We’ll see just how smart the neo-cons are come election day.<\/p>\n\t
History\/Macro trends are on the side of the Democrats in this election.\u00a0 The polls have them in the lead.\u00a0 The Republicans just completely f%*ked up the last 8 years.\u00a0 The Democrats would be hard pressed to lose this election, and the Republican party leadership knows that.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t I am beginning to think the McCain\/Palin ticket was never meant to be put to a vote.\u00a0 She’s obviously in over her head.\u00a0 She is not qualified to be vice president.\u00a0 She governed a small town in Alaska and then has been state governor for a bit (without significant distinguishing successes).<\/p>\n\t That’s like me playing flag football on Saturdays poorly, and someone suddenly asking me to be starting quarterback for the Cowboys.\u00a0 It just doesn’t make sense.\u00a0 Add on top of that McCain’s age….statistically he stands a good chance of dying in office.\u00a0 Then Palin is president.\u00a0 Surely the Republicans can’t be serious?<\/p>\n\t I think they’re going to bring out a dark horse vice presidential candidate at the last second.\u00a0 Palin will have to step away from the nomination for some reason, and they’ll put forward someone else.<\/p>\n\t The Republicans got a bounce in the polls when they nominated Palin (which is natural; its new, exciting, etc.)…and then when she was vetted the poll numbers dropped (since she is woefully unqualified).\u00a0 If the neo-cons could put forward someone else, and not give voters time to vet him\/her, the bounce might be enough to help McCain get elected.<\/p>\n\t How would that work logistically, you ask?\u00a0 How would McCain have any credibility if he selected Palin, then unselected her?\u00a0 Surely that wouldn’t work?\u00a0 Well, I can think of one way:\u00a0 McCain is billing himself (rightly or wrongly) as a maverick.\u00a0 He is the anti-Republican Republican in a political\/economic environment where being Republican isn’t that popular.<\/p>\n\t As a maverick he can say he was pressured to select Palin, and now he’s breaking free of that pressure to give America what it needs in this time of crisis.\u00a0 And who will his new VP pick be?\u00a0 I think the correct play would be a conservative Democrat (perhaps Joe Lieberman).\u00a0 Democrats and Republicans together on the same ticket; the reform and bi-partisanship America needs.\u00a0 Its not a bad idea.<\/p>\n\t Think a play like that is too bold\/rash?\u00a0 Perhaps, but the Republicans are very likely going to lose this election and they know it.\u00a0 They’ve got little to lose by doing something different.\u00a0 If Americans want to elect a Democrat…give them one…on the Republican ticket.<\/p>\n\t If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.<\/p>\n\t Just a thought.\u00a0 If I can think of doing it…so can they.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We’ll see just how smart the neo-cons are come election day. 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