I posted my ideas elsewhere on TPM

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/09/palin-canceling-multiple-fundr.php

but here's a summary:

I wonder if the Palins ever filed tax returns (Her husband was a member of the Alaska Independence Party, so that's why I'm conjecturing on the tax returns.

They are prepping her for the October 2 debate, including possibly implanting some sort of transceiver type device that is less noticeable than the one Bush wore in 2004.

McCain is upset about her comment that she was in second grade when Biden entered the Senate. After all, McCain is old enough to be her grandfather.

All of this is conjecture, but --- we all know how very low McCain's campaign will stoop.

stick with the truth, your posts will be taken more seriously.

At this point, assertions about her personal life (her baby) don't get us anywhere.

That still leaves you with an interesting theory about the potential withdrawal of Palin as VP.

Whatever diversion they make though, it's hard to ignore the increasingly clear reality of just how unfit John McCain is to serve as POTUS.

John McCain is a politician, not a statesman.

I'm surprised that McCain is still the GOP candidate. His embarrassing mistake on the Spanish Radio interview would sink him if the MSM were interested in reporting the news. He is more and more obviously less qualified to be President than Palin, and I would bet that no thought anyone could be less qualified. And, the pundits are reporting on his lack of ethics, his inability to talk without lying, and his lack of any qualification to be President every day. I still look for him to back out shortly. My prediction: Todd Palin as President, Sarah as vice president.

I can't see them replacing Palin at this stage. It would throw McCain's campaign in to further disarray and be an admission that McCain has terrible executive judgment. But, then again, I suppose that desperate times call for desperate measures.

And then there's the report McCain has called Romney. You remember him, the economics and business guru!?!

Hmmmm.

Wonder what was really in those emails.

And he is so not happy about the Palin/McCain slip!

Hope he keeps her. Better for Obama/Biden.

Before we get our hopes up that she's almost off the ticket, she may be getting prepped for the debate with Biden on Oct 2 - It's going to take an eternity to prep her and she still won't be ready. But then she still has not published her tax returns, there's Hagel's comment yesterday, Elizabeth Drew, who wrote a book about Mccain in 2002, dumped him, there's Palin's various gaffes including an ageism gaffe about Biden (She was in 2nd grade when he entered the Senate), and of course there is her general lack of intelligence, judgment and experience that various conservatives in the MSM are now writing about. So, like everything else in the campaign, we have to be patient.

I'm still trying to wrap my eyes around pictures of Palin pregnant at 7 months and slim, and her picture at 8 months, fat and ready to give birth!!

BTW...
Where are those Palin tax returns...She is supposed to be wearing those designer clothes now..Are the Palin's rich????

This is a weird thread. There's no way Palin is about to be replaced. Sure, I'd enjoy the fireworks as much as anyone if it happened, but it's not going to. Even if TPTB in the Reepublican Party actually thought she was a bad choice, they'll stick with her, because the one thing they value more than competence or quality is stubbornness. How do you think our country got into the mess it's now in, in the first place?

Stubbornness. And resentment. That's all the Reeps have. And Palin/McCain gives it to 'em in bunches.

Palin will most likely pull out due to "family reasons" - the set up is there - if Bristol is not really pregnant now, a "miscarriage" has to happen sometime soon to cover up the lie that was put out to "cover up" the original lie about Trig's parentage. The "miscarriage" will give them the "reason" for Palin to bow out and yes, the "liberal media" will be blamed for the "stress" they have caused the family & Bristol. Romney will probably be tagged to step in at the last minute in hopes to shore up McCain's lack of economic expertise. It all makes perfect sense in a Rovian way. The really sad thing is that Bristol & Trig are being used by McCain and that Bristol's own mother can't seem to stand up and do the right thing by her daughter.

Whatever it is it can be easily covered up with something like complications with Bristol's pregnancy that result in a "miscarriage" requiring mom to rush home to be by her side.

Kinda sad actually, Levi would ever get that high paying part time job as a "sloper" like Todd if that happens.

Let me give you mooks the straight dope.
The events were cancelled on the advice of the Secret Service because of the extreme likelihood of an attempt on Gov. Palin's life; this courageious woman has been aware of the danger for weeks now, but has bravely continued her work, trying to bring change to America, anyway.
When John McCain is president, it won't be possible for the kind of people who support Obama to come into this country and threaten the lives of our best and brightest leaders.

McSenile / Putin 08

McCain would have to be able to credibly say, "We didn't know X about Gov. Palin, so we regret she will unable to continue to be my running mate." I dunno... maybe the bones of 30 missing persons found under Todd's workshed (that is pure speculation; I am not claiming that Todd Palin is a mass-murderer).

Otherwise, it would be another reason that shows McCain as having terrible judgment for picking her, and would seem another big flipflop in tactics.

put a sock in it desi...you and this hill crap day in and day out is getting old..fall in line and stop reminding people of the vile feelings towards hill during the primaries....all is forgiven...we are on the same team now..now focus some of that defense on obama and we will all win in november..geesh!!

According the SF Chronicle this morning, the events have been rescheduled. There is more explanation at San Francisco Chronicle this morning. The events have been rescheduled for after the October 2 debate. Here's the link:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/19/MNLF130GJP.DTL&hw=Palin+Cancels+Events&sn=001&sc=1000

The event in Santa Clara, at the southern end of Silicon Valley, could also be lucrative but I think the big bucks will come from Orange County.

So I guess she is just going off to get one of those tranceivers implanted (like what Bush wore in the 2004 debates). Here's the link again to the Bush story:
http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2004/10/13/transmitter/index.html

I was hoping when I got back from my morning run there would be a headline on TPM that she was off the ticket, but alas - we have more to endure. Just be patient however.

There is NO WAY that they'll get rid of Palin at this point. No matter what it turns out that she may have done, lying about it, spinning it, and acting like nothing is wrong will be a better political strategy (as bad as it is) for them than axing her.

If they get rid of Palin, they risk a bunch of right-wingers, social conservatives, etc. not coming out to vote. Costs them the election right there. And at the same time, they will lose virtually every independent and moderate Republican who is voting for McCain based on his "judgment". Which would be an even bigger deal, and would give the thing to Obama in a landslide.

So, they won't do it no matter what gets dug up. But we can certainly cross our fingers and hope at this point.

I call BS, Palin's on for the duration. She's McCain's only real selling point (not with you, with the conservative base), and his campaign is well aware of it.

"She will draw crowds. He will step in if the questions get too edgy." And will they air drop in Joe Liebermann when the answers are wrong?

No way. John McCain is not capable of admitting a mistake.

The republicans have a mindset towards the belief that a messiah will save them from their earthly realities. Messiah Sarah was another in that long list of false messiahs that appeared and dissapeared starting with the Republican Primaries....... Who will be next???? Perhaps Cheney will have a heart attack, be pronounced dead, hastily stored in a Pentagon vault and appear three days later ready to take over.

Let people go on talking about the vice presidential candidate. It may be unfair to Palin but it helps her ticket electorally. Focusing on anything but McCain loses Obama votes. TPM is doing a great job keeping the election on Palin and off the issues. You're just sinking your candidate more quickly.

Sorry, "progressive." My spelling is usually better.