Hey Robert, McCain may have picked Palin as vp but she needed the votes to get the nomination. I think McCain showed great judgement in his pick and was wise in not letting it leak out before its time. The left did not have a "plan of attack" for his pick and decided to claim he did not have a proper vetting process. They also said the day after that her new born was that of her daughters and she was the granny since they had nothing else bad to say at the time. I think the left is very worried.

                       Now does anyone really think he picked her out of the clear blue without knowing anything about her. If Rudy won the primary she was one of his picks. She's a governor with over 80% approval rating . She took on her own party so I think other politicians knew who she was and what she was made of and Obama's camp showed poor judgement not seeing her as a possible pick.  I think we will see the republican ticket win by a wide margin.