I take my hat off to McCain for making what seems to be a very good choice for VP. I say this coming from two perspectives-
1) She seems solid and would likely do a decent job in that role.
2) He chose the person whom I believe provides him with the best chance to win
All that said, I admit that I cannot help but have *some" sour grapes. I believe firmly that he only chose a woman to exploit Obama for not choosing Hillary as his veep...
Smart? ABSOLUTELY.
He didn't choose her despite her gender (which I believe is more admirable). He chose her BECAUSE of her gender...
McCain chose the VP he did to help him get into office.
For the record, I do not blame him...
If Obama used the same approach and chose the VP who would best help him to win he would hands down have chosen Hillary. He didn't choose her because he feels he can win without her. I believe he is thinking ahead to life in office and believes the Clintons would be difficult to deal with in the White House.
For the record, I do not blame him...