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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (115321)	8/29/2008 1:16:21 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

And it is McCane who is showing the first new idea, not Obama. --- Rove sold it to him like this: "Look John, who would you rather look at for 4 years in the White House?"

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (115321)	8/29/2008 1:54:56 PM
From: upanddown	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

An insurance actuary would probably say that Palin is about 10 times more likely to become president than Biden. McCain is 72 years old today. He has had serious health problems. He has problems with anger management. His father died of a sudden heart attack at 70. His grandfather died of a sudden heart attack at 61. Are you ready for President Palin? This is the first candidate on a national ticket that I had never seen before the nomination. I had heard of her because of her connection to energy news but I would bet that at least 50% of Americans have never heard of her. Then there is the problem of what happens if a President McCain lapses into dementia or becomes otherwise incapacitated during his term in office? He is already showing early signs of Alzheimer's with his constant memory lapses. Voters can't just think of his physical and mental condition at 72. They should be concerned with his potential condition at 76 or 80.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (115321)	8/30/2008 10:13:52 AM
From: Freedom Fighter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

KT, This was a great pick by McCain. The only way he could have done better was by picking Bobby Jindal. She's young, attractive, strong, popular, up and coming, loves free markets, made budget cuts in Alaska that contributed to surpluses that she supposedly saved for the state for a rainy day, took on a few people in her own party, didn't abort a child she knew had Down Syndrome, has a son on his way to Iraq, likes sports, hunting, fishing, and guns etc... She obviously believes what she says. She's exactly what conservatives wanted on the top of the ticket. The lack of foreign policy experience will be a non factor unless McCain dies early in his term. By the end of the second year of the term she'll have more foreign policy experience than Obama has now based on his limited experience using the Senate as a platform for running for the presidency. She already has more executive experience than he does. This pick is very likely to re-energize those republicans that don't like McCain (virtually all conservatives) and be very acceptable to moderates. Whether it is enough to win is another question. I think it also proves what I've been saying all along. Conservatives don't hate Hillary and Pelosi because they hate strong women etc... They hate their ideas.