Quote Originally Posted by thcbongman
Pretty obvious why. If she did have an interview, she'd be torn apart. No one expected McCain to pick her, she's was a choice made in haste. They are articles that state that no one in the vet process interviewed any state or local Alaskan officials. I see her as a desperation pick by McCain to grab women voters. At the time I thought she was an excellent pick because it made the race very interesting and showed McCain isn't afraid to make a bold move. However his team is very unprepared for the onslaught of the media and it seems like McCain was executing decisions in the same way GWB did, make bold moves while being unprepared for them. In this sense, if McCain prepared for this more, she's a good pick.
McCain was selected as the Republican candidate, when? February? He's had 6 months to work on this VP decision --- the very first presidential decisiosn he has ever had to make and sure to be scrutinized. It sounds like he did pick her in haste at the very end, but why? He's had forever to decide, but he waited until the very last instant and made a bonehead gamble of a pick. I do not like that decision-making process. Is that how he would make decisions as president? Wait until the very end and then make a desperate gamble? Forget that. The flip side to "bold" and "maverick" is "foolhardy." It's a good thing we got to see this example of McCain's judgment well before the election.
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