Cafferty: Does McCain Undercut His Own Message With VP Pick?

From the Cafferty File:

All we have heard from John McCain for months is, "Barack Obama is too young. Barack Obama is too inexperienced to be commander-in-chief. Who do you want answering the phone in the White House at three a.m.? Blah, blah, blah."

So what does McCain do? He picks someone to be his running mate who is even younger than Barack Obama and has less experience.

Sara Palin is 44 -- Obama is 47. Sara Palin is in her first term as governor of Alaska, a state that has 13 people and some caribou. Obama is a member of the United States Senate from Illinois.

It's not a big deal, except for this: If McCain wins, he will be the oldest person ever inaugurated for a first term at 72. He has a history of health problems that include bouts of melanoma, a potentially deadly form of skin cancer. It is reasonable to consider that McCain's running mate could be called upon to be our president.

Meanwhile, some may see this as a move for McCain to attract disaffected women who voted for Hillary Clinton and aren't yet behind Obama. But that might not work for a few reasons: Palin, like McCain, is pro-life. Also, she might be a woman, but she's no Hillary Clinton -- when it comes to her experience or her ideology.

At some point, voters will have to ask themselves who they would want running the country if it ever became necessary: Joe Biden or Sarah Palin.

Here's my question to you: Does John McCain undercut his own message by naming someone even younger and more inexperienced than Barack Obama to be his running mate?

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[Mukister]

"a state that has 13 people and some caribou."

LOL!

[KhmerD0g]

joe biden is ready to lead just in case something happen to obama. palin is not. obama shows a good judgement here.

[Visfen]

eskimo vote, lol

[Stingerbillion]

@CharlesT2010 Ok, it's neither communism, marxis, nor socialism to help the less fortunate. It worked during bill clinton era and we were doing great until Bush came along. With Republicans you get to work 2 to 3 jobs, with Clinton tax policies, we get to work 1 job with money flowing into our economy. There is nothing wrong with that and i am perfectly fine with it. If we don't have higher taxes, we will be in more debt, and horrible infrastructure. God bless YOU!

[bigticket51]

ETHER

[gombis666]

At least Cafferty saw the writing on the wall early in the game.

[Boobalopbop]

@CharlesT2010 I'm a woman too... A pretty one. I know we deserve better women in politics representing us than that cross-eyed cretin.

[CharlesT2010]

@JudiG: How sad

[CharlesT2010]

@BigTopBrain That brain is way out in communist land...

[CharlesT2010]

@TheCapitalist4ever God Less You, Biden is a real moron and true communist. his statement about taking from those who work for a living and giving it to those that don't want to work. that is Marxis, and communist. don't hide your remark here, it is the most educated remark on here. God Bless You.

[CharlesT2010]

@Boobalopbop Oh my goodness, you can count. You are another idiot that thinks he is so funny, Instead of offering a good comment you like to pick on women. Must make you feel like a real hero. You are just another idiot whos mother didn't believe in abortion.

[CharlesT2010]

@BigTopBrain: Hey, you are right, Commentator, Commie, Commentator, Communist, wow it does makes sense, As for most people, well you are one of those, you love the f word, You are another idiot whos mother didn't believe in abortion, Wow our loss, another moron idiot loose in America... God Bless America..