Romney’s Family Getting Secret Service Sweep
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, McCain, Republicans, Romney, Veep
The Secret Service put Biden under their protection right before the news broke he was Obama’s veep, but this appears to be a different situation…
If security sweeps are the giveaway, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney may be on the brink of being selected as Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) vice presidential running mate.According to sources with strong Michigan ties, the Secret Service has conducted a security sweep of the home of Romney’s sister. Romney was raised in Michigan, where his father served as governor.
However, one campaign operative familiar with the working of a presidential-level campaign cautioned that a sweep of such a location could have been conducted in advance of Romney appearing as a surrogate — not the vice presidential nominee — at an upcoming McCain campaign stop in Michigan.
Still, why would Romney’s family be getting any sweep if he’s just a surrogate at a rally yet again? Does this happen every time McCain speaks in a certain location? They sweep the surrogate’s sister’s house? That doesn’t make any sense to me.
What do you think?
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August 29th, 2008 at 1:09 am
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August 29th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
I published the following letter on Salon.com in response to this article printed on that site: http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/08/29/sarah_palin_symbolism/. Incidentally, Salon intoduced the article with this blurb: “John McCain plays the female card from the bottom of the deck By Gary Kamiya.â€
THAT “TOUGH, FRONTIER CHICKâ€
Mr. Kamiya, that “tough, frontier chick,†(and what a way to refer to a sitting governor), has at least six years more administrative experience than Barack Hussein Obama.
True, Mrs. Palin may not have foreign policy experience but, then again, it’s as much as Bill Clinton had and as much as Obama had until his recent field trips overseas trying to get German votes and trying to give the appearance of being a statesman.
You’ll have to do better than that, libbies. This woman has it all–character, honesty, and integrity–all qualities lacking in Obama, as well as being articulate, intelligent, and beautiful.
It’s funny. Greta Van Susteren tonight conducted a poll on FNC on the influence that Governor Palin will have on the female vote and some 94% indicated a “great influence.†NBC had a similar poll which showed less than 50%. Do libs plan to fudge the numbers after November 4th as well?
Trust me, Mr. Kumbaya, August 29th, 2008 will be recorded in the history books as the day McCain-Palin won this election.
And, did I mention that Sarah is a white woman?