John McCain’s pick for VP is Sarah Palin. Not only does Palin rhyme with “Halen”, as in “Van Halen,” she named her newborn son in homage to Van Halen!
This article from Wired.com states, “Trig Paxson Van Palin (an homage to the rock band Van Halen) was born in April.”
This article from WND.com quotes her saying, “We’ve always liked the middle name Van because, you know, growing up in the ’80s, Van Palin would be a really cool name,” Palin joked to a Daily News reporter earlier this year in a reference to the rock band Van Halen.