome of the election.

Furthermore, Oboma looks good against a democratic Challenger but he has never run against a republican. He is a machine politician that rallies the party fateful but not everyone drinks the same color cool aid.

I wouldn't say he's peaked. There's plenty of room for both candidates stock to increase in value over the next two+ months.

...but he has never run against a republican.

Sure he has. He was leading against Jack Ryan even before it came out that Ryan made his wife Jeri have sex with him a la "Eyes wide Open." Then, he trounced Alan Keyes.

Sure he has. He was leading against Jack Ryan even before it came out that Ryan made his wife Jeri have sex with him a la "Eyes wide Open." Then, he trounced Alan Keyes.

If you call that running against a republican. That was a lucky hand he was dealt. That hardly constitutes a campaign against a republican, if the republican drops out and the second string team plays the last two minutes of the game. But yes technically he has run against a republican, sort of.

Can't hardly wait. But if anyone hears tell of any competitive intelligence/business researcher posts overseas do let me know, as I love to hedge my bets. Ownership society/everyman for himself and all...