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Thursday, September 4, 2008 12:00 AM

McCain's big running-mate rollout

Romney and Giuliani helped supply Wednesday night's "paranoid" conservative politics, while Sarah Palin showed she's no Dick Cheney.
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Thursday, September 4, 2008 07:57 AM

    I EXACTLY see he as a browbeater

    "it is impossible to imagine her browbeating CIA analysts to concoct new rationales for invading Iraq. "

    Oh yeah? that's precisely the type of bully she appears to be. Vindictive and ruthless. Sounds like a perfect successor to Cheney.

    BTW, anyone out there who can't see that when McCain dies or retires for health reasons, she becomes the next Bush? An intellectual mediocrity who will be have a strong VP appointed to 'help' her... maybe even Cheney again.

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