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McCain's VP Name Game Continues
A Blog For All — Who's it going to be? Romney is out . Tim Pawlenty? In or out ? Out . Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin? In ? Out. She's on the outs with National Review to be sure, but is she still in the running . The short list keeps getting shorter, although no one is really saying who it would be. McCain did a nice head fake yesterday with luring Drudge and others into thinking that McCain would "leak" the nomination last night during the penultimate night for the DNC. It got people thinking about who it would be, and it was a tactically good move. ...

Sarah Palin not sure what the vice president does. (Here's one hint, Sarah: You might become President)
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... of Sarah Palin admitting she really doesn't know what the V.P. does. Okay, here's the thing: The main job of the vice president is to become president if something happens. It's especially relevant when the possible president is 72 years old ("McCain's advanced age" is how a top writer at the right wing National Review Online puts it), has had cancer numerous times and wouldn't really show the media ...

So Far McCain's First Executive Decision Is Going Over Like A Lead Balloon-- What A Contrast With Obama's Choice Of Biden!
DownWithTyranny! — ... bully going up against her-- and maybe she’ll shine. But I can think of a lot of other picks who would have been lower-risk. I am not even sure that the pick will have quite the galvanizing effect on conservatives that it seems to be having now as it sinks in. The concerns I’ve mentioned here-- about her readiness and her credentials-- are the kind of thing that many conservative voters take seriously. Also over at National Review Katherine Jean Lopez was harsh: As much as I loathe Obama-Biden, I can't in good conscience vote for a ...

Desperately Seeking Susan
Agitprop: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Propaganda — ... the wings such as Governor Mitt Romney, the selection of Sarah Palin is a most unfortunate choice. John McCain may have just lost the 2008 election…cue the hurricane. NRO: She's not ready to be commander-in-chief Pat Buchanan on MSNBC just now, about Sarah Palin. I'm liable to agree, but, how is she any less qualified than Barack Obama, who is the actual presidential candidate on the Democratic ticket? NRO:  I'm Getting a Couple of These this Morning   [Kathryn Jean Lopez] ...

Defining Sarah Palin
The Caucus — ... as formidable as Senator Biden. And he also touched on “tokenism,” writing: “Can anyone say with a straight face that Palin would have gotten picked if she were a man?” I am not even sure that the pick will have quite the galvanizing effect on conservatives that it seems to be having now as it sinks in. The concerns I’ve mentioned here — about her readiness and her credentials — are the kind of thing that many conservative voters take seriously. Kathryn Jean Lopez, an editor at NRO, seemed even less impressed : “Considering both McCain’s advanced age and the state of the ...

The right offers some reviews
Political Animal — ... the board of this election campaign. Maybe it will work. But maybe (and at least as likely) it will reinforce a theme that I'd be pounding home if I were the Obama campaign: that it's John McCain for all his white hair who represents the risky choice, while it is Barack Obama who offers cautious, steady, predictable governance.... If it were your decision, and you were putting your country first, would you put an untested small-town mayor a heartbeat away from the presidency?" * Kathryn Jean Lopez : "As much as I loathe Obama-Biden, I can't in good conscience vote for a ...