Sunday, August 31, 2008

Focus should remain on McCain

While it may be tempting to focus on Governor Palin's qualifications to be Vice President and President if required, I think the focus should be on McCain and how his selection reflects on the type of decision making we can expect from him.

Here are a few questions I'm curious about:

Was this a quick gut-instinct decision or did he fully vet his nominee? Today we've learned that no one from McCain's campaign sifted through the archives of her local newspaper which are only accessible in paper form. The first to do so was a Democratic operative.

How does he rationalize keeping his main campaign message that experience matters? His VP pick is a 44 year old with only 18 months in statewide office, zero on foreign policy.

How does he rationalize selecting a VP with conflicting positions on key issues. One we know about is recognizing man's contribution to global warming. He believes it. She does not.

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