A Dear John (McCain) Letter On V.P. Pick: Name A Woman
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I can't sit idly by and watch the culture war pass me by. It is time to choose sides. As Joshua 24:15 puts it, "choose this day whom you will serve."
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I am writing to say that you’ve come a long way in actually getting me to support you (rather than holding my nose while I voted for you). That job you did at Saddleback was just great.
Up until now, I was far more energized by my opposition to the most radical candidate in American history. It is amazing that the first most liberal U.S. Senator chose the third most liberal U.S. Senator to be his running mate.
John, let me tell you how you can be President with smooth sailing from now till November: name a woman as your Vice President.
It’s time that a woman gets the nod from the bullpen. Neither party has had a woman on the ticket since Ferraro in 1984 - and that seems like an awfully long time ago.
Barack Obama should have at least asked Hillary Clinton to be his running mate, given the fact that she actually got more votes for President than he did. Instead, he snubbed a woman who got 18 million votes for a guy who dropped out after getting about 19,000. And Barack Obama, after saying that Hillary would be on anyone’s short list, didn’t even bother to vet her. As a result, there are a lot of frustrated, angry, bitter Democratic women who feel like they got no respect.
I think you can capture a lot of those women, John, and blow the race wide open by naming a woman to the Republican ticket.
We’ve got some pretty good women candidates, too. Kay Bailey Hutchinson from Texas and Sarah Palin from Alaska top most lists, but there are quite a few others. Both of the aforementioned women have pretty solid pro-life records, and both are real good on energy issues. I still remember watching Elizabeth Dole walk out into the audience at the 1992 Republican convention. I remember thinking, “Wow. I wish SHE was our nominee.”
My own choice: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Apart from complimenting your “old and busted” persona with “young hotness,” she is also a proven reformer as well as being the governor of a state. And from what I have read, she presents herself extremely well.
I believe this is the year to put a woman on the ticket. The Democrats should have. The Republicans ought to. When all is said and done, Republicans have a better history on civil rights, and they have a better history on REAL women’s issues. It’s time we let the cat out of the bag.
Come on, John. What do you think? I can imagine you getting a HUGE bounce and all kinds of energy out of your convention, even as the Democratic Convention partially melts down over womens’ disappointment concerning Hillary’s snub.
I think it would be a big surprise (after all the talk about Joe Lieberman and Tom Ridge), and the WOW! factor would be huge. So I hope you announce a woman as your running mate, and I hope you announce it on the opening day of the Democratic Convention, just to rub that salt in the Democrats’ wounds.
Sincerely,
Michael Eden
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I couldn’t agree more.
This is a response from Ted to the same “letter” posted on startthinkingright. It’s worth reading:
“Despite the Dems and the allied main stream media’s desperation to see Romney as McCain’s Veep, Mitt is clearly out, with (1) Obama doubling down on the class warfare theme (McCain’s 7 houses) and (2) McCain doubling down with ads showing the hypocrisy of Biden attacking Obama in the primaries — Romney did way more than that contra McCain.
This leaves only Govs Sarah Palin and Tim Pawlenty. Pro-abortion Ridge and Dem-Lieberman were never real considerations, despite relentless media goading. Pawlenty’s lackluster TV performances, coupled with Palin pizzazz, the primacy of oil drilling and the ticked off women/Hillary voters, does now portend a McCain/Palin checkmate on the Dems. This is so albeit the Dems and liberal media dare not mention Palin’s name, that is, everyone but…..
And if there’s any question as to Palin being uniquely positioned and able to more than nullify Biden in debate, see the excellent discussion at palinforvp.blogspot.com
Team McCain, well done!!!”
Just so long as you realize Ted is crazy in love with Palin.
Which is okay in my book. I’m just saying…
as a recent ex democrat and devoted clinton supporter who will never ovte for obama - i have to say this: I AGREE! the most conservative in the GOP want huckabee, He is a bad choice. romney is too. Palin is a an electrifying choice.
she’s fresh exciting and will give many clinton voters a happy reason to give the bronx cheer to obama/biden and vote GOP.
My fear is that Biden was such a lousy selection that McCain will think he can play it safe with someone like Pawlenty or Portman, both are up-and-comers but definitely not with a “wow” factor.
I think it’s so obvious that the previous posts are from Democrats hoping that McCain not pick Mitt Romney because they know he would be the best pick.
They know that MITT ROMNEY WOULD BE AN OUTSTANDING Vice President. He’s STRONG on the ECONOMY, AN EXCELLENT SPEAKER, DOWN TO EARTH, and most of all he is “NOT” THE PHONY, INEXPERIENCED, Obama who could possibly have the WORST JUDGEMENT of anyone running for President. I mean…how many more stories can we hear about another poor choice he’s made? Just pick one. It’s never ending. Also, what is Obama’s experience to be President? He was a community activist. What’s that, even?
I think Joe Biden is a nice guy…but NO ONE can hide the “glaring” deficiencies that Barack Obama has.
I’ve been a Palin backer since the primaries started. Sorry Katie, I’m not a Democrat. While Mitt would be better than most others on the list, he will just add to the 2 rich white guys ticket.
I know McCain likes to be on a comfort level with those close to him, but I really think Palin is just what this ticket needs. She’s everything McCain likes, smart, conservative, strongly pro-life, independent, a reformer, and she knows energy policy. She has executive experience (her 2 years as Gov. of Alaska haven’t been a walk in the park. She has dealt with foreign governments over Natural Gas and oil and other issues and come out on top). I am no expert, but I think she would give the ticket an advantage that Obama could never overcome. She calls herself a conservative feminist and even belongs to a National group of conservative women who are strong feminists as well. God, she even has a normal family (like McCain, she has a son in Iraq) and her husband works like a normal middle class American, no lawyer crap or fancy job.
