:::BREAKING NEWS::: Sarah Palin Abducted!

Yes, fellow DDs it's true! Sarah Palin once fished without a fishing license! Oh the shame! The brazenness of such a horrific offense! How can the Republican party continue forward with this nominee after such a revelation? It spells sure disaster in November! Shriek-shriek! Save the children! (It is after all, all about "the chillin's").

And, now this! Sarah Palin has been abducted by Aliens and replaced with an automatron android! And, in an astonishing lack of good judgment and decision-making, the McCain people fell for the extraterrestrial ruse! They just didn't do enough vetting. If they had, they would have known that she's not her but that she's an "it". They rushed to a premature political judgment instead of thoughtfully considering what's best for the country! BTW, the Alien endorsed Obama.

How friggin' absurd do these lefties have to get? (I mean, other than usual.)

Let's review: Sarah Palin is unqualified to be the VP and, by extension, John McCain is unqualified to be POTUS because ...

Sarah Palin, once fished w/o a license. Well, friggin' string her up and flog her with a cat-o-nine. That's unlike, I dunno, BHO admitting to nosin' some toot back in the 'hood.

Sarah Palin's hubby, the "First Dude" (who is an Honorary WPBCHQer, we love the guy!), twenty-some years ago got a DUI. It's friggin' Alaska, man - everybody has one! WTF else do you do in Alaska besides hunt, fish, and drink? Don't recall anybody on the left dinkin' any number of Dem pols who got pinched for being hammered. But that's just twice as bad as having, what?, $90K in payola wrapped up in your frickin' freezer.

(BTW, C'mon over, First Dude, we always got the blender ready! We'll talk racin' and Moose.)

Sarah Palin's daughter is "in a family way" ... and ***Gasp*** unwed. Um, did anybody on the left get this excited when Dick "Satan Himself" Cheney's unwed lesbo daughter and her love buddy had a baby? Nope, don't think so. They're "progressive" and in touch with the expanding definition of "family" that all truly enlightened people embrace.

McCain, of course, is an incompetent boob for not properly vetting this woman. Clearly, he should have known that the whole fishing license thing was going to be his "Eagleton Moment". And, we all know what the whole DUI thing did for W. (Besides locking down the Frat vote, that is.) The whole John Edwards "love child" thing really did him in, huh? Speaking fee now up over $65K for his next little gig. But again, it's the left. They get a pass because they're enlightened.

Dudes and Dudettes, this is so friggin' not a big deal. But the lefties will have us believe that this ***woman*** is so not qualified to be the Veep - when even the most chauvinistic dolt here in the WPBCHQ can't think of a single reason not to just love this gal. We pointed out in an earlier post that she's hot, she's smart, and she hunts Moose.

According to the Lefties: She's a freak of nature!!! No, really? I'd say she's the perfect woman. Smokin' hot, young, articulate and defines gun control as the "eight steady hold factors" ... and did I mention, she hunts Moose.

The lefties are so afraid that this gal might actually be the first woman elected to the Veep spot, and not Hillary, that they just can't stand it. It's only cool when the "Black" guy or the woman is a progressive (Witness the abuse Michael Steele got). The idea that a conservative, mother-of-5, who likes "God, Guns, and the American Way" could get there first, and worse yet, actually do the job! Well, that's just not possible! She simply cannot be allowed to accede to the second highest office in the land.

The BOJoe campaign will have to be extremely careful about letting this get too far out of hand. The backlash will be swift and deadly if they do. Frankly, I think it's gonna be a hoot to watch them try to tap dance around this one.

We need to stock up on ice and mixers, man. It's gotta be a long night comin' in November.

Read more about Palin Crime Spree here
(Aside from being identified as "Susan" Palin, it's pretty damning stuff)

Sarah Palin: She's tough. She's pretty. She's smart, and she hunts Moose.

Since the overwhelming majority of Americans are not even sure where Alaska is, it's no surprise that they may not know much about the Governor, turned Veep candidate, Sarah Palin.

