jillian
Princess
Jesus Christ, can you imagine if McBush had been smart enough to pick Tom Ridge, instead of his idiotic choice of Palin?
Pennsylvania would have been in play, and winning pennsylvania is McCain's only ticket to victory.
I think McCain would have skated to victory with any moderate republican as a vp... especially if the repub was well-regarded by independents. But, McCain wanted "the base" and when asked about Ridge, looked heavenward and said (paraphrasing here, but pretty close) "my running mate has to be someone who shares my heartfelt respect for the rights of the unborn".
Well, he got Palin... you betcha.