I will start out by saying that I have a great deal of respect for John McCain. He's gone through what can only be described as hell on earth, and not only came out of it alive with his sanity intact, which is hard to imagine, he came home and dedicated his life to further service of his country.
However, his choice of Sarah Palin as nominee for VP has really lowered my opinion of him, at least politically. I feel his choice is a very transparent attempt to simply win over disgruntled Hillary Clinton supporters and undecided women voters. Can he honestly say that out of all of the governors, mayors, senators, and congressman in the Republican party, Sarah Palin is the most qualified?? I really doubt it!! Well, she does have foreign relations experience, Alaska is right up there next to Russia!! Give me a break!!
Alot of the talking heads on TV, especially Foxnews, use the excuse that she's not running for President, she's running for VP. Really, what's the difference?? The VP is only a hearbeat away from being the President. Any VP nominee should be scrutinized as if they were the ones running for President. Let's not forget, and the late night comedians won't let you, that John McCain is 72 years old. If he should get elected and than re-elected he would be 80 years old at the end of his second term. If God forbid something happened to him, this is the person he's decided to leave in charge??
As for Barack Obama's pick, I think anyone would be hard pressed to find a running mate more qualified for the position of VP or President than Delaware's Joe Biden. I wish Barack Obama many many years of good health, but if something should happen to him, I have every confidence in Joe Biden to lead our nation.
Obama's pick is at least genuine, and not just a ploy for votes. You can tell he put some serious thought into it, not just thinking about who could seal the deal for him. Afterall, Joe Biden's state of Delaware only brings with it 3 electoral votes. If he wanted to make a pick simply based on the election, he could have picked someone from a large state such as PA, Gov. Ed Rendell, or PA Senator Bob Casey, or even Hillary Clinton with NY's 31 electoral votes. It's obvious that he chose based on the job that needs to be done in Washington after November. True, Senator Biden was born and spent his first ten years in Pennsylvania, but that doesn't guarantee the Keystone state will go his way in November, though I hope it does, and I think it will. As a Pennsylvanian, I know Obama/Biden will at least get my vote!!!
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