Do you think in his heart of hearts that McCain is just a bit embarrassed that he selected Palin?

[WI_DEM]

For me that was the first true indication that McCain would not revert back to the Maverick of 2000. He selected Sarah for two reasons only 1) She was a woman (allegedly all those women who voted for Hillary would vote for just any woman) and 2) She appealed to the crazies on the far right. It had nothing to do with her being qualified to be vice president, let alone president. She has become a national joke and I wonder deep down if McCain feels really stupid for selecting her.

[PVnRT]

1. Absolutely

I think he regretted it within a month of making the choice. Dumping her Eagleton-style, however, wouldn't have helped.

[Hepburn]

2. McCain has a heart???

Cudda fooled me! :shrug:

[seabeyond]

3. ya. lol. i dont think it took him too long into his campaigning to see that in his face

again i will say, she singlehandedly took mccain down

[the other one]

4. No way. Republicans have no sense of shame. nt

:7

[Iggo]

5. Embarassed? It'll haunt him to his grave. (n/t)

[negativenihil]

6. i am of the opinion

that McCain probably had little to do with the selection. I wouldn't be shocked if he was laughing his ass off right about now.

[juno jones]

27. I agree.

IMO, he wasn't really running much of his campaign at all. In fact, I wonder if they intentionally screwed him. They did every other year, and he kissed and made up (thinking of hugging W pic) after being put off again with, next time John, next time, we p-r-o-m-i-s-e....

She has become the Bridezilla of Frankenstein (Bridezilla from Wasilla?) and certain elements of the GOP are probably shitting themselves right now because she's a bigger pain-in-the-ass maverick than old Johnny ever was. It ain't spinnin well in Peoria, if you get my drift.



My prediction: Palin will pull some sort of teabagger godhumping third party outta her ass and run perpetually on the presidential ticket, allowing her to effectively make a living doing nothing while being noticed on a national level.

She is essentially a lazy grifter and it's been done before.

[RadiationTherapy]

7. It will come out in detail if she tries to go third party.

From the rooftops.

[rrneck]

8. He regrets selecting her

because it didn't get him into the White House. He has a long history of doing whatever it takes to gain power. His only embarrassment is that he is not famous and powerful enough.

[Chisox08]

9. No because he has already forgotten that he chose her

to be VP.

[gratuitous]

15. Almost . . .

I think McCain likes the fact that he gets mentioned practically every time Gov. Palin does something stupid, and for John Sidney McCain III, there's no such thing as bad publicity. But other than that, yeah, I think the whole sorry episode is pretty much wiped from his memory bank.

[Catshrink]

10. No. McCain has no shame.

He bends whichever way the wind blows.

[Arkana]

11. I do.

I think McCain's still pissed that he sold his soul to a bunch of whackjobs who hijacked his campaign and wouldn't let him make the choice he wanted to make. But he wanted to be President--and selling out to the far right was the only way he could do it.

[bobburgster]

14. Agree....

I do think he regretted not just her but bending over for the right wing to gain the nomination. Maverick he was not...anymore.

[rocktivity]

12. HE selected? Don't be silly.

He selected no one--Palin was selected BY "that crazies on the far right!"

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Coyote_Bandit]

13. I think

McCain knew he was going to lose and didn't put full effort into his campaign.

If that's true then his selection of Palin might have been an effort on his part to set her up and remove her from the future of the Republican party. There's no love lost between McCain and the fundie element of the Republican party.

I have no problem seeing McCain using his own anticipated defeat to undermine factions within his own party.

[SoCalDem]

16. McCain was never a "maverick". He CALLED himself one, but he's just an opportunist

Had HE run against Clinton in 96, he could have won, but that Mavericky guy, stood aside so Bob Dole could have his "turn"...and that was his one and ONLY viable chance to be president.

He's just another pathetic guy who believed that he should be president, without realizing that he did not deserve to BE president..

here's hoping he loses in '10, and we get a new dem seantor from AZ

[Turbineguy]

17. I think he's happy about it.

He doesn't have to clean up Dubya's mess.

He's still a Senator and that's a pretty cool club.

[TahitiNut]

18. The term "maverick" was chosen to defuse the legitimate characterization of "loose cannon."

McCain's entire career is punctuated with inexplicably irrational acts. He has gone "off the reservation" so often that such spin was needed to somewhat neutralize his jackassery.

[juno jones]

28. And Palin is even more mavericky...

I don't know why people think she a future in media. She cannot be trusted to stay on script even in the most controlled enviroments. I think they sought to eliminate one maverick and inadvertantly installed maverick 2.0 in it's place.

[DrDan]

19. of course he does . . . and has since about 1 day after the initial selection

she was a terrible choice - and JM knows it. But what can you do? Gotta live with it.

[Kermitt Gribble]

20. Just my opinion, but

I think she was selected for him. I would imagine he's more pissed-off than embarassed.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

21. He didn't select Palin. Palin was handed to him by James Dobson & the Cabal.

McCain wanted Tom Ridge or Joe Lieberman. Palin wasn't his choice. So does he regret having Palin shoved down hos throat by the evangelicals? Probably.

[fishwax]

22. No. He probably knows she was a stupid pick, but thinks it would have been worth it if it had worked

[OHdem10]

23. The way our Party is rolling over for Republicans, why should he

be embarrassed.

[Mike Daniels]

24. Hard to say. You have to remember that McCain had shot ahead of Obama after Palin's appearance

It wasn't until the economy collapsed and McCain "suspended" his campain that Obama started regaining the lead in the polls.

Palin did do some damage but when you consider that Dan Quayle didn't sink George H.W. Bush the first time around who's to say what her overall effect would have been?

If the economy hadn't bottomed out I think McCain may have been able to pull a slim victory even with Palin.

[msu2ba]

25. Yup.

Once he realized that she was becoming the star attraction and he was the trusty sidekick, I'm sure he had problems with his choice.

[rvablue]

26. Mortified. It changed and damaged his legacy. n/t

[tuckessee]

29. Not at all.

McCain's campaign was faltering in the most important area - donations. Palin envigorated the "base" and the cash flew in afterwards.

It was all a money grubbing scheme.

[rasputin1952]

30. McCain could have chosen anyone, he still would have lost...

he has the personality of a slug, no ideas, (except a dogged devotion to the same old tired failed ideas of the past GOP catastrophes).

He is an incedibly callous individual, and about as dumb as a stick. Watching/listening to his "campaign" was actually painful...he came off like a half loaded hack ready to yell at clouds and protect his lawn w/a shotgun while sitting on the porch, on a sqeaky rocker no less. I'm willing to bet Palin actually added 10% to his total...:D

[TexasObserver]

31. Yeah, he can add that one to the other five airplane crashes he's had.