Update: McCain Selects Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate

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Originally Posted by JWsleep

Palin spoke well, and I think her style will appeal to many in small town America. She went up on the big stage and and hit it right.

I agree the speech was excellent and to some extent it might have set the bar to high for good ol John McCain. However as weird as it may sound, it seems like it was more important for Palin to make a statement during this convention then McCain due to the recent tabloid exposure and the fact that a few weeks ago no one knew who she was (much respect to Obama for saying that families are off limits).

One things for sure though, this election is going to get a lot dirtier from this point forward and the Palin speech is not going to look nearly as good (it'll still be a great speech) when the head honcho's of the Democratic party get a chance to respond.

However to me all this convention stuff is bullshit. Yeah theres some great stories and a host of well written speeches, but it's scripted and on top of that theres no one to counter on the points they made (same thing with the democratic convention).

Thats why, as with any issue, I want to see the debates and from there I'll judge the canidates based on what I see. However if Obama's health and spending plans are what I think they are then my ticket will be pretty much be decided.