McCain chooses Sara Palin

Its look like McCain choose a complete dark horse that few of us thought or had even heard about. The choice was a gamble which could work out well, but also blow up in his face. On the surface it was definitely a good choice, but beneath it she has many weaknesses and a lot will depend on how good a job both the Democrats and media are at pointing that out. Her positives are she is a maverick like McCain, it is a woman so she could tap into some Hilary supporters who are reluctant to support Obama, comes across as your average everyday Joe, is a conservative so this will keep the Conservative base happy. Her weaknesses are she has very little experience especially on the foreign front. If the McCain people want to accuse Obama of lacking experience they should look at who they are placing just a heart beat away from the presidency. And with McCain's age, his VP pick is probably more of an issue than Obama since there is a much greater chance of him dying in office than Obama or his health deterioriating to the point he cannot continue the presidency. So while I expect the Republicans to close the lead the Democrats have opened up, whether this will be a good pick or not still remains to be seen.