Sen. McCain chose his VP running mate, the Governor of the state of Alaska Sarah Palin. What most presidential hopefuls do is pick a VP that gives them something they are lacking. For example, Senator Obama has only been a Senator for 2 years, so to make up for his lack of experience he picked Joe Biden who has been a Senator even longer than McCain (now that is old!).
Just for fun lets see how well McCain did at picking a VP with qualifications he is lacking. Lets start with family values, Palin is the mother of 5 with the last one being born just a little over a year ago. She found out before the birth that her newest baby would have a handicap and let everyone know she considers it a blessing from God that He would trust her with one of his special children. McCain dumped his wife that had cancer for a 20 year younger, better looking wife. That is definitely covering for something McCain is lacking.
Next lets look at the game of politics. McCain is considered a master politician who is willing to make deals that he doesn't believe in but that may advance his career. Some examples of this are campaign finance reform, blocking immigration reform, and agreeing to a global warming bill to cap emissions. All of these bills were sponsored by McCain and cosponsored by democrats to advance his career. Palin ran against a Republican Governor who wasn't ethical or conservative enough, she lost and he tried to end her threat by offering her an important position in the republican party in Alaska, she didn't take it and beat him in the next election. No deals, no politics, just ethics.
Finaly, McCain is not a conservative, in fact he is exactly the type of guy that my lifelong democrat grandfathers would have voted for. The only difference is he would have been running in the democrats party. Governor Palin is the most conservative person that has run for President or Vice President that I have seen in my lifetime. She believes in and implemented in Alaska a low tax low spending fiscal policy, she is a member of the NRA who likes to hunt and fish. She believes in pumping more oil to lower gas prices and is as pro-life as it comes. She told the Federal Government to keep the money for the bridge to nowhere because she doesn't believe in wasting any money.
I would say McCain did a great job covering his weaknesses but the question remains, why would any conservative vote for a guy with this many weaknesses? If you can hold your nose and vote the lesser of two evils, more power to you, I for one can't do it, neither Obama or McCain will get my vote in November.
