McCain’s Golden Opportunity. Will He Blow it?

Now that we know B HO’s choice for the VP slot for the Dems is Joe Biden, outraging many Hillary Clinton supporters even more, McCain has yet another golden opportunity to run away with this election, if he takes it.

McCain is hardly the darling of the conservative Republicans, but might regain some lost support if the VP candidate he chooses is the right one.

Liberals have been encouraging him to choose someone like Joe Lieberman, Independent Democrat that the Dems crapped on in 2006 in favor of a more pacifist candidate.

Lieberman, although he sees the necessity of finishing the fight in Iraq and Afghanistan, remains a Liberal at heart though, bad news for the Republican Party.

Others think it should be Minnesota's Governor Tim Pawlenty or Louisiana's Indian- American Governor Bobby Jindal, or Mitt Romney good choices, but not the golden opportunity laid in McCain lap.

Since we know that females who were behind Senator Hillary Clinton are miffed at her being stiffed and not even being seriously considered for the job, McCain needs to appoint a qualified woman to be his Vice Presidential Choice.

The GOP has several women that are qualified to serve as VP and America is ready, long overdue actually, for women to serve at the highest levels.

Condoleeza Rice would be an excellent choice. She is qualified, has the world experience, being the current Secretary of State and has been involved with government for some time.

The main draw back is that she has never been elected to any office and has stated she doesn’t want it.

GOP Senator from Texas, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, is another excellent choice for McCain. She would bring experience to the table; she is a strong conservative and is known for taking no nonsense. Her main drawback? She too has indicated she doesn’t want the job.

Former Hewlett Packard CEO, Carly Fiorina has been mentioned as a possibility. She was once considered the most powerful woman in corporate America and has turned to political activism, most notably backing McCain’s bid for the past 15 months, would bring economic knowledge to the ticket. Like Condoleeza Rice, though, she too has never ran for or been elected to any office.

There is also Alaska’s governor, Sarah Palin. A former Beauty Queen and strong conservative, she is somewhat unknown on the national scene, but with remarkable credentials qualifying her for the slot.

She advocates drilling our own oil in ANWR and as Alaska’s governor, has a better knowledge of the region than all the crybabies in the lower 48 who oppose it. She is pro-life, a member of the NRA who hunts, fishes and runs marathons.

Her only drawback is a trumped up “investigation” over Democrat Walt Monegan being fired by her from his Public Safety Commissioner position. How like a Democrat bureaucrat to cry foul when they lose a cushy job. He claims he was fired for refusing to fire a State Trooper, Palin’s former brother-in-law, who went through a messy divorce with her sister.

Governor Palin denies the accusations, saying she replaced Monegan to go in a new direction. The ex-brother-in-law is still employed by the State Patrol, which should deflate the cries of Walt Monegan.

McCain would be a fool to throw away a golden opportunity as this to draw women who otherwise wouldn’t consider a GOP candidate into the GOP tent. It is very possible that notable females like radio talk show host, Tammy Bruce, would come to realize how they have been sold short by Democrats and groups like NOW.

It is McCain’s decision, though and frankly, he hasn’t shown much favor towards conservatives since he lost to President Bush in 2000. But, this is a golden opportunity that few candidates ever receive.

Senator, don’t be a fool. Make the right choice and select a strong conservative woman for VP. America is ready. The GOP is ready and you just might regain some favor you lost with the conservatives out here who don’t think you have what it takes.

It’s a gift, Senator McCain. This could become your election to lose. Don’t throw this one away.

UPDATE: Senator McCain has made the bold move and selected Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential condidate. Wise move, McCain. In one fell swoop, he has rekindled the conservative base, stolen the promotion of women issue away from the Democrats and taken the air out of the Democrats convention by announcing his bold selection the morning after Obama's acceptance speech.