Crist gets a phone call from McCain

Gov.Charlie Crist said he got a phone call from John McCain at 9 a.m. Friday with word that the Arizona senator had chosen someone else to be his running mate. "He was very gracious," Crist said. "He let me know he was going in another direction, but I was both flattered and honored to have been considered."

Referring to the choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Crist said, "He made a great choice in Gov. Palin, she is a great campaigner. She will be great on the ticket and will certainly fight hard, as will I."

Democratic Party spokesman Eric Jotkoff, referring to Crist's "failed attempt" to join McCain's ticket, said: "With Florida's families suffering under the Republican recession, maybe Crist will finally roll up his sleeves and get to work fixing the many issues facing the Sunshine State."--Steve Bousquet

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Obama will win. Times were pretty good last time we had a democrat as president. Because we had a republican controlled congress and therein lies the balance. We've seen the proof that a democratic controlled congress is about as useful as a pack of wet matches for firewood.

And before all of you out there start having a stroke and going balistic on me, remember this, the president doesn't call the shots or make the laws. That is CONGRESS' job and he signs off on it or not. And if he vetoes, guess what? IT'S STILL CONGRESS' JOB TO OVERRIDE IT OR NOT.

Someone on this blog actually repeated the McCain talking point that Palin has experience dealing with Russia because of goegraphical proximity.

That is just plain idiotic.

BTW...Regarding Crist - what a complete and total disappointment. Pay attention kids, he still has his sights on a national office. Now that he rammed A1 through, he is done with FL and the rest of us are left to stomp out flaming bags of crap left on our front step by the tax assesement office.

most everybody here is a hard-core suporter and who McCain picked won't matter at all. But as far as bringing more people to the ticket, Palin can not do it. Women who care about women's issues, who want to vote for a woman, will not be fooled by this one. It's insulting. I think much less of McCain for this choice. He is playing fast and loose with the nation's future.

"Democratic Party spokesman Eric Jotkoff, referring to Crist's "failed attempt" to join McCain's ticket, said: "With Florida's families suffering under the Republican recession, maybe Crist will finally roll up his sleeves and get to work fixing the many issues facing the Sunshine State."
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Ditto.

All thats left is a band of gold.....

uno-and-done'o!

[Bryan]

These Republicans can't catch a break. First they nominate an old man for President, then they let the old man pick a woman with no experience to be VP and now their convention is about to be overshadowed by a major hurrican hitting New Orleans for the second time in three years. I know it's just bad luck, but there really is no way the Republicans can spin this in a positive light unless they just go in, get their business done, scrap all the fluff speeches and go home. If not, what the American people will see is a split screen of the Republicans partying on one side and people running for their lives in New Orleans on the other. Surely this will bring back images of one of the Bush Administrations finest moments... KATRINA!!!

[Frankly All]

Funny that people keep saying Palin has more experience than Obama. McCain didn't even know who she was 6 months ago. And met her once.
She was only a lowly Councilwoman, was "mayor" of a town of 9,700 hundred people (less than the number of people moving through any local Wal-Mart each week) and is governor of Alaska, home to a whopping 670,000 people (not sure if the Census included polar bears to help Alaska's case). Add to that, she has only been the governor for shy of two years. Yay verily.

Ladies and gentleman, I am underwhelmed.