Cafferty: Should McCain consider replacing Palin?

[Douglas Carpenter]

FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty:

When it comes to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the hits just keep on coming.

http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/03/should-mccain-consider-replacing-palin/

"Some of the latest revelations surrounding John McCain’s surprise choice of a running mate: The Associated Press reports a private lawyer has been authorized to spend $95,000 dollars of state money to defend Palin in the trooper ethics probe. Contrary to her message of reform, Palin worked to get pork barrel projects for her city and state. Also, according to the A.P., her husband was once a member of the Alaska Independence Party, some members in that group advocate that Alaska secede from the Union. Also, the boyfriend of Palin’s 17-year-old unmarried pregnant daughter is expected to join the family at the GOP convention.

The McCain camp is pushing back hard, calling questions about Palin’s background a “faux media scandal designed to destroy the first female Republican nominee” for V.P. and suggesting Palin is a victim of gender bias in the media. Where have we heard that before? They insist Palin was subject to a “long and thorough” vetting process. Really? The Washington Post reports that the head of McCain’s vetting team didn’t do an in-depth interview with Palin until the day before she was offered the number two slot.

Some are wondering if Sarah Palin could turn out to be another Harriet Miers, a vastly underqualified woman who was nominated by President Bush to become a Supreme Court Justice. Miers later had to withdraw her name from consideration. Gee… there’s that parallel again.

No presidential candidate has withdrawn his V.P. pick since Democrat George McGovern in 1972. McGovern dropped Thomas Eagleton after 18 days as revelations surfaced about his mental health. Eagleton, too, had been a last minute pick.

Here’s my question to you: Should John McCain consider replacing Sarah Palin on the GOP ticket?"

http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/03/should-mccain-consider-replacing-palin/

[TwilightGardener]

1. Not until it's too late. Let's see what the Enquirer digs up. And if there's

an ex-affair who's willing to talk--or better yet, photos or tape--then McLoon should REALLY hold off.

[PA Democrat]

2. Good for Cafferty for keeping up the pressure on McCain and Palin.

How long before McCain sends his goon squad over to CNN with misspelled signs to protest Cafferty?

[Douglas Carpenter]

4. Cafferty is one of the few REAL journalist out there.

He was almost the ONLY mainstream journalist who brought up on national television the fact that McCain didn't know the difference between Shiites and Sunnis.

The rest are all content to accept that McCain is some kind of foreign policy expert; no matter how transparently absurd.

[rurallib]

3. I think Palin should replace McCain. She has the zecutive sperience

[Javaman]

5. How about the repukes get rid of them both. An empty slot on the ballet is

about the same as mclame-ass letch and the caribou barbie.

[TahitiNut]

7. Naww... the pas de deux has become a farce de deux.

It's like watching the Jerry Springer Show ... people who should only be viewed under glass, to prevent contamination.

[Javaman]

11. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!

"viewed under glass, to prevent contamination."

:spray: :rofl:

[TahitiNut]

6. I think Sarah should be grafted onto McCain's back, with her mouth to his ear.

He should have to live with that monstrosity day and night.

[Old and In the Way]

8. Too late now.

Time to have done that was before the speech. The base would revolt with any attempt to dispose of her, short of a murder indictment. McCain is stuck with her, for better or worse. I'm betting it will be for the worse, too.

[tblue37]

13. There are plenty of small planes in Alaska.

I wouldn't put it past the Republican powerbrokers to unload somehow her if they have to.

[radfringe]

9. considering that palin has MORE executive experience than McCain

Senator McCain should replace Candidate McCain with Gov. Palin as top of the ticket

[Donald Ian Rankin]

10. Wishful thinking - Palin was a masterstroke on McCain's part, and there's no way he'll replace her.

The focus on her personal life - even negative aspects thereof - is perfect for him. It makes her look new, different and exciting - which, as a person, she is - second-ever female running mate, small-town, outsider etc.

What is needed to attack her, and what isn't happening at all much, is to point out that as a politician, on the issues, she's very much the same old same old - creationist, anti-abortion, pro war, anti-environment.

She represents the same old bar Republican policies in a shiny new package. Sadly, so far, all the attention has been focussed on the package, and unless that changes - and I think it may well not - she'll prove to have been a tactical masterstroke for McCain.

[crazylikafox]

14. perfect point: "She represents the same old bar Republican policies in a shiny new package"

hope u sent that to Cafferty. I'm looking forward to hearing him repeat it on air tonight.

[UTUSN]

12. K&R #4 n/t