Democrats who respect McCain: Why did he run with Sarah Palin in 2008?

Just curious what you think. They don’t seem a likely President/Vice President combination to me.

I did not vote for them for this reason. It may surprise some of you to know that I voted for Obama because of the good feeling in the country and promise to bring people together. However, the McCain/Palin ticket seemed a disaster ready to happen from the get go.