Thursday, August 28, 2008

VP Checkmate?

I think McCain will pick a woman, either from Texas (Hutchinson) or Alaska (Palin), as his VP. But this article over at Townhall makes agood arguement. I'm afraid it comes a bit late in the game to have any effect though.
...Rick Santorum is young, energetic, articulate, and has strong conservative bona-fides. He is engaging, intellectually oriented to vital public policy issues; and, he listens. Also, Santorum, a former Senator from Pennsylvania, is Catholic and pro-life.
These are just a few of the reasons why McCain’s selection of Santorum checkmates Obama, and neutralizes Obama’s political calculations in picking the very liberal Joe Biden.
Here is another reality: Rick Santorum will excite the conservative base nationally, strengthen appeal with Catholics and evangelicals everywhere, and help in Pennsylvania.
Let’s calibrate this further....
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