The daughter of a school teacher, she's a beauty queen and star basketball player who hunted Moose with her Dad in the wee hours of the Alaskan mornings. She's married with five kids - FIVE! She's a small business owner and, Oh, did we mention that she's the Chief Executive of the largest State in the Union. Plus, she has that killer "take off eh, ya hoser" accent that will endear her to the masses. Authentic. Most important to us: card-carrying-life-member of the NRA.

In one, quick, flip of the fillet knife (gotta love those fishing metaphors), Sarah Palin has gutted the BO/Joe campaign. We can't wait to watch the Dems genuflect. No doubt the tortured contortions of a campaign that has just been de-nutted will be both interesting and satisfying. The schadenfreude of the moment is undeniable.
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Eric Erickson on Sarah Palin:

Let's get this out here right now. On experience: Sarah Palin runs the largest state in the nation and Barack Obama and Joe Biden combined run their mouths. That's it in a nutshell.

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Some people just have a knack for knowing just what to say and just when to say it. Sarah Palin impresses us as that kind of person. Her speech today was interesting to say the least. Husband, Todd, is our new favorite guy. He races "snow machines" (whatever that is) and we here at the WPBCHQ hope we can get him over to spin up a few concoctions and talk racin', fishin' and what the heck they do during those long winter nights in Alaska - um, yeah. Five kids. Dumb question.

So welcome to the fray, Sarah. Oh, and Happy Anniversary, too.

This Just In ... McCain "VeepStakes" ***UPDATED***

10:34 EST
McCain Campaign confirms to FOX - Sarah Palin is the pick for Veep. (WPBC)

10:25 EST
:::BREAKING::: FNC says sources "backstage" at the Nutter Center are telling them the Veep pick is Palin. (WPBC)

10:20 EST
:::BREAKING::: Politico.com reports it's PALIN! (WPBC)

10:01 EST
UPDATE FNC has producer on the ground at Middleton Airport. FNC reports that plane landed shortly after 10 PM EST Thursday night and that "a woman in her 40s and two young men" deplaned and were picked up by SUVs. McCain has "hit it out of the park" on getting maximum anticipation w/no leaks. Complete steals the news cycle from Obama. Nobody is talking about Obama speech last night. Story continues to move at warp speed. Stay tuned ... (WPBC)

9:51 EST
Were in the World is Eric?
Sittin' here w/the Chica spinning up some blue fruity frozen stuff and I'm not seein' anybody talk about the Congressman from Virginia ... Is the silence deafening? Could it be the #yeswecantor team knows something and just isn't feeding the speculation ... Sarah Palin is a head-fake. Ridge is too toxic. Meg Whitman is too "corporate". CT Joe is too "democrat" of an independent and would be a yawner to most GOPers. Cantor: young, conservative, articulate, and can raise a boatload of $$$. Chica's in for a Mamosa w/Cantor, but really, secretly, wants a photo-op. We all have our reasons I guess. More to come ... (G.O.D./SWC)

9:28 EST
UPDATE Fellow Dumpster Divers! The Obama-mama-mia is being completely shut out less than 12 hours after his rather flat and uninspiring speech from the Baraclopoulis (or was it the Denver Post Office, not sure) ... the 24 minute news cycle has moved on to the GOP "VeepStakes" and the Gonzenator couldn't be happier. First, because it gives us an excuse to fire up the Blender and get a head start on the holiday weekend. Second, because we're all just dyin' to see who gets to collect on the WPBCHQ Office Pool. ($36.00, not chump change, baby!)
Stay tuned ... (G.O.D.)

9:20 EST
UPDATE FNC hawking AK Gov Sarah Palin as Veep pick. Chattering class all "a-Twitter" on the Palin pick ... Report: Bluey, citing @PoliticsNation says "watch Lindsey Graham" ... this reporter is non-plussed about Graham, but story still evolving. (WPBC)

8:19 EST
UPDATE ***Breaking*** PRIVATE AIRCRAFT W/AK Reg parked at Dayton area Airport. Report: Bluey, AK Gov Palin on short list. Fox reports Romney's out too. Speculation rampant among the "Chattering Class". More to come ... (WPBC)

8:02 EST:
This Just In ... Pawlenty out as VP pick. Spotlight on Romney, Cantor. More as information develops. AK Gov Palin may be on "Short List" ... Story is still moving, stay tuned. (WPBC)

Dear John: Here's the Platform to Guarantee Victory in November

Where can John McCain learn what really will make America work and guarantee a Republican victory in November? Right here.

