MCCAIN'S PLANS FOR PALIN.

Here's what I think would happen in a McCain Presidency: he wins; he takes office; he works with Dems (who likely will have a greater majority in Congress); Sarah Palin becomes an old-school Vice President. You know like the Tom Lehrer Song:

"I wonder how many people here tonight remember Hubert Humphrey. He used to be a senator. From time to time you read something about him pinning a medal on somebody or making a speech, or every now and then you read something in one of those Where Are They Now? columns. Whatever became of Deanna Durbin and Hubert Humphrey and so on. This became quite an issue last winter at the time of Winston Churchill's funeral when President Johnson was too ill to go and somebody suggested that he send Hubert and he said "Hubert who?" And all America was singing...

Whatever became of Hubert?
Has anyone heard a thing?
Once he shone on his own,
Now he sits home alone,
And waits for the phone to ring.

Once a fiery liberal spirit,
Ah, but now when he speaks he must clear it.
Second fiddle's a hard part, I know,
When they don't even give you a bow."


Does anyone really believe that Governor Palin (unable to actually answer the questions of TV reporters) will be a Cheney or Gore like presence? And no, no, no, it's NOT because she's a woman. If her name was Joe Palin, the role would be the same. It's because Sarah Palin and John McCain do not really share political ideas. He's not a Right Wing Nut. He's just playing one to get elected and he'll use her to improve his chances.

Remember, it's possible-to-likely that John McCain will not run for re-election in 2012. He'll do what he wants for a single term and then get outta there. He'll focus on foreign policy, forgetting domestic policy (neglect of good government from a Republican rather than aggressive destruction as we've had for 8 years). He won't be beholden to the GOP base. He won't give a damn about them.

So Governor Palin, if Senator McCain wins in November, get your mourning suit ready; you'll be wearing it a lot on Air Force Two. I see a lot of funerals in your future.