From my perspective, choosing between McCain and Obama is like choosing between a firing squad and hanging. I’d prefer not to have to make that choice. As it stands now, I don’t think McCain can beat Obama and the cult of personality. Obama just has so much charisma and McCain is just crotchety. The only possible salvation for a McCain candidacy might be his VP pick.

A lot of names have been bandied about. Two of them, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty were on FOX News Sunday last weekend and both were asked about whether they’d accept if asked. Of course both said that’s not a question they would even think about until such time as they were asked. Neither rejected the idea outright either.

I’m a fan of Governor Sanford. I worked in his first campaign and I have a lot of respect for the man. He is the real deal, a true conservative in the Reagan sense of the word. I had hoped that he would run this time around but he chose not to. If he were McCain’s pick for VP I might just reconsider my opposition to McCain.

There is another potential candidate I’d heard nothing about and certainly had not considered until reading an article yesterday in The American Spectator online. The article was titled Que Sarah, Sarah and suggests that a good choice for McCain’s VP pick would be Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. The reasoning for the recommendation is both interesting and sound in my judgement. From the Spectator article:

Sarah Palin, the beautiful conservative Republican governor of Alaska, would be an ideal choice to help McCain slay this unholy ObamaOprah beast which is set to rake in nearly $50 million a month in campaign donations alone, and has intense auxiliary support coming from the unions, George Soros’s billions-infused Democracy Alliance organization, and other rich Democratic networks.

Right out the gate, Governor Palin’s attractiveness is highlighted! I can’t say I’ve ever considered that as a political qualification. Still, there was much more than mere appearance to recommend the governor.

Mrs. Palin is one of conservatism’s own, and would be the first female vice president. She’s young being only 44 (two years behind Senator Obama), she is wildly known to despise government corruption. She defeated a horribly entrenched and corrupt Republican political machine in Alaska. She has a son in the U.S. military. She’s strongly pro-life, belonging, in fact, to Feminists for Life.

There’s a lot there to recommend the admittedly attractive Governor. Her youth is a nice contrast to McCain’s age and her opposition to government corruption is a definite plus. Being strongly pro-life helps too.

I really don’t know much about Governor Palin. I also don’t have any idea if she’s on the short list. I will, however, be doing more research on her. If she is indeed the real deal she could be a powerful force in the McCain campaign. This just might bear watching.

UPDATE:

This was cross posted at forthardknox.com where Jenn Sierra added the following video interview of Governor Palin. In the interview the Governor talks about whether she would consider or be interested in the VP spot. Thanks Jenn!