PrintSeptember 2, 2008
McCain's Palin Strategy
Last Friday afternoon a close friend wise and cynical in the ways of New Jersey politics (his career as political tech and advisor going back almost to the epoch of Frank "I am the Law" Hague) got in touch to express some uncertainty concerning John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as GOP vice-presidential candidate. Nothing serious, just a slight uneasiness, a sense of wariness as to how the choice would work out.It's a feeling not at all difficult to understand. At first glance, it's possible to conclude that Governor Palin has slightly too much of a muchness -- that she's a little too close to being a superwoman, and that equivalent failings may be hidden below the surface. She's a beauty queen! She juggles five kids and the governor's office! She's a crack shot who hunts moose in the far north woods! (Shades of Dan'l Boone and TR there -- I wonder how many of our hypermacho male pols can match that?) She went toe to toe with a corrupt GOP establishment and made them...(Read Full Article)
