My Two Cents on McCain/Palin Ticket.......

[Rockholm]

There is speculation around McCain's health. I suggest that it is INDEED his health and that he is sick. The republican machine chose Sarah Palin to run with McCain in order for them to lose. The republican machine devised the best way to take the White House in 2008. Run McCain to lose, gracefully and put all efforts into 2008. They know Palin is not even remotely qualified but wanted to get the read/effect with a woman on the ticket.
I don't believe that Romney wanted to be the #2 with McCain, even if health was an issue. Romney has a narcissistic need to be elected, and to be considered legitimate, not take over should McCain need to resign (provided they won in November).
Prediction...Obama wins this year. The republicans then will put a Romney/acceptable and competent female #2 in 2012.

[Olney Blue]

1. I respectfully disagree. I think they want to win at all costs, and they

played the Palin card because of their sheer contempt for the intelligence of their base.

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. I don't think it was contempt for the intelligence of their base -

I think it was in HONOR of the intelligence of their base.

They know what the average intelligence of their base is.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have run shrubbie, and they wouldn't be running Palin.

[Olney Blue]

3. Also a valid interpretation of their base.

:thumbsup:

[Mz Pip]

4. That's what I think.

They have been masters of smoke and mirrors tricks. They know their base is stupid. They count on it. They cultivate it. It's worked for them in the past and they are counting on it working again.

They don't have to win by much. They just have to win and if Caribou Barbie can do it for them they will use her and the idiots who support her to that end.

[saltpoint]

5. The GOP power brokers know that Palin is a fool and that McCain

is losing ground by the hour -- even before he chose Palin. He's run a nasty, low-gutter campaign. Obama is outclassing him at every turn.

If I knew for certain that Palin was chosen for McCain as opposed to McCain's choosing Palin, I could get as far down the road as you on the GOP's intentions.

I think the internal polling likely shows them losing the 2008 election across most demographic groups and political regions of the country.

They know they are going to lose specific Bush states from 2004 like New Mexico and Iowa. They know that Virginia and Colorado and maybe Nevada are imperiled. They know that Indiana is looking increasingly shaky.

And they also know that Palin hasn't helped in any of these places and may even have hurt badly.

Romney clearly wants to be the president. But he was rejected in the GOp primaries this cycle. He'll have to rework himself to be competitive, because I don't think he's the only Republican out there interested in running in 2012. As hapless as McCain is, he nevertheless beat Romney for the nomination.

[rgbecker]

6. Palin will be off the ticket by election day and possibly this week.

The discovered affair will allow her to resign and Mayor 9/11 will be nominated to VP position. It will be closer to the election day so no one has time to reorganize a campaign against the smiling shit eater from New York. All the USA! chanters will have a real hero to vote for and if elected we will have wars from now until the Rapture.

[SheilaT]

7. No politician and no political party EVER plans to lose.

Least of all gracefully. Not even when running for an office that it's not possible to win, such as in a district that is overwhelmingly the other party.