Who's the boss? Palin bills herself over McCain

[Liberal_in_LA]

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Who's the boss? Palin bills herself over McCain
Associated Press

Last update: September 19, 2008 - 11:48 AM


Sarah Palin flipped the Republican presidential ticket around this week when she spoke about things the "Palin and McCain administration" would do in office.

To be sure, the vice presidential candidate is the top draw at joint rallies with her boss, presidential nominee John McCain. But he's still the top of the ticket and the one who gets to order the drapes in the Oval Office if they win.

Palin made the comment at a rally Thursday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, when she said she and McCain want to cut taxes for small business: "That's exactly what we're gonna do in a Palin and McCain administration." Later in her speech, she reverted to the normal order in speaking about the "McCain-Palin administration."

Palin also referred to McCain as "my running mate" Friday in Green Bay, Wis., as she did twice in Iowa the day before. Vice presidential candidates are usually referred to as the running mates, no matter which one is speaking.

[bumblebee1]

1. This cannot be sitting well with McCain. n/t

[Bobbieo]

2. Or Mrs.McCain!!

[canetoad]

3. And speaks loudly to

the innate graciousness of S.Palin.

[TexasObserver]

7. I can imagine McGruff is not happy about this.

Sure, he's getting crowds, but they're coming to see her. When they split up, he's got the worst of both worlds. While small crowds show up for just him, big crowds show up for just her. Then he has to hear the reports of her putting her name first, of her committing some off script gaffe.

He's a jealous, seedy little prick, and he cannot like playing second string on his own team to the benchwarmer he picked to make himself look good.

Now she's the star, he's still the angry old fart who can't draw crowds with free tuna sandwiches, and she's dissing him along the way.

She's peaked in terms of value to McCain, so now she's doing it for herself. She is positioned nicely to run for president in the future, and she's probably thinking that. She can learn the things on which she is ignorant over the next four years. She can make another run, without being Grumpy's fluffer.

And what about Miss Cindy? Is she on a morphine drip, because that look of dreamy satisfaction on her face is unnatural. She cannot like having Sarah take up the "young hottie" role and suddenly make Cindy look old and disposable.

I would love to hear John and Cindy grousing about Sarah Palin.

[orleans]

4. randi rhodes said he's gonna need a food taster. i agree. n/t

[elshiva]

6. LOL. And it can't be Sarah Palin.

[Hubert Flottz]

5. She only wants to be the one on top.

'bout the way I had her pictured.