In article >,
Gloria P > wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
> > On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:26:22 -0600, Pete C. wrote:
>
> >>>>
> >>> yeah, they voted for the novelty of having a competent, intelligent man in
> >>> the white house. thrill-crazy kids.
> >> That "competent, intelligent" applied to both candidates, and obviously
> >> not to the guy leaving office who was not on the ballot.
> >
> > your estimation of john mccain obviously varies from mine.
> >
>
>
> Choosing Sarah Palin as a running mate didn't do much for his
> stature in many eyes.
>
> gloria p

It was desperation. ;-) Hoping imho to recruit the Hillary voters.
Obviously it did not work...

Actually, I rather liked Palin, but not enough to warm me up to McCain.
The GOP dropped the ball on that one big time.
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