Posted by Jed Lewison on Mon Sep 1, 2008 at 9:30 PM Pacific

Anatomy of a vetting disaster

The New York Times documents John McCain's inadequate vetting of Sarah Palin, including this choice graph (emphasis added):

With time running out -- and as Mr. McCain discarded two safer choices, Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, as too predictable -- he turned to Ms. Palin. He had his first face-to-face interview with her on Thursday and offered her the job moments later.

As Joe Sudbay says:

This pick says more about John McCain than Sarah Palin. It really does. John McCain caved to the anti-abortion theocrats running the Republican party, made a hasty pick for his v.p., and is now suffering the consequences.

McCain had five months to make his choice. And this is the best job he could do? Not that I hadn't already decided against him, but shouldn't this rash decision essentially disqualify him from being president?

If he really wanted Palin, he could have picked her three or four months ago, and given her a chance. Now he's given her no chance. She's going to crash and burn, and it's all John McCain's fault.

Anatomy of a vetting disaster

The New York Times documents John McCain's inadequate vetting of Sarah Palin, including this choice graph (emphasis added):

With time running out -- and as Mr. McCain discarded two safer choices, Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, as too predictable -- he turned to Ms. Palin. He had his first face-to-face interview with her on Thursday and offered her the job moments later.

As Joe Sudbay says:

This pick says more about John McCain than Sarah Palin. It really does. John McCain caved to the anti-abortion theocrats running the Republican party, made a hasty pick for his v.p., and is now suffering the consequences.

McCain had five months to make his choice. And this is the best job he could do? Not that I hadn't already decided against him, but shouldn't this rash decision essentially disqualify him from being president?

If he really wanted Palin, he could have picked her three or four months ago, and given her a chance. Now he's given her no chance. She's going to crash and burn, and it's all John McCain's fault.

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