Quote Originally Posted by dragonrider
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.
In all likelihood, McCain waited until Obama picked his VP before making any final decision. Probably a bad move on his part, since it looks like he's basing his entire campaign on just beating Obama and not on any specific platform. Maybe McCain expected Obama to pick Hillary Clinton or Kathleen Sebelius, and then decided to nominate a woman when he didn't?