I think it's a good pick for McCain. Even Lew Rockwell seems to like her...

"I haven't thought Obama had a chance for a long time, given Republican ability at swiftboating, but his abandonment of the pro-peace, pro-civil liberties portion of the Democratic base, indeed his open warmongering against Pakistan and Russia and refusal to criticize the Bush police state, clinched it. Biden?! Then there was the People's Temple last night, followed by McCain's brilliant pick for VP.

Sarah Palin is smart, articulate, attractive, pro-life, and pro-gun, and was even a Buchananite in 1996. Her political career has been based on fighting Republican corruption. Her ratings as Alaska governor are very high. She has a compelling life story, as they say. Her husband is one-quarter Yupik Eskimo. They have five children, including one with Down's syndrome, whom they refused to abort. Palin will bring the whole Republican base home, and some Independent and Democratic women. Palin even blunts Hillary for 2012.

Obama: the weeping, worshipping masses last night were the highpoint of your life. Get a DVD to remind you. Meanwhile, the rest of us are stuck with the crazed Liebermanite who is also a very smart pol."

Jubal:

Any Republican shrill will tell you in private that this is a very bad choice. She's governed in a state for just two years that has just as many people as Santa Ana and Orange! Before that, she served on as a city council member then as mayor of a town of under 6,500 people.

Folks, we don't need the mayor of Mayberry leading the free world.

This isn't the person I want in charge in the event John McCain dies. I can understand the value of picking a woman, but the Republican farm team has deeper talent than Ms. Palin.

McCain showed bad judgment here. Darn it.

Wow. Both Senators Snow and Hutchinson left behind to pick this 1st year govenor and former small-town mayor.

There's goes any attack on Sen. Obama's inexperience. Sen. McCain has chosen someone to put one, very fragile, heartbeat away from hold the office. This is a guy who has had four bouts with cancer and he is 72!

She seems to have one qualification, she has resisted the corruption of Alaska. That's to be commended.

Apparently, John McCain relishes the role of outsider so much he's willing to sabatoge his chance to become the ultimate insider.

Obama's experience is still a major problem as he seeks to land the leading role as star of the show.

Palin is trying out for understudy.

"A home run, in my opinion"

Maybe, but McCain's way too old to be playing at Williamsport.

An 'inspired' choice? Yeah I know - God ordained it... ROFL

Great pick for McCain.

How do you know for sure? The left is spinning . . . .

Obama's pick of Ol'Wasington Joe Insider was WEAK!!!! How can Obama seriously say "Change" & "Biden" in the same speech?

McCain picked a smart, exciting & articulate VP in Palin to be his back-up quarterback.

Brilliant!

What a joke! Do you really think that Hillary supporters will fall for "any" woman? How insulting. McCain blew it... again.

JUST SAY NOBAMA !!!
Oh stop whining Democrats ... for the past year, you've been trying every trick in the book to shove an inexperienced, empty suit, Barack Hussein Obama, down the throats of Americans. Sure, maybe you sweetened the bad taste by adding pretty speeches, big swooning crowds, and fireworks ... but, you still tried to shove him down our throats, at every opportunity. Democrats, it was a lot easier to highjack the primary election than it's going to be with the general election. Looks like America is going to elect McCain/Palin for President and V.P.. And, that means: No Wright, no Farrakahn, no Ayers, no Rezko, no mean Michelle, and, NOBAMA !!!

"Sen. John McCain doesn't need to do that. He has foreing policy and defense expertise in spades."

Isn't this the same guy who can't remember that Czechoslovakia ceased being a nation in 1993, doesn't seem to know that Pakistan and Iraq don't share a border, thinks Putin is the leader of Germany, and has to consult Joe Lieberman on who Iran is training in the Iraq War?

Its too bad he didn't pick someone with foreign policy experience.