re: #265 HappyWarrior

I think a lot of people realize that Re: McCain but at the same time, I think he could have selected someone both more qualified and less extreme and still satisfied them. What gets me is how McCain is too proud to admit he fucked up with the Palin pick.

In 2008 I was seriously divided internally about McCain, Obama and Clinton before the primaries. I mean, I’ve always voted Democrat (except for John Anderson, a mistake of my younger days), but was willing to consider McCain as a possibility. Then he chose Palin as the VP candidate. End of story.

I favored Clinton on the Dem side, with Obama a close second. So, his winning the nomination didn’t upset me at all. His winning the election was a powerful statement to the world that the USA is not just about old white guys, though the old white guys are doing everything in their power (and failing) to make sure it never happens again.