>>Wow.
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>>At 10 am if you went to Google news Obama was not mentioned anywhere on the page - even under names in the news.
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>>And today Sarah Palin will be named VP candidate...
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>>we are about to have the first VP married to an Eskimo !
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>Uh, VP candidate ;-)
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>I am sure I am far from the only one who had never heard of her before yesterday. Interesting that McCain went for someone younger and less experienced than Obama after hammering Obama for months for being too young and inexperienced.
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>This woman may be fine. I honestly know only the bare bones about her. It certainly brings new meaning to plucking a running mate from obscurity.

I guess he figured he didn't want to concede the young and inexperienced demographic to Obama. :-) But of course she has as much experience in elective office as Obama and more experience as an executive than Obama, Biden and McCain combined - and has even won more beauty pageants than Obama (that one must really hurt him <g> )

Whatever the outcome, I see this year as a move by the GOP to the TR - AuH20 Republicanism and that has to be good for the country. Seeing a national election with the first African American and the first woman who each actually have a chance to win (Mondale/Ferraro in 84 was hardly a viable shot) can only be healthy for every young person seeing it play out. And when even the two old white guys represent men of personal courage and a lot of integrity and decency I think we're all going to be winners.