re: #281 Lidane

I think the foisting was by McCain on the rest of us.

She was a last minute, desperate choice by McCain and his campaign to try and attract disgruntled Hillary supporters by saying “See! We can nominate a woman! Vote GOP!” It also helped that Princess Dumbass of the Northwoods was just as dumb as the far right loons McCain needed on his side.

At the end of the day, she was still his choice, and it showed how desperate and craven he was. He went with someone he barely even knew existed to try and knock Obama off the front pages.

I think the whole thing regardless of circumstance speaks to that McCain was not cut out to be president of the US if he was gong to being making his VP selection based onf fear from the base. I don’t buy that view FTR. I think you’re right that he and his aides saw disgruntled Hillary supporters and thought they could lure them to their side by picking Palin and wanted a splash. The whole thing I think shows that McCain has shitty judgment ultimately and man am I glad he’s not president every day since we’d probably be at war with Russia several times over had he been in charge given that McCain is prone to rash decision making rather than making the calculated move.