God save us if McCain picks Lieberman<\/p>\n
Alaska Gov. Palin Tops Speculation About McCain Veep Pick<\/a><\/p>\n DENVER \u2014 Speculation about who John McCain would name as his running mate focused on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin after reports circulated early Friday that two short-listers \u2014 Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty \u2014 were out of the running.\u00a0<\/p>\n Adding fuel to the Palin possibility was a report that a charter aircraft from Anchorage owned by a McCain supporter had arrived in Dayton, Ohio, where McCain has scheduled a noon ET rally to announce his choice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n On Palin:<\/p>\n Born in Idaho, Palin moved to Alaska when she was three months old with her parents.<\/p>\n She grew up in Wasilla, just outside of Anchorage, and played on the Wasilla state championship girls basketball team. She was crowned Miss Wasilla in 1984, and was a runnerup in the Miss Alaska pageant.<\/p>\n She studied journalism and political science at the University of Idaho and graduated in 1987. After graduation, she eloped with her high school boyfriend in 1988 to save money on an expensive wedding. She helped out in her husband\u2019s family commercial fishing business and appeared occasionally as a television sportscaster.<\/p>\n Palin won a seat on the Wasilla City Council in 1992 as a new face, new voice and by opposing tax increases.\u00a0 Four years later she was elected mayor at 32 by knocking off a three-term incumbent. At the end of her second term, party leaders encouraged her to enter the 2002 race for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. Against veteran legislators with far more experience, Palin finished second by fewer than 2,000 votes, making a name for herself in statewide politics. She was elected Alaskas youngest and first woman governor in 2006.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Update: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Is McCain’s VP Pick: Source<\/a><\/p>\n