I just heard from a red pajarito who has sources in the McCain presidential campaign regarding who will be McCain’s pick for Vice President. Apparently it won’t be any of the names we have heard bantered about – not Romney; Lieberman, Pawlenty; etc. I am told that the pick will be bold and unprecedented. Pretty much the opposite of Obama’s Biden pick.
Will it be Alaska Governor Sarah Palin?
Or U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, from Texas? Or former E-bay CEO Meg Whitman?
If McCain does pick a woman I think he is going to get a big boost in his numbers. And even more Clintonistas will be fleeing the Obama/Biden ticket. It will be very interesting to see which way this goes now that Obama’s pick has already become old news.
UPDATE:
A private jet arrived in Middletown, Ohio, from Anchorage, Alaska, three hours ago, according to information at this link. The plot thickens…
Maybe it will be Evan Bayh! LOL.
I am hoping so badly that it’s Palin.
If not, forget both these stupid candidates.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/02/09/john-mccains-crude-…
Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno.”
– Sen. John McCain, speaking to a Republican dinner, June 1998.
Wow!
She’s impressive! She certainly knows her domestic issues better than John McCain and would be an excellent addition to his ticket. Would I consider changing my vote? We’ll see. A lot happens in 9 weeks.
SMS
See Sarah, I told you Gov. Palin would be a smart pick :-p
Gov. Sarah Palin would be perfect, then Gramps McCain would have to shut his mouth about Obama’s lack of experience , unfortunately for McCain, that’s 90% of his platform. Art, have you NOT been watching the Democratic Convention – the “disgruntled Hillary supporters” ship has sailed.
not palin
under investigation
… a lot happens in 9 hours. 😛
SMS
What, you meaan Palin isn’t as pure as the driven snow?
It sure seems that a lot of Reeps are under indictment, so hows that assignment based on loyalty in the Justice Department thing working out for ya?
Wouldnt it be bold if Condaliza Rice was VP.
anonyms –
I seriously doubt it will be Condi. All of the evidence seems to be showing that Art’s pajarito is mistaken. According to what I’ve seen on the national networks it’s either Romney or Pawlenty. Considering the disaster that was the Massachusetts Healthcare Experiment (i.e. Romneycare) and Karl Rove’s prediction, I’m thinking it will be Pawlenty. There’s nothing bold about that… or Romney.
SMS
Correction: Sources are now telling me that the Palin investigation is minor, civil in scope, and related to the firing of one her own appointments.
I’m also told that there was a chartered flight booked from Anchorage to Middleton, OH for tonight, putting all three VP contenders in the area.
SMS
The “investigation” of Gov. Palin is nothing.
She is being investigated/accused of abuse of power when all she did was fire the state’s Public Safety Commissioner. That position is appointed by the Governor and can be replaced by anyone else if the Governor sees fit.
Alaska politics is interesting. A lot of the Republican guard up there make Mike Shroeder seem like a reformer.
They are corrupt and Sarah Palin challeneged that corruption and defeated two governors in the process — the incumbent Gov. in the GOP primary and a former Democratic governor in the general election.
Even under investigation she has the highest approval rating of any elected official in the U.S., at 80%.
The old guard of the GOP up there don’t like her because she’s challeneging their authority — and authority which they’ve been in control of since statehood, if not longer.
If McCain did in fact pick her, she will be the next Vice-President of the United States.