The Republican choice for McCain's running mate is made. Sarah Palin of Alaska is their choice. Her last name is perfect for my observation....as in she is "pale in comparison" to Joe Biden.
She cannot hold a candle to Biden's experience and service as a senator. Palin is in the second year of her first term as governor. Previous experience is as mayor of a town of 5,600 people, where the greatest issue she faced was whether or not there would be enough snow for the Iditarod dog sled race. And the other leadership role was chairperson of the Alaska Oil and Gas Commission, which plays her right into the hands of the big oil companies, which matches her stance on pro-Alaska drilling, protected wilderness or not.
Palin is pro-life with no exception for rape or incest, she doesn't think global warming is caused by humankind, and thinks creationism should be taught in public schools. She also sued the Bush administration for listing polar bears as an endangered species—she was worried it would interfere with more oil drilling in Alaska.
The McCain strategists attacked Obama on his lack of experience to be commander in chief and then turn right around and select a woman who is "commander-in-chief" of the Alaska National Guard. What a conundrum the McCain camp created! First, they use, as one of their main focuses of criticism, Obama's lack of military savy to be a good commander-in-chief, and then select someone with actually less military exposure than Obama.
Now to my second point concerning Palin. Why in hell would McCain select someone who is under investigation by her own state for abuse of power of her office as governor to try and force the state's public safety commissioner to fire her sister's ex-husband, who is a state trooper? That is a double-whammy that should haunt the McCain-Palin ticket until the election, and should be fully investigated by the media.
Was this the best running mate the Republicans could find? As James Carville stated, Olympia Snow would have been a far better choice. Palin as vice president and a heartbeat away from the presidency? I should not!
What goes around comes around, Rove and gang. We Democrats are here to take on McCain and his poor choice of a running mate. Oh, and by the way, RNC and McCain camp.....thanks for your help!
She cannot hold a candle to Biden's experience and service as a senator. Palin is in the second year of her first term as governor. Previous experience is as mayor of a town of 5,600 people, where the greatest issue she faced was whether or not there would be enough snow for the Iditarod dog sled race. And the other leadership role was chairperson of the Alaska Oil and Gas Commission, which plays her right into the hands of the big oil companies, which matches her stance on pro-Alaska drilling, protected wilderness or not.
Palin is pro-life with no exception for rape or incest, she doesn't think global warming is caused by humankind, and thinks creationism should be taught in public schools. She also sued the Bush administration for listing polar bears as an endangered species—she was worried it would interfere with more oil drilling in Alaska.
The McCain strategists attacked Obama on his lack of experience to be commander in chief and then turn right around and select a woman who is "commander-in-chief" of the Alaska National Guard. What a conundrum the McCain camp created! First, they use, as one of their main focuses of criticism, Obama's lack of military savy to be a good commander-in-chief, and then select someone with actually less military exposure than Obama.
Now to my second point concerning Palin. Why in hell would McCain select someone who is under investigation by her own state for abuse of power of her office as governor to try and force the state's public safety commissioner to fire her sister's ex-husband, who is a state trooper? That is a double-whammy that should haunt the McCain-Palin ticket until the election, and should be fully investigated by the media.
Was this the best running mate the Republicans could find? As James Carville stated, Olympia Snow would have been a far better choice. Palin as vice president and a heartbeat away from the presidency? I should not!
What goes around comes around, Rove and gang. We Democrats are here to take on McCain and his poor choice of a running mate. Oh, and by the way, RNC and McCain camp.....thanks for your help!