Need I Say More ...

Kris on McCain's vic speech

Kris says'-McCain's vic speech had the excitement of a funeral-the same could be said for the age of his supporters

This is Weird...

This is Weird...

Don't you find it interesting that the WPers called Va for McCain before FNC and CNN? We do.

Weird Pros project VA to McCain

Weird Pros project VA to McCain ... But just by a short-hair.

McCain, still more electable

McCain, still more electable when he struggles to beat poorly financed candidate even after he's sealed the deal?

Let him prove it

The McCain (coronation) campaign of 2008 reminds me of a good lesson I learned in 2004.

In Indiana's House District 86, Mort Large and Andy Miller were vying for the chance to take on State Representative David Orentlicher.

At the time, I was the Manager of Political Affairs for the Indiana Chamber. Being that Orentlicher is no friend to the business community, we were looking to get involved in the 86th.

The line on Mort Large was that he couldn't win the general election. Because of an unfortunate oversight on his taxes, he had temporarily claimed multiple homestead exemptions. In addition, it was feared that his socially conservative views made him unelectable.

Andy Miller, however, had similar views. He also was socially conservative. However, due to a number of factors (none of which made complete sense to me), he was considered more electable. So the Indiana Chamber decided to help him with the Primary (with significant financial contributions). Miller lost.

During the decision time, I argued that if Miller was more electable, he should be able to defeat Mort Large on his own. That's the definition of being a better candidate right? If Miller was so much better of a candidate, he should be able to prove it. Both were good men. Both would make better State Reps than Orentlicher. So why get involved. I was over-ruled.

I was right. In the end Large was the better candidate. He defeated Miller in the Primary despite being considerably outspent. Then, scorned by those who supported Miller, lost the general election to David O.

This situation is remarkable similar to the 2008 Presidential. I've never supported Huckabee (I was a Thompson man myself), but the argument that McCain is a much better candidate for Republicans is not yet proven.

Consider:

• With far less money than McCain, he has managed to obtain about 1/3 of McCain's total.
• Despite McCain's coronation last week, with supportive statements from none other than President Bush, Huckabee defeated McCain in 2 of 3 contests Saturday. He nearly defeated McCain in left-leaning Washington State.
• Huckabee is far more articulate than McCain.

Perhaps the better strategy for Republicans would be to let McCain prove himself. He's gotten to where he is thus far primarily because he's the last man standing. He's yet to win reasonable majorities of the voters (unless you include blue states he's got no chance of winning in the general). He's yet to obtain the support of conservatives or evangelicals- who gave Bush victory in 2004.

So let's not coronate the man. It's premature.

Chrisfaulkner on twitter: Kansas sticks

Chrisfaulkner on twitter:
Kansas sticks it's finger in McCain's eye giving 33 of 36 delegates to the Huckster.

Well, is it Mitt, we're glad we knew ya?

Time Magazine political reporter Halperin reports that Mitt will drop out of the GOP POTUS RACE "sometime today" ... possibly as early as his speech to the CPAC-ers in DC this afternoon.

I can't wait to see the post-mortems on this one.

But the bigger question is, what now? McCain all but has it locked up now even if every single one of Romney's delegates go to the Huckster just to keep someone else in the race. Where do the Conservatives go? Or will they not go, and just stay home? It would appear that Big John is now the only game in town ...

McCain has something like 504 delegates after Super Tuesday. If all of Mitt's 200 or so go to Huck, the Huckster ends up with around 340. Ron Paul has 9 or 10, so he's a gadfly. There are about two dozen "uncommitted", so not much help there. Still, a 150 delegate deficit isn't mathematically insurmountable, is it?

This ought to make for some real fun on the talking head circut tonight! The Spin will be interesting.