I honestly don't forsee McCain dropping dead in the first year of office, but we'll just see, you never know until someone actually dies, but in the meantime, when it comes down to it, the American people will elect McCain/Palin, not Palin, should the Republicans be fortunate enough to win the election, I mean, it really; is anybody's ballgame at this point and time in the election.
She is good looking, but looks alone don't make a great leader. I will vote for McCain nonetheless, but she does have a lot to prove as far as how capable she would be to step in as president if she would need to. Alaska is a mighty small state population wise compared to running a whole nation, and she wasn't even running Alaska for very long. I do find it funny how the right-wing has latched on to her like she was the Queen of Sheba or something. Heck, they hardly know anything about her. She may say she believes in traditional conservative values, but I have yet to see any laws that she has signed as Governor that prove that she is a harcore right-wing conservative. Being a resident of Alaska alone would lead me to believe that she isn't built from the same mold as a typical southern conservative. Religion surely doesn't have the same grip on Alaska as it does on the south. Not that these are bad things mind you!
She is good looking, but looks alone don't make a great leader. I will vote for McCain nonetheless, but she does have a lot to prove as far as how capable she would be to step in as president if she would need to. Alaska is a mighty small state population wise compared to running a whole nation, and she wasn't even running Alaska for very long. I do find it funny how the right-wing has latched on to her like she was the Queen of Sheba or something. Heck, they hardly know anything about her. She may say she believes in traditional conservative values, but I have yet to see any laws that she has signed as Governor that prove that she is a harcore right-wing conservative. Being a resident of Alaska alone would lead me to believe that she isn't built from the same mold as a typical southern conservative. Religion surely doesn't have the same grip on Alaska as it does on the south. Not that these are bad things mind you!
There was a gentleman in my office a few minutes ago, who I've always known in my business dealings with him to be politically-independent, coudn't-care-less. He was raving about Sarah Palin. Playing the devil's advocate (since I'm a Palin fan myself), I asked him why he was a Republican all of a sudden. His response was, "I didn't care one way or the other until I saw this lady, and I heard her speak, and I saw her family. There are still some real people out there."
I think that is the reaction that a lot of people are having. I know that's what attracted me to the McCain-Palin possibility. She's a breath of fresh air. Is she a politician? Sure she is. She's been accused of throwing her weight around a bit as governor, she's got the half-truth stuff down ("put the jet on eBay" and "told Congress 'no thanks' on the Bridge to Nowhere"), she took money from someone who was eventually implicated in the Stevens scandal. She's hardly spotless. But I think seeing her family reverbrates with people. They're an all-American family in many ways. And it isn't like they're perfect, but that fact -- she has a teenage daughter who is pregnant, a son going to Iraq -- just makes common folks identify with them all the more.
Maybe I'm way off here, but I don't think so.
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There was a gentleman in my office a few minutes ago, who I've always known in my business dealings with him to be politically-independent, coudn't-care-less. He was raving about Sarah Palin. Playing the devil's advocate (since I'm a Palin fan myself), I asked him why he was a Republican all of a sudden. His response was, "I didn't care one way or the other until I saw this lady, and I heard her speak, and I saw her family. There are still some real people out there." I think that is the reaction that a lot of people are having. I know that's what attracted me to the McCain-Palin possibility. She's a breath of fresh air. Is she a politician? Sure she is. She's been accused of throwing her weight around a bit as governor, she's got the half-truth stuff down ("put the jet on eBay" and "told Congress 'no thanks' on the Bridge to Nowhere"), she took money from someone who was eventually implicated in the Stevens scandal. She's hardly spotless. But I think seeing her family reverbrates with people. They're an all-American family in many ways. And it isn't like they're perfect, but that fact -- she has a teenage daughter who is pregnant, a son going to Iraq -- just makes common folks identify with them all the more. Maybe I'm way off here, but I don't think so.
I wouldn't disagree with what you say, but lots of people see Obama in the same way also. You or I may not identify with him, but lots of people seem to. Just because people identify with someone because of values, skin color, or whatever don't necessarily mean that they have all the makings of a really good, effective president. Bush got huge support from the right-wing 8 years ago and even 4 years ago, now he is hardly liked by anyone.
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RE: If McCain croaks...
Much better to look at than any of the other candidates.
Now think of this. If something happens to Obama, which is equally possible compared to McCain. Got to remeber he has already had one death threat almost carried out. If something happens toObama, Biden is setting their with a ticking time bomb in his head. He is one popped blood vessile away from becoming a vegetable. If this were to happen, Pelosy would be in the drivers seat. eeeeeeewwwwwwww. Talk about the country going to hell in a hand basket.
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I think a lot of people do identify with Palin as being one of us. Much more than Obama, Biden or even McCain. She definitely has grit in that she took on incumbents for city council and the governorship and won both times. Many Dems appear to think she's not qualified to be governor, let alone VP. They are making a huge tactical mistake in underestimating her and listening to their media tripe.
Palin WON the governorship against an incumbent. Anybody who has spent any time in campaigns understands that is a huge accomplishment and isn't something that just happens by accident. Regardless of how unpopular the incumbent is, the challenger and his/her campaign staff did a lot of things right to win. Her winning the city council race in the same general circumstances just shows that she is a more formidable opponent that many people are (unwisely) giving her credit for.
She's pretty, intelligent, obviously has good political instincts, speaks well and, most importantly, comes across as a real person and not just another hack politician. Underestimating somebody like this is foolish. In the Democrats' case, it will likely cost them an election because they are trying to vilify somebody that people obviously like and respect and are ignoring their own candidates' vulnerabilities.
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When it comes to the leadership of a country, there are many layers to the chain of command. Military and other wise. A person with good judgment with the help of their advisers and experts could carry on without a hitch. I am much more worrried about either Biden or omama running this country. Biden has a lot of experience but most of what he thinks he knows is wrong. Obama has much less expierence at running anything that Palin does. She has run a government and commanded the Alaska National Guard that sits right on Russia's door step.
If McCain croaks...
