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That's the thing -- that doesn't make him a hero, but it makes him a little better than the fool who would have slapped his own base by picking Lieberman. It's still better than the alternative.

I'm not saying that's a really legitimate reason to get all gung-ho -- I'm saying that's what the reason is.

He realized it, when he found out Lieberman wouldn't work as a choice. At least he had the sense to poll on the issue. GWB did stuff during his campaigns and his administration that anyone should have recognized would alienate lots of of would-be supporters.

Don't assume that there was therefore no discretion in his choice -- politicians have been known to knowingly shoot themselves in the foot before because of attachment to certain notions they've held. For example, he still could have decided despite the polling numbers, that the losses he'd take from Lieberman would be outweighed by the gains he'd make from that elusive and chimerical "centrist" vote.

Like I said, it doesn't make him Solomon, but I for one would have fully expected him to be capable of shooting himself in the foot against all sense and advice out of some lust for that stupid "centrist" vote. His previous behavior doesn't do anything to dispel that belief, it only reinforces it. So again, picking Palin is better than something he might well have done, or at the very least, that those suspicious of him believed he might have done. Remember, what we're looking for here is an explanation for a subjective reaction, not a cogent argument for why people should feel the way they do. If people don't consider that it was the result of polling, it still explains why they'd feel positive about it.

And that's the extent of my point.

Not being pro-life, regardless of whether a president has any actual effect on either the laws or the hearts of the people, makes someone unfit for leadership.