Isn't she brain damaged?I am not a supporter of Obama, but I think a shrewd political move would be to name Representative Giffords his VP running mate.
This will give him a female on the democratic ticket to counter Bachman or Palin, and would win the sympathy vote.
I really hope he doesn't though because I am a Ron Paul supporter, but man what a political ticket that would be.
Far from it. She even traveled to Washington on Jan. 8th to vote on legislation to avoid a U.S. Default. Here is a quote from her taken from her website after casting her vote.
I have closely followed the debate over our debt ceiling and have been deeply disappointed at whats going on in Washington, Giffords said. After weeks of failed debate in Washington, I was pleased to see a solution to this crisis emerge. I strongly believe that crossing the aisle for the good of the American people is more important than party politics. I had to be here for this vote. I could not take the chance that my absence could crash our economy.
She's recovering, but it's a SLOW process, and it'll be many years before she's anywhere near as able as she was - anywhere near able to perform the job of President (probably the most stressful job on this planet), which she would have to be able to do, if she were to become VP.