Yahoo Has Obama/McCaskill Activist Pick VP Running Mate For Palin.PDS At Berserk Level

Yahoo has an article up ” Possible Running Mates for
Sarah Palin in 2012 Presidential Election”.  That such an
article should surface in the “silly season” so far out from the
GOP convention is of course to be expected. This especially
after the long CPAC conference with its cattle call of would-
be candidates which did not include, sensibly on her part,
Sarah Palin.

What is unusual is that the article was written by a William
Browning who is described as a Research librarian
specializing in US politics

Browning is further described as;
“active in local politics and served as a campaign volunteer
for President Barack Obama and Missouri Sen. Claire
McCaskill.”

At least Yahoo/Browning are upfront about the political bias motivating the thinking behind the author’s work. It is like having Stalin comment on the collected works of Trotsky. Not only a liberal, but an activist to boot.

Only someone from the other side-way on the other side in this instance- could dream up, as his lead in selection, a Palin/Ron Paul ticket.  Paul would, he advises, ” serve as a foil to Palin’s youthful exuberance”.

Next up is Jim DeMint who “can lead voters in the Southern states to the polls”. Whilst there is an idealogical fit, the Republican voters in the South will not need anyone to lead them to the polls in 2012. Demint would be, in the unlikely event of his even considering such a slot, too much of a muchness,  and the media would harp on the supposed hard edge of the ticket.

Brownings two final choices Cantor and Rubio both have some validity, Rubio especially, but it is way to far out from the time when a decision is needed. And way to early for analysis to be warranted by Palin’s political enemies.

The important thing that this article signals is,of course, that speculation on Palin’s choices, by Yahoo via Browning means that her getting the nomination is a serious matter, and that she is included in the very top of front runners.

It is noteworthy too that any speculation of Romney’s or Huckabee’s or in fact any other the other possible candidates in noteworthy by its total absence.