Steve - you can buy her bullshit all you want...her views are too extreme and she wreaks of "religious right", and that is NOT what John McCain is all about at all. We've all had enough of the RR with this asshole we have in office now. McCain picked her because she appeals to the religious right, and he does not with his own views, and he needs that to insure a win. She does nothing for me, and frankly, she's full of shit. Now assuming McCain is elected, she may not even play a big role in his administration, which may or may not be his intention. It just surprised me that he would rely on the eye candy to get elected. She is not a "fit" for John McCain's own views in many cases at all, which is not to say his methodology is wrong, just questionable given his own strong views. Can she add anything to his administration? Maybe. Maybe not. Personally, I like John McCain and respect his public service record, something Senator Obama can't quite lay claim to. Yes she is attractive, and that does not hurt, and probably quite intelligent. But like most politicians, she will distort or even ignore her own views to tow whatever party line she needs to tow to get into office, and then spend 4 years trying to cram those views down the public's throats. We've all had enough of that with the asshole we have in office right now. I would have far more respect for anyone who steps up and truthfully says, hey, this is what I'm all about, take me or leave me. Right now she is a pandering politician and nothing more.
Every politician these days has baggage, she's no exception. It's not necessarily fair to judge her on that (depending on exactly what that baggage is), or the fact that her teenage daughter is knocked up. Sorry, but the kids should be off limits, they did not ask for the notariety, and despite the spotlights, they are still kids, just like we all were at one time. The way Chelsea Clinton was treated was appalling, and I hope that her own kids aren't going to be treated the same way.
I said this 8 years ago about George Bush, and all my friends will remember me saying this. Show me what business qualifications any candidate has that shows they can effectively run a country. Remember, this is a business folks. Show me a sound fiscal policy, a foreign policy, a domestic policy. Let's lool at George Bush's experience bankrupting companies, like he's doing to this country. So, that "experience" got him elected President of the greatest country in the world??? So, if McCain should drop dead 6 momths into his term, what qualifications does this woman have to do this job? Mayor of a small town? Governor of Alaska for 2 years? The jury is still out on her performance record. She's got extremely limited experience....just like folks say about Obama. If we look at the two tickets, it would seem the more ideal pairing would be McCain-Biden! Now that would be funny!!