I wish I could just talk to Senator McCain for 5 minutes…..to get him to look hard and long at Gov. Palin. She won the non scientific poll done at the National Review online site as to who should be McCains pick, she wiped the floor with all of them. There is strong, strong support out here in normal person land for her to be on the ticket. She won the veep polling back during the primaries on Politico’s **the fix** as well.
I agree. Nominating Palin would drive a railroad spike into the demothug coffin.
Going back to Paul’s point above about Ted in love, I still think he scores real good points.
It’s not about Romney’s quals or lack thereof. His knowledge of the economy and his success at running things make him a great choice. And he is real good on the attack. I bet he’s got four times Bidens IQ! But given the Hillary fiasco, the time to nominate a woman is NOW.
Palin is attractive. She presents herself well, and most important of all, she’s a SHE (she passed the Chinese Olympic gender test with flying colors, I’m told).
I think dang near anyone would say it’s time for a woman to get elected to the executive branch, and this is THE historic opportunity for Republicans.
I think if McCain doesn’t nominate a woman, those angry female Dems will end up coming back to the Democratic Party and it will get scary. If McCain names a lady, he’ll give a LOT of women a REASON to vote for him, and I think he’ll run away with the election.
Condi Rice is my first choice!! That said I hope McCain picks a woman to be the first to win the VP.
I think he will get a bump in the polls with any woman on the ticket…and Joe Biden will look like a bully at the debate no matter what she says……..tack is not his forte, and he will try to over play his hand(like always).
Palin is a good choice. I am a newly reregisterd Independent after being a 40 year lifelong Democrat. While Hillary was my candidate, it was not about her, but the way Michigan and Florida were treated along with the Rules and Bylaws Committee that I finally left the Democrat Party in disgust. Actually, I realized it left me quite a few years ago. I no longer recognize what the party stands for. I know there are many like me, besides the true die-hard Hillary fanclub. I like Mitt Romney, but agree that his and McCain’s words to each other during the primaries may be damaging, such as we are witnessing with Obama/Biden. Good luck to the campaign and know that many former Democrats are with you all the way! It feels good after 40 years of being a Democrat!
As a Clinton supporter, I must say that a female VP candidate on the GOP ticket would be excellent. Most of us are Reagan Democrats/Clinton Republicans — in other words, not rabid ideologues but rather moderate in our entire approach to government.
How apt Ronald Reagan’s words sound to Clinton supporters now:
“I didn’t leave the Democratic Party; the Democratic Party left me.”
Like Reagan and Clinton (and John McCain, btw), many Clinton supporters are moderates leaning rightward, not lefty liberals.
I have no problem with President John McCain for many reasons. But, if nothing else, he is decidedly NOT GWB, no matter how many times BHO repeats that nonsense.
I think a moderate female on the GOP ticket would be the clincher for his election, as a counterbalance to the utter dis-unity among the Democrats themselves (yet again) and because of the utter stupidity of the DNC (yet again).
I’m a Hillary backer and most Hillary backers think Hillary should be the first woman to break the glass ceiling. So if McCain chooses a woman, most of us who are willing to vote for McCain just to defeat Obama won’t vote for McCain and will stay home.
McCain shouldn’t name a woman.
PLEASE let us vote for McCain!!!
Yep, Obama blew it big time by not choosing Clinton as VP. This Dear John letter concerns me. I think McCain should choose whoever is the best qualified for the position, man or woman. Obama did not do that. Joe Biden has experience and may be a great guy but he did not have the votes and support of 18 million Democrats that Hillary had. Obama (and his wife) need to learn to be “comfortable” with anyone and everyone if he expects to run this country.
I’m addressing Maris’ view.
I’m not able to say Maris is wrong. I am not in a position to state what Hillary Clinton’s female supporters think, being that I’m neither a Hillary supporter nor a woman.
So I’m not saying you’re wrong. I’m simply expressing surprise at the view itself. It just strikes me as so extreme.
If Hillary is NEVER elected President or VP, would that mean that Hillary supporters hope no woman is ever elected to the executive branch?
Why would Hillary supporters make it ALL about Hillary, rather than about women themselves?
Oops. I guess I should say a word about wsh16’s comment (”This Dear John letter concerns me”).
A couple points:
1) I think there are quite a few VP-qualified candidates out there. Undoubtedly at least ONE of them is a woman. And I think Governor Palin is one of them.
2) We haven’t had to worry about a VP taking over to lead in my lifetime (the last time was 1963).
3) Virtually every presidential nominee has chosen running mates based on a host of factors. Most of them involve who will best help him get elected.
I think the Republican Party is blessed with having literally dozens of great leaders; and I think the Democratic Party is “blessed” with having butkus.
[...] I wrote an open letter calling upon John McCain to nominate a woman. When I heard that John McCain chose Sarah Palin to be his Vice President, I surprised myself; I was so overwhelmed I found myself weeping over the historical significance. In the case of seeing the first black President to be elected from the Party of Lincoln, my lifelong love of history guarantees that I will cry like a baby. [...]
[...] I wrote an open letter calling upon John McCain to nominate a woman. When I heard that John McCain chose Sarah Palin to be his Vice President, I surprised myself; I was so overwhelmed I found myself weeping over the historical significance. In the case of seeing the first black President to be elected from the Party of Lincoln, my lifelong love of history guarantees that I will cry like a baby. [...]