Good choice?

[sleigh]

The McCain campaign has evidently acknowledged that McCain's VP choice is Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska. Overall, I'd have to say she's a good choice for McCain. She's known as a reformer who has fought to reform the political abuses in her state, even those of her own party. She's young, thus somewhat negating the "McCain's too old" worries. She's female, an obvious attempt to court some of the Hillary supporters who said they'd vote for McCain. She's pro-life and staunchly conservative, so the Republican right-wing base will be happy.

She does, however, blunt much of the recent McCain campaign strategy of hammering Obama for his "inexperience" and that he's "not ready to lead." Palin has less of a pedigree on the national stage than Obama -- so if he's not ready to lead, neither is she. If he's inexperienced, she's even more so.

She's also currently involved in an ethic scandal investigation herself in Alaska (though, in fairness, from what I've read it appears that this may well be 'payback' for her aggressiveness in her own reform efforts.)

It will remain to be seen how this plays out, and whether it helps, hurts, or makes no difference at all. But -- I'd say McCain has made a better choice for himself than the 'frontrunners' all the pundits were touting.

What do you think?

Comments

[sleigh.livejournal.com]

You're welcome -- frankly, I'm getting a little perturbed at some of the commentary. I don't think she's a good choice for me, but that's due to her stands of abortion, on creationism, the way she ignores and belittles the science on global warming, and her total lack of any significant experience in governance at a high level. I think she'd be a more dangerous president than McCain or Bush for the changes she would bring to the Supreme Court if nothing else.

But... I'm not against her because she's a woman, or because she may or may not have hidden her daughter's pregnancy, or because she's been a beauty queen. None of that matters.

[daedala.livejournal.com]

She's right-wing, so she deserves it, seems to be the argument. :(