John McCain Announces Sarah Palin As VP

To learn about Palin's independence from big oil, you only need to read her bio. She is pro-drilling, but Palin has increased taxes on oil and gas producers, and she's also working to revoke an Exxon license in Alaska. She further promotes alternative methods of energy usage. Seriously, check her out. From a source other than the Daily Kos, that is.

I love that McCain has to look at his notes to get her name right. He picked someone he had only met twice, and who's name he couldn't even remember. What an arrogant jackass.

If she's so independent, why is she pushing to drill in ANWR, even though she's acknowledged it won't produce oil, let alone gas for 5-8 years? You never answered my question re: how she'll be profitable for the US.

From a statement in July:
"Congressional approval of responsible petroleum development in the coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) -- the most promising unexplored petroleum province in North America -- would be of incalculable benefit to my state and our nation."

Yes, McCain doing something crazy will deflect the press from Obama's speech, but think about the damage it does to his campaign in the longer term.

How is McCain possibly ever going to be able to make "would rather win an election than X" arguments? The reason this is getting so much attention is because it's such a random, nonsensical pick that is a thinly-veiled, desperate attempt at winning over Hillary supporters (who are not nearly as stupid as he thinks; she and Palin are opposites).