Politically, this puts Obama in a very tough position. The Democrats had prepared to launch a full assault on McCain’s running mate, but having Palin as a target creates one large headache. If they go after her like they went after Hillary Clinton, Obama risks alienating women all over again. If they don’t go after her like they went after Hillary, he risks alienating Hillary supporters, who will see this as a sign of disrespect for Hillary.
Go to the link for the four upsides.
1 Boost like no other choice, and buried Obama's acceptance speech.
2 Re-energize the base.
3 A key choice in the energy issue.
4 An actual record of reform. Instead of just rhetoric. She challenged and defeated the incumbent Republican Governor and won.
She isn't without her problems, but so far, her positives seem be larger.
This is change you can believe in, and not change that amounts to all talk. McCain changed the trajectory of the race today by stealing Obama’s strength and turning it against him. Obama provided that opening by picking Biden as his running mate, and McCain was smart enough to take advantage of the opening.
Once again the McCain camp understands the OODA Loop.
Observe, Orient, Decide, Act.
If you can run the loop faster than your opponent you control the tempo and they are forced to play catch-up and be reactive. This is called getting "inside" the loop.
And here's the video of their speech.
More from Morrissey: Now Obama wants Experience?
During the entire primary campaign, Obama kept telling voters that his judgment overruled his lack of experience. Now, suddenly, it doesn’t — but that puts Barack Obama at the same level as Sarah Palin, or even below, as Palin has the executive experience that Obama lacks. Moreover, Palin has spent her time in politics actually accomplishing reform and challenging the political machine in her own party. Did Obama do that?
As I said before, bad move on Obama's part.
He could have come against her in a better way than that.
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