I'm also unimpressed with her creationism. Nor her suit against the federal government trying to delist polar bears as an endangered species.
I'd be more impressed with her as a reformer if she wasn't under investigation for pressuring state officials to fire her brother-in-law during his divorce from her sister.
I'm in Philly right now, which means I check my e-mail in a coffee shop, and they have the news running. I forget which channel was running, but I heard it from McCain's campaign itself, and I paraphrase, that the more he thought about it, the more he realized he should select "a woman." (The quote is direct.) Nor has she been exactly subtle about hoping that disaffected Clinton supporters would find her an acceptable pallative.
I've read plenty of Republicans chortling about how if Democrats criticize Gov. Pallin's inexperience it plays right into their hands regarding Obama, but I haven't seen many Democrats taking the bait. Rather, I've been seeing Democrats amused (and believe me, I am one of them) at how his choice of Gov. Pallin undermines his criticism of Obama.
On the other hand, she is on board with Obama's energy plan, so one could even make the case that she's actually more qualified than McCain.
References: (I'd hyperlink inline, but they're not sufficiently tagged for precision)
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I'd be more impressed with her as a reformer if she wasn't under investigation for pressuring state officials to fire her brother-in-law during his divorce from her sister.
I'm in Philly right now, which means I check my e-mail in a coffee shop, and they have the news running. I forget which channel was running, but I heard it from McCain's campaign itself, and I paraphrase, that the more he thought about it, the more he realized he should select "a woman." (The quote is direct.) Nor has she been exactly subtle about hoping that disaffected Clinton supporters would find her an acceptable pallative.
I've read plenty of Republicans chortling about how if Democrats criticize Gov. Pallin's inexperience it plays right into their hands regarding Obama, but I haven't seen many Democrats taking the bait. Rather, I've been seeing Democrats amused (and believe me, I am one of them) at how his choice of Gov. Pallin undermines his criticism of Obama.
On the other hand, she is on board with Obama's energy plan, so one could even make the case that she's actually more qualified than McCain.
References: (I'd hyperlink inline, but they're not sufficiently tagged for precision)
What is McCain Thinking? One Alskans Perspective
McCain's VP Choice under Ethics Investigation