Dan Qayle was different

[madaboutharry]

Dan Qayle was shallow and seen as a dumb blonde. I don't remember a pile of scandals.

[lapfog_1]

1. There were a few,

The biggie was the strings pulled so he could serve in the National Guard rather than go to Vietnam.

I think he was the Proto-W...

[wilt the stilt]

2. Quayle wasn't a bad guy

he dream was to be a pro golfer and I hear he is very good. He was just out of place.

[Bluerthanblue]

3. and he wasn't VP pick for the oldest Pres. Candidate, melanoma

survivor-

With a country engaged in war with 2 countries and on the verge of war with at least one other.

[sellitman]

4. Quayle started the family values Bullshit.

He was a huge right wing asshat.

[vixengrl]

5. Dan Quayle had a law degree--

Two terms in the House, and I think was in his second Senate term, and he was probably smarter than his propensity for gaffes let people think. Not that I'm a huge fan, but GHWB didn't pick someone completely unsuitable.

[RoyGBiv]

6. Governor Palin ...

I know Dan Quayle. Dan Quayle is a friend of mine. Governor, you're no Dan Quayle.

:rofl:

Geez, I crack myself up.

[kayell]

7. I have to admit that Palin is making Quayle look good, in the same way

that Bush makes Nixon look good.

Everything is relative. Particularly so for the Palin family.

[latinolatteliberal]

8. he was on a winning ticket

I know it's fun to make fun of Quayle, but the GOP did win that one. So we should be careful about those comparisons.

[hvn_nbr_2]

9. McCain read the wrong page of the Republican VP selection guide.

Pubs generally use one of three standards to pick VPs:

1. If they're hopelessly corrupt, in a power-mad way, they choose a VP as impeachment insurance. Ergo, Bush I chose dimbulb Quayle and Tricky Dick chose Spiro Who?

2. If they're hopelessly corrupt, in a money-grubbing way, they choose someone as greedy as themselves. Ergo, Bush II chose Cheney.

3. If they're old enough to have been on Social Security before the previous election, they choose somebody who looks at least remotely plausible as a president. Ergo, Reagan chose Bush I.

McThuselah simply read the wrong page of the manual. Or maybe he thought his hopeless corruption (Keating Five, for instance) was a greater stumbling block than his age and cancers.

[Orsino]

10. Dan Quayle was more accomplished, prettier, and apparently smarter. n/t

[jenmito]

11. He wasn't on the ticket with a 72 year old cancer survivor. n/t

[tinrobot]

12. Dan Quayle had 4 years in Congress, 8 in the Senate.