Cheney Calls Palin’s Selection as 2008 US VP Candidate a Mistake
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said in remarks aired on Sunday that 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate was “a mistake” because of her inexperience.
Cheney said in an interview with ABC News that the main criterion for anyone being considered as a potential future vice president “has to be: Is this person capable of being the president of the United States.”
Cheney, a prominent conservative who remains an influential figure in Republican circles, said he personally likes Palin, who was a first-term governor of Alaska when Arizona Senator McCain picked her as his running mate four years ago.
“I like Governor Palin. I’ve met her. I know her. She was an attractive candidate,” Cheney said.
“But based on her background - she had only been governor for what, two years? I don’t think she passed that test … of being ready to take over. And I think that was a - a mistake,” Cheney added.
