I make my living by doing production, post-production and marketing. I understand positioning, "perception of quality" and a number of other tools to make a product or person seem appealing to a majority of a demographic. So, I was surprised when the McCain campaign and his handlers choose Gov. Palin. On the surface, it seemed to be a shrill and superficial pick designed to scoop up the shrill and superficial Hillary supporters who were still hooting and screeching like petulant teenagers who were told they couldn't go to the Mall. On that level, I gave the McCain folks some credit. But not, it seems the idea wasn't even his - the Australian News Network ABC is now reporting that McCain had picked a different VP, but was forced to chose Palin. It seems that McCain was going to continue to play a moderate to the American People, and choose "Turncoat Joe" Liebermann has his VP. Partisan Politics aside, Turncoat Joe knows the Senate, is Pro-Choice and very independent, and would've scooped up a bunch of Independent Voters this fall, and possibly helped McCain win. According to Aussie ABC News: "After weeks of vetting his potential vice-presidential picks, Senator McCain was set on his old friend and Al Gore's running mate in 2000, Senator Lieberman. But 10 days ago Senator McCain was called into a meeting by several of his most senior and trusted campaign advisers. He was told if he proceeded to nominate Senator Lieberman, who is pro-choice on the issue of abortion, the conservative Christian base of the party would take the issue to the floor of the convention and try to overturn the selection. Senator McCain was told that without the base he would certainly lose the election." Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/03/2353903.htm So, when Senator McCain was called on to make a choice - a tough choice, one that would decide the fate of his campaign, a presidential-quality choice...he sold out. He caved. He showed he does not deserve to be President. If Sen. McCain wants to run a campaign based on judgement and experience, then this was the deciding factor on who the American People should vote for. Because, if he folds this easily under pressure, then we are assured that this will be the way he handles ALL crises under his watch. If every time there's a tough decision to make, this means he'll fold up like a Transformer in a effort to appease a tiny part of the electorate. If all it takes is the threat of difficulty to make Sen. McCain change his mind, then he'll be incapable of making a decision of any substance once he's in charge. Beware, my friends...while we get this fact, there are many other who will not. We need to bust our asses the next few weeks, and deliver this Presidential Election to Sen. Obama. We have a chance, if we can get off our collective Progessive asses and DO SOMETHING other than forward Keith Obermann's latest special comment.
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