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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12988.html

John McCain today announced a running mate who he met only six months ago and who he spoke with just once on the phone about the position before offering it in person earlier this week.

McCain’s first encounter with Sarah Palin came at a Washington meeting of the National Governor’s Association in February, according to a campaign-provided reconstruction of how the little-known Alaska governor was thrust into the national spotlight. The two discussed the position by phone on Sunday before McCain invited her and her husband to Arizona to formally make the offer. McCain, joined by his wife, Cindy, did just that yesterday morning at their home near Sedona, Ariz.

Look, I’m absolutely fine with McCain choosing a female VP – but to choose her to simply try to win the Hillary voters (who are rapidly dissipating and, let’s face it, crazy) leans more than a little toward pandering. There were so many other choices that could have solidified him with both the conservative (and some independents) base, including Meg Whitman of eBay.

PS: The next pundit who says ‘she has more executive experience than Obama and/or Biden’ without also clarifying that McCain has no executive background either is going to get a Xerox of my left cheek in their email box.
Do you really, really, really want to go down the road that says 1.5 years of governorship in Alaska is equal to 30+ years in the Senate or Congress?