Wow ... McCain really wasn't trying very hard to find a VP (New York Times)

[2008]

from "Conservative Ire Pushed McCain From Lieberman"
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/us/politics/31reconstruct.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

After Mr. McCain contacted Ms. Palin, Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Salter met with her on Wednesday in Flagstaff, Ariz. It was not until the following morning that she traveled to Sedona to meet with Mr. McCain, who then sat down with her for his only interview of a potential running mate.

Within hours if not minutes after the interview was concluded, Ms. Palin had the job.

Over the next weeks, Ms. Palin will be prepared by Mr. McCain’s foreign policy staff, led by Randy Scheunemann, for the vice-presidential debate with Mr. Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who moves easily among heads of state.

I was shocked to read "Palin was the only prospective running mate who had a face-to-face interview with McCain to discuss joining the ticket" on her Wikipedia page, and followed the footnote to the above NYT article.

[Kerrytravelers]

1. I can not wait for the VP debate. It will be hysterical!

:rofl:

[ComplimentarySwine]

3. I wish it were sooner

It's hard to wait, IMO.

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. like a job interview for Taco Bell. "We'd like to offer you the position"

[2008]

4. kick

[progressivebydesign]

5. This speaks volumes about McCain's judgement, or lack thereof.

The Dems need to hit that hard in their talking points. The guy picked a potential LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD with less care than a barista hired at Starbucks!!!