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McCain's Palin Strategy
americanthinker.com - 9/2/2008
McCain's Palin Strategy
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The most interesting fact about Sarah Palin's candidacy for veep is being generally overlooked in the legacy media: what it says about McCain.

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THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS:  MCCAIN DOES IT AGAIN

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MCCAIN DOES IT AGAIN
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... " J.R. Dunn at The American Thinker notices that Governor Palin is as expert concerning energy policy in the 21st century as Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln was concerning railroad policy in the 19th. By concentrating on what would have been their only reason for putting a Governor Palin on the ticket -- her sex -- the Democrats have missed the significance of her nomination, and have misjudged Senator McCain's strategy. They are being caught unawares again and again. ...

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