Remember Thomas Eagleton? Palin could be deja vu all over again.

[trof]

In 1972, Richard Nixon appeared unbeatable. When Senator George McGovern won the Democratic nomination for President, virtually all of the high-profile Democrats, including Ted Kennedy, Walter Mondale, Hubert Humphrey, Edmund Muskie and Birch Bayh turned down offers to run on the ticket.

Having been declined by the "name" Senators, McGovern turned to lesser-known candidates, and Eagleton, who had opposed the Vietnam War, was selected on July 14 with only a minimal background check. Eagleton made no mention of his earlier hospitalizations.
(Between 1960 and 1966, Eagleton checked himself into the hospital three times for physical and nervous exhaustion, receiving electric shock treatments twice.)

Newspapers soon revealed them. McGovern and Eagleton initially joked about the case with Eagleton saying he would undergo a psychiatric examination if other candidates (e.g., Nixon) would do the same. But the charges kept coming.

McGovern initially said he would back Eagleton “1000%”, but on August 1, Eagleton withdrew at McGovern's request and, after new search by McGovern, was replaced by Kennedy in-law Sargent Shriver.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Eagleton#Selection_as_vice_presidential_candidate

[LibDemAlways]

1. I remember him well. When a VP pick becomes the

story and detracts from the campaign, it's time to bring in a replacement. However, it didn't really matter who was on McGovern's ticket and it won't matter who is on McCain's. They were both losing efforts from the get-go.

[Sal Minella]

2. But Eagleton knew he needed help. Palin hasn't a clue she's batshit insane.