McCain makes history with choice of running mate

John McCain just made a gutsy and smart move with his pick for vice president; not gutsy because it was a woman but rather gutsy because it was an unknown and smart because it was a woman. He has been trying to cultivate those Clinton supporters not yet reconciled with Obama and he intends for this move to help him there and with women in general. He has been getting static from his extremely conservative base and Gov Sarah Palin, being a strong conservative advocate, could appease them. Once again the Republicans have made a very aggressive move to manipulate voters??? opinions based on emotions, while keeping their positions on the issues out of scrutiny. If the voters are once again, like in 2000 and 2004, swayed based on appeals to their emotions, prejudices and biases or by any single issue and neglect putting full consideration and weight on all of the issues, we could end up with four more years of nothing but more of the same. When you look around at the economy, the deficit, the jobs, the cost of medical, the War in Iraq, the needs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the progressive decline experienced in all of these things and everything else and the embarrassing and costly gross dishonesty of our government, I don???t know how the issues can be ignored, yet it has happened before. After Obama???s great speech last night and the impressive Democratic convention, the Democrats and Obama, with regard to all of the issues and their plans and positions, are well known. We also know McCain and the Republican???s plans as we can look at the last eight years and at everything McCain says, which strongly commits to just more of the same. Imagine more of the same. This country really just can???t take more of the same and voting for John McCain-Sarah Palin, for whatever reason, just guarantees more of the same!

This is McCain after Obama's speech last night.

WHAT!? WHO!? HURRY!? GIVE ME SOMEBODY!? ANYBODY!? HEY YOU OVER IN THE CORNER EATING THE ALASKAN FLOUNDER COME ERE, YOU'RE MY VP! DO WHAT I SAY WHEN I SAY AND HOW I SAY! BE MY YES WOMAN! GOT A RESUME! HURRY! HURRY! OH MAN I'M FINISHED! SURROUNDED BY A BUNCH OF ELEPHANTS EATING PORK!

can not imagine how Ms. Clinton feels about this. She had all that experience, calm, anger and was feared - and a husband who could lead, and the beauty queen might be Prez if the old man dies? BTW Happy Birthday Mr. McCain for 72. But I digress. No way. Can't happen. McCain can not win. When there is a first female president it should be Ms. Clinton.

Palin WHO?
Why would McCain use this woman as a pawn. At least Obama went through the mud and fought long and hard with Clinton, she helped him become a stronger candidate I will agree to that. He has a back ground of fighting for working families.

Palin WHO? She doesn't like the idea of a woman's right to choose is this true. I can see now we will finally see a change in our government because the McCain-Palin ticket is very funny. As a woman I say to you McCain SHAME ON YOU....

But she has a journalism degree. So, she's media. But she was a sports reporter too. So, she's media. She was also was a beat reporter for her town of 6500, so she has big executive experience. But you are right, his choice says allot about him, not her. Just don't call her the C-word.

Barack Obama complained at his acceptance speech in Denver about oil company tax breaks and praised the alleged jobs created under the administration of Bill Clinton.
The following story should shed light on Obama???s praise of the economic policies of Bill Clinton.
While camping and attending a bluegrass music festival, I took a tour of Comanche Peak Power Plant, the last nuclear power plant built in the United States. The plant is unobtrusive and is at perfect harmony with its environment. It is located near Glen Rose Texas a beautiful area that has bluegrass band festivals in the summer. It is a wonderful scenic country area and home to Dinosaur World and a state park. There are dinosaur tracks from 100 million years ago along the riverbed that can be seen in the water due to erosion and some say that the tracks are heading in the direction of New York City. The Brazos River flows through the area and the place is an environmental heaven. There used to be an old green Sinclair Oil Company dinasour statue that stood at the park. Ironically most of the stations and assets of Sinclair Oil Company was bought by Arco Oil Company. Arco Oil Company was considered the jewell of all American oil companies for having explored and developed the Alaskan North Slope and at one time owning eighty percent of our proven Alaskan oil reserves. Arco Oil Company was subsequently bought out later by foreign owned British Petroleum during the second administration of Bill Clinton. The point of this comment is twofold. The long-term hostility of the Democratic Party leadership toward United States owned energy companies has led to the sale of United States oil companies to foreign interests and that nuclear power plants can even be located next to wonderful wildlife and park areas and make good unobtrusive neighbors. Arco Oil Company with its substantial Alaskan oil reserves should have bought out British Petroleum instead of the other way around. Comanche Peak in Glen Rose the last nuclear power plant built in the United States symbolizes the death of the American owned nuclear power industry and the decline of United States owned oil companies due to the hostile business environment created by Democratic Party leadership.
Sinclair Oil Company and Arco Oil no longer exist, British Petroleum has replaced them under the second Democratic administration of Bill Clinton.

Democrats talk at the Denver convention about creating and keeping American jobs. Ironically the building that housed the largest research and development division of Arco Oil Company in Texas was sold by British Petroleum to Perot Systems and now serves as its headquarters. Perot Systems was founded by Ross Perot who previously created EDS Electronic Data Systems and who most importantly has been credited with throwing the 1992 Presidential election to Bill Clinton by drawing off many independent voters who would have voted Republican for George Bush senior. Perot Systems derives a significant amount of its business from state and federal contracts. A building that used to house American engineers, geologists, scientists, logistics people and ordinary employees who worked for an American owned oil company that strived to fill the gas tank for the average American now houses a company that focuses on giving computer support on state and the federal government social service contracts. This is the Democratic Party version of a success story. Outsourced government work under Bill Clinton replaces a former American owned world admired jewell of the oil industry that had provided gas for the American gas tank and many good American jobs for many years. So if you need reasonably price gas for your car, contact Bill Clinton and Perot Systems and ask them to give you a gallon of gas. This is the Democratic version of a success story, outsourced government work replacing a real company that produces a real needed product for the average American household.

I think Sarah Palin is a wonderful pick for vice President. She has the knowledge and experience to help attain John McCain goal of achieving energy independence for the United States. She also demostrates that longterm Democratic leadership hostility and policies toward United States owned energy companies have caused our current energy crisis. Her husband who works for British Petroleum should be working for the former American owned Arco Oil Company. Arco Oil Company developed and explored the Alaska North Slope and formerly owned eighty percent of our proven Alaskan reserves. With its substantial oil reserves Arco Oil Company should have bought British Petroleum instead of British Petroleum buying out Arco Oil Company during the second Bill Clinton administration.

Oh no romeny what a suprise. It amazes me how all you right wing conservatives are wrong about everything yet continue to spew your ignorant statements.
To think that America is going to vote in another 4 years of failed Bush policies is laughable, it's just as laughable to think that McBush was going to pick romeny.
Can't wait till november to say "I told you so"

No more McBush 08

Thank goodness. Finally a normal person, who can understand the concerns of mainstream Americans, is on a Presidential ticket. I don't care if I disagree with some of Sarah Palin's positions, she seems to have a ton of common sense. Now that would be change for Washington D.C. that I can believe in. Bravo John McCain!