Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is McCain's running mate

U.S. Senator John McCain today announced that he has selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate and to serve as his vice president.

Governor Palin is a tough executive who has demonstrated during her time in office that she is ready to be president. She has brought Republicans and Democrats together within her Administration and has a record of delivering on the change and reform that we need in Washington.

Governor Palin has challenged the influence of the big oil companies while fighting for the development of new energy resources. She leads a state that matters to every one of us -- Alaska has significant energy resources and she has been a leader in the fight to make America energy independent.

In Alaska, Governor Palin challenged a corrupt system and passed a landmark ethics reform bill. She has actually used her veto and cut budgetary spending. She put a stop to the "bridge to nowhere" that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars.

As the head of Alaska's National Guard and as the mother of a soldier herself, Governor Palin understands what it takes to lead our nation and she understands the importance of supporting our troops.

Governor Palin has the record of reform and bipartisanship that others can only speak of. Her experience in shaking up the status quo is exactly what is needed in Washington today.

McCain campaign

This is a brilliant, game changing move!

                                                                                                                                                               

 

Comments

[Rus]

This is truly frightening. This woman only has a journalism degree from the U. of Idaho. Her only real political experience is serving less than two years as the governor of a state with roughly the same population as DeKalb county. How is she in any way experienced enough to become president if the elderly McCain croaks??
Vernon Jones (shudder) is better qualified to be president! Scary times!
I guess Republicans will need to reevaluate their attacks on Obama's experience.

ps I have to give her props for stopping the "bridge to nowhere" championed by Sen. Ted Stevens (Republican) and Rep. Don Young (Republican).

[Decaturight]

Let's face it, Rus. If a panel of experts selected the person most qualified to be President, we'd probably have had a very different set of them.

If you buy into the premise that Barack Obama is qualified to be President from Day One, given his very limited experience, you shouldn't be too concerned about Sarah Palin simply sitting on the bench as a backup to McCain.

Both have their visions of how things could be done better, and both will have a lot of direct help...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinions/graphics/2006stafflistsalary.html

... and indirect help from many agencies.

Heck, I might even be able to do the job with that much help. ;-)

What we're really voting for is a person thinks the way we prefer and can make good decisions under pressure.