Comments on: Navigating the Sarah Palin Daughter Pregnancy Scandal http://standsalone.org/blog/2008/09/02/navigating-the-sarah-palin-daughter-pregnancy-scandal/ You've Got Some Free Time, Huh? Fri, 25 May 2012 07:16:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: brie http://standsalone.org/blog/2008/09/02/navigating-the-sarah-palin-daughter-pregnancy-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-1624 brie Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:48:14 +0000 http://standsalone.org/blog/?p=967#comment-1624 Well, the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us/politics/02vetting.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">story the <em>NYT </em>is telling</a> is that McCain was holding out for Lieberman or Ridge, and party elders/wingers had a 'come to Jesus' (literally) and forced him into somebody more conservative. Apparently, he chatted to her on Thursday for the second time and then offered her the job. I mean, they had to get somebody in there for the announcement the next day. I don't think they can do a Miers with her, though - it would look insane. McCain's going to be stuck with her. And she's going to be stuck with what (god, please, jesus) will be a disaster of a veep career. That didn't work out so well for Ferraro. Poor Maverick. Is there anything the right wing won't make him do to be president? What happened to that guy? By the way, I hate all the flogging of the 'John McCain is old' meme, but I just read this in a blog and it's one of those time line facts that puts things in weird perspective: John McCain is <a href="http://edgeofthewest.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/if-palin-were-15-she-could-be-wesley-crusher/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">23 years older than the <em>state</em> of Alaska</a>. Well, the story the NYT is telling is that McCain was holding out for Lieberman or Ridge, and party elders/wingers had a ‘come to Jesus’ (literally) and forced him into somebody more conservative.

Apparently, he chatted to her on Thursday for the second time and then offered her the job. I mean, they had to get somebody in there for the announcement the next day. I don’t think they can do a Miers with her, though - it would look insane. McCain’s going to be stuck with her.

And she’s going to be stuck with what (god, please, jesus) will be a disaster of a veep career. That didn’t work out so well for Ferraro.

Poor Maverick. Is there anything the right wing won’t make him do to be president? What happened to that guy?

By the way, I hate all the flogging of the ‘John McCain is old’ meme, but I just read this in a blog and it’s one of those time line facts that puts things in weird perspective:

John McCain is 23 years older than the state of Alaska.

]]> By: Neil http://standsalone.org/blog/2008/09/02/navigating-the-sarah-palin-daughter-pregnancy-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-1623 Neil Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:40:14 +0000 http://standsalone.org/blog/?p=967#comment-1623 Think makes me think that Palin doesn't think McCain has a shot. Because what sane person with four young children, including a newborn and a new grand-daughter on the way, decides to a take a job on the other site of the continent that will turn one's life upside-down? There are several examples of men turning down the veep nom because of young kids. However, if Palin doesn't think that McCain has a shot, then she's signing on for a 9 week publicity tour that will raise her name recognition and pave the way for something bigger next decade. Think makes me think that Palin doesn’t think McCain has a shot. Because what sane person with four young children, including a newborn and a new grand-daughter on the way, decides to a take a job on the other site of the continent that will turn one’s life upside-down? There are several examples of men turning down the veep nom because of young kids.
However, if Palin doesn’t think that McCain has a shot, then she’s signing on for a 9 week publicity tour that will raise her name recognition and pave the way for something bigger next decade.

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