Monday, September 1, 2008

Spinning the Palin Selection

Now that John McCain has made his selection of a Vice Presidential candidate, pundits are figuring out what this says about McCain. Here's input from McCain's hometown newspaper, the Arizona Republic, summary below:

6 thing the Palin pick says about "maverick" McCain:

1- He's desperate
2- He's willing to gamble - big time
3- He's worried about the political implications of his age
4- He's not worried about the actuarial implications of his age
5- He's worried about his conservative base
6- At the end of the day, McCain is still McCain

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