Via Instapundit via Kaus to a short item by Charles Krauthammer in which he calls McCain picking Palin near suicidal as it undercuts McCain's effective attacks in line with Is Obama ready to lead.
I guess Krauthammer would have McCain be a Johnny One Note all the way through the Fall - and on a sour note at that? One needs to think about how the Palin pick substantively changes this election.
McCain in fact is a reformer, so is Palin. And Palin exemplifies conservative governing strategy, which Americans have always preferred to a more Liberal approach.
As we move into Fall with the upcoming debates - it's time to start talking policy and world view when it comes to government - what should and can government do and what it can't and shouldn't attempt. Both Biden and Obama have a track record of going along to get along and can't honestly claim the mantle of change - even if the public doesn't yet realize that's true for Obama. Witness his inside Chicago deals and approach.
Palin isn't just a game changer as an image. She's that AND a terrific pivot point to begin discussing what matters to Americans the most: how is some would be President going to govern once he takes office?
When you stack up a conservative approach versus a Liberal one, the conservative approach wins hands down every time. There isn't even a Democrat who has won a Presidential election by revealing his Liberal roots.
Look for Palin and McCain to start focusing on what Obama is really about. The "lead" argument kept it close up until the conventions. Now it's time for change.
Krauthammer is often brilliant. Unfortunately right now he's still fighting the opening portion of the campaign. And McCain needs more than don't elect Obama to close it out. You can't win the Presidency by only running down the other guy.
