One disappointment to me was ANWR. Look at the opportunity McCain had. All he had to do to MAKE NEWS, and drive the crwd at the convention wild, was to say something like (in the section where he proposed more drilling as part of an "all of the above" approach) was say something like this:
"I have already learned from Sarah Palin, as I think she has already learned some things from me. Even though I know the bare facts about ANWR, Sarah Palin knows the region and the technology better than I ever could. She is an Alaskan environmentalist, and she convinced me that we CAN drill in ANWR without damage to the environment, and I already knew we NNED to do it if it can be done safely. Therefore, I am announcing that I am changing my position on ANAR--not because I have changed my position on the environment or pristine areas, but because I have LEARNED some things from Sarah Palin. I expect she has more to teach me, and I hope I have some things to teach her. She has already shown she learns quickly. I believe we will make a good team."
Maybe McCain and his team disagree, but I believe something like the above would have helped his speech tremendously--focusing on the drilling issue as nothing else could.
Yes, Sarah Palin is GOOD on this. She explains the safety and necesssity of drilling in ANWR as well, or better, than any living person. Why WASTER that? As Palin explains, we are talking about a small stripo of land (maybe 2,000 acres in 30 milllion, or some similar scale--don't hold me to the EXACT numbers), and drilling technology that has made drilling there even SAFER than offshore drilling.
A missed opportunity.
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