Notwithstanding the obvious concerns for placing Governor Palin a heartbeat away from the presidency, voters are not likely to overlook Senator McCain's lack of judgment in nominating such an ill-qualified person to fulfill the difficult demands and responsibilities of the vice presidency.
But it seems like cheating to nominate such a suite for this 10 of the Best.
"We can't nominate such a weak candidate," Mr. Santorum said on ABC's "This Week" three weeks ago.
Van Commenee said: "I am very proud to have nominated such a strong team of athletes to Team GB.
In fact, I said it should apply to this president, George W. Bush, or any future president whenever they nominated such a candidate.
But it cannot be denied that most African-Americans nominated for federal judgeships fall on the left side of the political spectrum, and any Republicans worth their salt would not nominate such a person for the federal bench.
"A little earlier this year, many Republican pundits were predicting that they had a shot at a Senate seat in Oregon because they had nominated such a stellar candidate.
Second, even if a president had the opportunity to nominate such a justice, it would be extremely difficult, given the extreme polarization in the Senate and the rising obstructionism on judicial nominations, for such a nominee to get confirmed.
If politics continues on its present course, about the best one might expect for 2012 is that the Republicans will nominate such a nut-case that Obama will stagger to re-election.
