August 29, 2008
Second Best VP Pick EVER!
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I have to credit Warren Gamaliel Harding for giving us Silent Cal. But right after that, I could not be more pleased than I am with Senator McCain's picking Governor Palin. Her appearances on Kudlow and Company -- plus her charming acceptance speech in Ohio -- show a woman of strength, smarts and grace.
A month or so ago, I joined many Republicans in bellyaching about a lackluster campaign. I think they have been all the way live ever since. The TV spots are good, the responses are crisp, and they have miraculously managed to drive the news cycle in a media that lives to cover Senator Obama (I understand he bought some snacks the other day). Yet the day after the Barackopolis speech, everybody is talking about McCain-Palin. UPDATE: I had misspelled "Gamaliel," sorry. Tryin' to show off, tryin' too hard... UPDATE II: Added the graphic. |
| UPDATE III: Playing well with Clinton Supporters | |
In a word, brilliant.
Pundits are questioning how well she will stack up against Biden. So here's the choice: a bright, young, energetic chief executive or a Nixon-era retread with hair plugs.
Posted by: Boulder Refugee at August 29, 2008 2:17 PMGreat Pick for McCain....
I love how it takes the wind out of the sails of the Obama/Biden ticket.
Completely.
The watercooler guys have been blogging about Sarah for months.
Posted by: AlexC at August 29, 2008 2:37 PMI'll use two words: Home run.
Thanks for the water cooler link AC. I knew I had heard her mentioned some time back and now I'm sure it was by you, on these pages. How the heck has the GOP been hiding this woman? She's the Matt Holliday of American politics!
Posted by: johngalt at August 29, 2008 3:00 PMMy blog brothers are -- sadly -- missing the downside. I think I mentioned it to Brother br over coffee: we are removing the only honest Republican politician from the State of Alaska. Is that really fair?
Posted by: jk at August 29, 2008 3:45 PMAnd now for the good news:
McCain has finally given me someone I wish to vote FOR among so many people and things to vote against. NOW I need a sticker for my car to park next to all the Obama stickers at my office.
Posted by: dagny at August 29, 2008 5:04 PMWell jk, our friends in AK will just have to get by with Palin's liutenant governor. I trust she chose well...
"Gotta go boys, I've got a political party to save."
Posted by: johngalt at August 29, 2008 6:23 PMI s'pose you're right. Like Dagny, I've been reenergized. There have been two days this year that I have been proud to call myself a Republican -- when Obama picked Biden and when McCain picked Palin.
On a serious note, it's great to see how well the pick has gone over with different ThreeSourcers representing different wings of the party. What was the last thing we all agreed on? (I got email from HB, he's in).
She is easily the most "libertarian" of the four, her devotion to young Trig shows – in deeds not words -- her devotion to life and human dignity. And this Prosperitarian likes to hear "drill, drill, drill!"
Posted by: jk at August 29, 2008 6:46 PMJust think of Alaska as the New Jersey of the west - with money and scenary.
Posted by: Boulder Refugee at August 29, 2008 9:44 PMNOW (pun intended)what will Obama do?
Posted by: TrekMedic251 at August 29, 2008 11:45 PMIf the Obama camp opposes Palin because she hunts, she fishes, she's a lifetime member of the NRA, she worked in the oil industry, she's anti-abortion, anti-tax, anti-welfare, anti-global-warmist, anti-pant-suit, she's a hockey mom and by vitue of the fact she's even younger than Barack Obama - she has legs... are they still misogynists?
A caller to Boulder's AM 760 "progressive talk" last night said, "That Sarah lady is frickin' scary."
Works for me!
Posted by: johngalt at August 30, 2008 10:44 AMI wonder if Palin qualifies as one of the "EFFIN REPUBLICANS" that Go Obama! Go Democrats! wants to get out of office. Wasn't that her basic campaign platform too in the AK governor's race?
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