“has absolutely no clue what she’s talking about”

Right, because she’s already debated Biden and has done dozens of interviews on the VP campaign trail for you to make that judgment. Someone has no clue what they are talking about, but it isn’t Sarah Palin.

On the other hand, we have Palin v. Biden. Palin, as is seen by her Creationist views and rapidly emerging record (or lack thereof), has absolutely no clue what she’s talking about, while Biden is a friggin shark.

Agree or disagree on the issues, it looks like the Democrats are going to walk all over them with ease. And why not? The GOP has already lost the debate on substance.

Barack Obama will just give us more of the exact same failed policies that Bush gave us. Joe Biden voted WITH BUSH on every single one of the issues that matter most. You blame Bush for Iraq? Joe Biden voted for it and cheered Bush on. $4/gallon gas? Both Biden AND Obama voted FOR the Bush energy legislation. McCain voted against it actually to his credit. The Patriot Act? Biden voted for it. And again to re-authorize it. “Fixing elections”? How about Illinois’ worst ballot access laws in the democratic world that were ruled unconstitutional, blatant gerrymandering of districts, using state employees to kick candidates off the ballot, and using government employees on the taxpayers dime to work on campaigns that Barack Obama has NEVER uttered one word about or against? You claim Bush fixed one elction so what have you to say about all the elections since 1980 being fixed in Illinois by Democrats? No-bid contracts to Halliburton? Joe Biden voted for it and said nothing. Poor and blacks supposedly dying of thirst after Katrina? The voters of La threw out the DEMOCRATS that ran the state and city that had MORE responsibility in that failed disaster relief than Bush did. Where is your anger, and where was Biden’s, for the Democrats that failed in Louisiana? Or is everything the Republican’s fault regardless of reality? Both corrupt parties are failures, thank you for pointing that out more clearly Ginny.

Barack Obama has already completely agreed with the Bush admin on the Georgia situation and that is very dangerous for our future. Georgia was wrong to invade South Ossetia and Abkhazia in an effort to squelch their desire for independence. The Ossetians are sick of people that speak a different language and have a different culture ruling them. Why does Obama support the continued oppression of Ossetians and Abkhazians just like Bush, instead of supporting their desire for freedom? Because Obama is running for Bush’ third term just like McCain is. Obama failed his first test of foreign policy judgment by taking the exact same position as Bush. We should be scolding the Georgians as much as the Russians and supporting the people of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in their effort for self rule. I’d suggest you look outside the Rs and Ds for any hope of change any time soon.

Obama is gonna win Illinois at least 60-40 without others on the ballot. Give those others ten percent to send a strong message and Obama still wins 50-40-10. No harm if you buy the lesser of evils argument, BUT a message is sent that will do more to lessen the evil than wasting a vote on a done deal.

I sez: I misspoke. McCain is vanilla pudding with granola. Biden is tapioca.
Obama is cotton candy.

Obama’s pick was reactionary to the “lack of experience” criticism.

Which would make McCain’s choice….”I’m too old, a man and not the guy the Christian cons want me to be”?

And say what you will, this choice was also based on getting that far right, christian con voter. Suddenly, all that was wrong with McCain in their eyes is O.K. because they have “one of theirs” on the ticket.

And let’s be honest here…..if Biden is vanilla pudding, what does that make McCain?

While the specifics of the experience argument can be hashed over ad nauseum, with the addition of Biden to the Democratic ticket and Palin to the Republican ticket, I think most of the electorate will now see the issue as a draw. Now, neither side can argue experience without looking a little silly. I think that’s bad for McCain in the long run. When you just compare him to Obama, McCain clearly has the edge in experience. The value & importance of that experience can certainly be argued, but clearly McCain is the more experienced candidate. Now, with the VP selections, that argument has been muted. It’s a draw … and that hurts McCain.

I think the Republicans are hoping that the X chromosome factor will outweigh losing the experience factor. We’ll just have to see how it all plays out in November.