It cracks me up that so many of the responses in support of Palin being the right choice, indicate it was brilliant political strategy. Can you people not even step far enough outside the box to realize Palin is a 73 year old heart beat away from holding the highest political office in the land? What kind of political strategy is it to say "My judgment is lacking to the point of choosing Sara Palin as my VP"? Seriously, I'm trying hard not to be condescending. She may be a great person, hell she may even be a Maverick. But so far the moose hunters is nothing more than McCain's hunting dog. She's being used and it not smart enough to realize it. If McCain was serious about her, why didn't she know his campaign pulled out of Minnesota the day after it happened until a reporter asked her about it? Sound like she's part of the group to you? I don't want a president who's willing to pull these kind of stunts at OUR expense!!!! Get REAL!!!!

Okay first of all I do not think the correct thing to do is pick the running mate who may give you an advantage in politics. Mcain should have picked a running mate who has experience, not someone who was been quoted saying "I don't even know what a Vice President does". I am of the opinion that he has picked her to try and garner some support from women, I can only pray that women do not switch to his side based on the fact that he has a woman running mate.

For the democrats i think so, for McCain no. I would think that women would take offense to this obvious political ploy to bring them to his side. She goes against many issues that women care about as well as democrats. The lack of experience and lack of additional new votes from Alaska she brings to McCains administration would suggest that her only true purpose to his presidential run is to get disgruntled clinton supporters, because of the fact that she is female.

I believe that the reason for the choice of her and the time of announcement were only meant for shock value and to crush with the unanimous support of the media obamas momentum, frankly I'm surprised she isn't offended. The american people may not be the most politically informed lot, but they are also not as dumb as McCain is betting they are. Where one stands on issues is far more important than their sex, race, or orientation and in the end i hope and think McCain will find out the hard way.

I don't think it's a secret to anyone who's read my posts I'm in Obama's camp. I'm not just saying this in light of that though, I really do think it was a poor choice, stepping into Republican shoes for a moment. The Hilary supporters who still felt disenfranchised after the DNC and Hilary's speach were already either going to back McCain or just not vote. There is literally nothing left to be done to change those minds, I don't believe Palin will pick up a single additional vote for McCain from that group. Also Alaska was already going to vote for McCain, again no additional help there. I don't know enough about Palin's positions on issues to say for sure, but it does appear to be pandering. Something the GOP has tried to accuse of Obama doing. Of course the Obama campaign won't point this out itself, but I believe we'll see that word floating around over the next few weeks in regards to the VP choice, and it will be more difficult to accuse Obama of pandering to anyone as a result. Not that he won't be anyway.

I have to ask myself had Hilary been nominated would McCain have picked up a black man for VP? I miss the 2004 McCain, while disagreeing with him on policies, I still respected him as one of the few honest and straight shooting politicians. I think he's "jumped the shark" and this is another sign of that.

All that said, I think Palin's kind of hot.

I am a woman and I say no. There are a lot of Republican woman with years rather than months of experience in states with more electoral votes. I am a Westerner and I say no. Washingtonians are not known for looking to Alaska for our leaders. I am the daughter of a mother who had a child at 44 I say no. The challenge of motherhood later in life and especially if the child has a handicap is large. The child must come first and the presidency requires I am a person concerned about corruption I say no. She is under investigation of imisuse of power.