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southern_dem

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:09 AM
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Sarah Palin?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N222GY

A flight left Alaska yesterday afternoon bound for Middletown, OH (just outside of Dayton). With her corruption scandal in progress is this really the running mate "the Maverick" would want?

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Sugarcoated

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:11 AM
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1. Again, as with Pawlenty

it would seriously undercut the Mummy's biggest attack on Barack.

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Wetzelbill

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:15 AM
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2. He'd be foolish to throw her to Biden in a debate

But he has such terrible judgment, you never know.

I say either Romney or Lieberman. I think Palin or Pawlenty would just get crushed too badly. There isn't really a good choice left for him. The choice of Biden and then Obama tonight killed off a lot of options for him.

He'd take Petraeus if he could get him, but I don't think David would bite, he's too astute for that.

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Darth_Ole

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:22 AM
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6. It's worth considering whether some candidates have turned down McCain's offer...

Some may have the sense they'll wind up on a losing ticket, thereby effectively ending their own political career. After all, a couple days ago, the media said "sources" had said McCain had decided on a pick. Then they backpedaled on that, saying McCain hadn't made a decision. Then today we learn he's settled on someone and would be announcing it tomorrow.

Could his decision really be made on a whim like this, or is it possible McCain has been getting turned down by VP prospects?

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Wetzelbill

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Fri Aug-29-08 03:11 AM
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18. I think Petraeus turned it down

No real way of knowing that, but I think McCain offered it to him. He's tried to float out Petraeus as a choice for a while now. Colin Powell might have turned it down too. Maybe even Condi. I heard he was vetting Condi this week. I can't think of a worse choice. I think he's panicked. After Biden he simply don't know what to do.

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TTUBatfan2008

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:23 AM
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8. If he takes Liebermann...

this election will be a landslide.

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Wetzelbill

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Fri Aug-29-08 03:05 AM
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15. I think he's out of touch enough to do it

Novak came out of retirement with a serious illness to implore McCain not to do it. That tells me that he's at least been thinking about it. In McCain World, he thinks Lieberman could nullify a lot of what Biden offers, I think. It would be an awful choice though. Dem landslide.

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enigmatic

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:27 AM
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10. I want it to be Lieberman

Lieberman is deluded enough to think that he alone can take down Obama, and he won't even get past the debates w/ Biden. He's committing political suicide right now and he's too stupid to realize it.

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Wetzelbill

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Fri Aug-29-08 03:08 AM
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16. I think so too

I think both he and McCain live in a narrow little world. It's weird. Totally removed from reality. I think it comes from riding the middle so long, they have a sense of power because they have often been pests and power brokers in their own parties because they were coddled by both sides for legislative reasons. Huge egos. Both delusional guys.

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quakerboy

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:19 AM
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3. t'would be a toss of the dice

And we know he likes him some gambling.

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Mayberry Machiavelli

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:20 AM
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4. If he picked her, it'd be his "Hail Mary" pick. Meaning, he realizes he's fucked in a straight up

race, particularly after seeing the Dem convention. So he might take a crazy chance, hoping he'd pick up enough bitter Hillary female supporters with such a move to squeak out a win. Not likely, but perhaps a chance he'd take. It would certainly undercut the message of being the "experience" candidate.

Much like Biden is a solid, reassuring pick and a fiery fighter, good on the trail, helps with the "inexperience" charge, but goes somewhat against the "change" message being a Washington vet. Overall a much more solid pick for Obama than Palin would be for McCain though.

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gmudem

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:21 AM
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5. Basically any VP is going to be crushed by Biden in a debate

Lieberman is the one guy who might be able to lie and bluster his way through a debate with Biden, but he would still lose. Either way I'm very much looking forward to that debate.

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Submariner

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:23 AM
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7. Will Cindy let Johnny boy have a hottie for VP?

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Sugarcoated

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:30 AM
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11. Is that really her???

Even more ridiculous.

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davepc

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Fri Aug-29-08 04:30 AM
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22. She was Miss Alaska or something early in her life.

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Greg K

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:31 AM
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12. Talk about a celebrity w/ no experience!

Wow, so McCain thinks she's ready to be a heartbeat away?

As old as McCain is there's a serious chance that his VP would need to step up.

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snowbear

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Fri Aug-29-08 03:17 AM
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19. Yes that's her .. and as many here know, she's involved in a huge investigation up here..

And is still in hot water...

That, plus she just had her 4th or 5th baby just a few months ago and he unfortunately has Downs Syndrome. Sarah has her hands full with her baby and the investigation she's involved in.

Besides. She can debate gas lines, oil drilling or aeriel wolf hunting.. but that's about it.

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Sugarcoated

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:24 AM
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9. If he's chosing her I think it's a serious mistake

Not to say any of his choices wouldn't also be. How sweet that Obama turned this around and now their going to panic and make mistakes.

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juajen

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:36 AM
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13. This might be a very good mistake. She has a lot going for her.

Go to Wikipedia and learn more. I did, and was I surprised!

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nsd

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Fri Aug-29-08 02:38 AM
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14. Not a chance.

Little experience (<2 years as governor of a sparsely-populated state) and a brewing ethics scandal.

Palin would be a suicidal pick and might well have no future in politics at all.

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Franks Wild Years

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Fri Aug-29-08 03:29 AM
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20. Agreed. And there's the Hillary factor.

Edited on Fri Aug-29-08 03:29 AM by Franks Wild Years

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I believe Hillary Clinton would feel personally affronted by the notion that the possible first female President will get there by default because McCain has cynically chosen a completely unqualified right-wing female as his running mate to dupe women voters. I think you get super-motivated Clintons doing their very best to make a mockery of her candidacy.

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Drunken Irishman

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Fri Aug-29-08 03:09 AM
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17. Na'.

Stretching here.

This jet has no connection to McCain, his campaign or Palin.

In fact, it's based out of Seattle.

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Douglas Carpenter

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Fri Aug-29-08 04:18 AM
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21. if I was a GOP operative I would be highly favorable to running a woman V.P.

with hopes of cutting into the Democratic Party base and appealing to disaffected Hillary supporters.

I don't know ANYTHING about her Gov. Palin's scandal, so I just don't know what to think.

Perhaps someone can enlighten us about the scandal with an objective look at the extent to which Gov. Palin is culpable and vulnerable.

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