Johnny's Got a New Girl

Pat Buchanan starts out by saying:

The risk John McCain took last Friday is comparable to the 72-year-old ex-fighter pilot knocking back two shots and flying his F-16 under the Golden Gate Bridge. McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his co-pilot was the biggest gamble in presidential history. As of now, it is paying off, big-time.

I had to wonder what he was going to say through the rest of the column after reading that first paragraph. However, it wasn't all that bad. No, actually pretty good, considering Pat's "maverick tendencies" (now we know why he seems to like McCain). Here is the part I believe was very supportive of McCain's choice:

By passing over his friends Joe Lieberman and Tom Ridge, and picking Palin, McCain has given himself a fighting chance of winning the White House that, before Friday morning, seemed to be slipping away. Indeed, the bristling reaction on the left testifies to Democratic fears that the choice of Palin could indeed be a game-changer in 2008.

So, indeed, it seems that McCain's choice has attracted another Conservative, Pat Buchanan. I see that as a good thing. Read the entire story at HumanEvents.com | digg story