lanny's Blog

Lanny,you know that the clinton's are not even being nice enough to call B.H.O.a "n"word right now{LOL}.But one thing will be for sure they{clintons}will,no matter how much they hate him,do everything they can to get B.H.O. elected.God forbid the first woman president NOT be hillary,but worse a Republician.
Smart move John.

Nothing surprises me anymore.It seems that no one is looking for the best person to do the job on any level. All they want to know is what the public needs to hear to get them elected.

An absolutely brilliant move. In one fell swoop, he swept a whole week of Obama's (aided by the media's help) thunder.

Palin is a dyed in the wool conservative, soccer mom, PTA member, NRA member, and she eats moose burgers. She wants to drill here drill now to bring down the price of fuel. Someone in the race IS NOT a Washington insider. She has a son in the military going to Iraq. She has a child with down's syndrome. She is one of us.

What would make this an even more brilliant move is if McCain announces he'll be a one termer and leave the office to her.

Truetexan: None of them have experience at being president because none of them have held the job. McCain's an old guy; he's had a history of cancer; he has a medical record that was voluminous of all his doctor visits. I worry about that. These are the times VP's stepped into the office of President:

John Tyler - on death of William H Harrison in 1841
Millard Fillmore - on death of Zachary Taylor in 1850
Andrew Johnson - on assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865
Chester Arthur - on assassination of James Garfield in 1881
Theodore Roosevelt - on assassination of Wiliam McKinley in 1901
Calvin Coolidge - on death of Warren G Harding in 1923
Harry S Truman - on death of Franklin D Roosevelt in 1945
Lyndon B Johnson - on assassination of John F Kennedy in 1963
Gerald R Ford - on resignation of Richard M Nixon in 1974

Thanks PB for the vice presidential run down. Looking back, none were really bad presidents if I recall my history.
As for the inexperience, I'd rather have an in-experienced vp than president. At least the VP gets to see the lay out before stepping in to the spot light. Nothing like on the job training.
Re: McCain's health, hey if they can keep Dick Chaney alive with a mechanical heart, they can keep almost anyone alive.
I really do think McCain's health will serve him well.

lanny
McCain committed political suicide.
Palin has NO Washington experience, NO foreign experience and if McCain kicks the bucket what kind of leader do we have to lead the Nation.
Admitted she has a charismatic personality, Did good as a Governor but with a population ranked only 47th in the Nation.

Ronald Reagan had no Washington experience.
And neither did Harry Truman. So what's your point/

what the hell else is there to do in Alaska? I'll say this, they do seem to be brutually honest about everything. But yes, I am shocked as are most folks.

what do you suggest........the Palins take her out and beat her on television. Have you never had an unexpected pregnancy in your entire family? It happens. you must not have any women in your family.

Many Hillary Supporters are insulted and think that McCain is simply attempting to pander to them. Many have said in interviews that the fact that Palin is pro-life and that Hillary and many of her supporters are pro-choice insults their collective intellect.
Also by McCain choosing the governor of Americas Ice box he removes the "experience horse" that the GOP has been riding low these many months. Saying "My opponent is inexperienced" and then picking a back up who is more inexperienced than he is looks a bit...well hypocritical. But that's just my opinion