Conservative Intelligence

See how appalled The Economist Magazine is about John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin.

The September 4 article starts with the headline:

"John McCain’s choice of running-mate raises serious questions about his judgment"

and goes on to:

"The moose in the room, of course, is her lack of experience. When Geraldine Ferraro was picked as Walter Mondale’s running-mate, she had served in the House for three terms. Even the hapless Dan Quayle, George Bush senior’s sidekick, had served in the House and Senate for 12 years. Mrs Palin, who has been the governor of a state with a population of 670,000 for less than two years, is the most inexperienced candidate for a mainstream party in modern history.

"Inexperienced and Bush-level incurious. She has no record of interest in foreign policy, let alone expertise. She once told an Alaskan magazine: “I’ve been so focused on state government; I haven’t really focused much on the war in Iraq.” She obtained an American passport only last summer to visit Alaskan troops in Germany and Kuwait. This not only blunts Mr McCain’s most powerful criticism of Mr Obama. It also raises serious questions about the way he makes decisions."

and ends with

"One of the biggest problems with the Bush administration is that it appointed so many incompetents because they were sound on Roe v Wade. Mrs Palin’s elevation suggests that, far from breaking with Mr Bush, Mr McCain is repeating his mistakes."

Let's hope the American public does not buy this irresponsible maneuver.

More Palin Revelations

I think it's important to get a very clear picture of the woman who, if elected, will be a heartbeat away from the Presidency. Given her lack of national experience, we really don't know much about her.

Sarah Palin's politics in Alaska, running for mayor of a town of 7,000 people, were marked by divisiveness, threats of book censorship, religious overtones, and a lot of other stuff we should NOT see on the national stage.

The difficulty is that she will present herself as a nice lady, which she probably is. Her politics are abhorent, but the lady has charm. This will make an opponent difficult for Joe Biden to be tough with.

Please read this New York Times article for more information.


Bob

Sarah Palin's Pregnant Daughter

Sarah Palin's 17-year old daughter is five months pregnant. This is not a secret. It's on page one of the New York Times.

Personally, I think such things are, well, personal. Every family has its dramas. Yours does, too.

And as a gay person, I think it's extremely dangerous to start being judgmental about somebody else's sex life.

But that's not what this story is about. It's about the hypocrisy of the Christian right, the danger of opposing abortion when young lives are ruined and unwanted babies are born.

And most of all it's about the now questionable competence of John McCain, who chose Sarah Palin without adequate background investigation.

What was he thinking? Or wasn't he thinking at all?

Bob

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Sarah Palin – An Irresponsible Act

I respect John McCain, but I cannot respect his decision to make Sarah Palin his running mate.

She is not qualified to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency, and with McCain at 72 years old, there is a good chance the Presidency will fall to her.

Palin is an evangelical Christian, an anti-abortion, anti-feminist woman, anti-gay, anti-gun controls, sometimes pro-creationism, who comes from a state dominated by big oil and intense corruption.

Palin has no national or international experience whatever. Her major responsible job before less than 2 years as governor of Alaska was as mayor of a town of 8,000. She was also Chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for a year, so she knows how big oil works.

Her strategic plusses for McCain: She will play well with the evangelicals (who have been falling off the Republican bandwagon) and some of the working class who Hillary spoke to but who have eluded Obama.

The Alaska papers vacillate between “home town girl makes good” and horror at the possibility.

The sleaze factor is back. Why does this remind me of Spiro T. Agnew, for those of you who remember? People who think they can use government to further their personal ends. Google “Palin Trooper Gate” and see what comes up. Palin has been under investigation for pressuring the Alaska Government to fire her ex-brother in law, who is a state trooper, as part of her sister’s nasty divorce.

Will America fall for this? The Hillary people certainly won’t. Sarah Palin is as far from Hillary Clinton as could be.

Mr. McCain, this was irresponsible.

Democrats: Every vote counts!

Bob

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