Reagan won without being a Washington insider, but he was in his late 60's and was governor of the most populated state in the Union that budget wise was larger than most countries.....he had a lifetime of conservative values and experience. A lifetime.....and he was voted the nomination based on what he said and how he conducted himself during the primaries.
Now, I'm happy Mrs. Palin is conservative and everything we look for in a candidate, but would she have been this attractive (policy wise) 2 years ago before becoming governor of Alaska? Her looks don't hurt her and that's a fact! I don't want to see conservatives being selected for VP from city counsel's next....I simply prefer more seasoning. Just like my BBQ ribs......
To question why Palin is a good choice, you need to ask why Obama is a good choice. If Obama can rally this kind of support with no experience but rather, youth, good looks and personality, well then maybe in this day and age that needs to be considered.
Don't we conservatives expect the left to nominate clueless worms like O? Palin was selected, not nominated......
Most here scoffed at the idea of McCain, but then he won running as a moderate. He ran on moderate views, and reached out to moderate conservatives, most here said he was wrong to do so, but here he is. He beat those who ran as most here advocated. Duncan Hunter, Romney, Paul, Thompson, where are they now?
My point? I'm willing at this point to respect his judement on such matters, he seems to have a finger on the pulse of things more so than you or I or most here.
Sure he could have picked Romney or the Gov from Minn, but can you say with any certainity that those picks (although probablly making more sence) would have generated as much enthusiasm, attention or votes as this choice did?
