Comments on: The Problem Isn’t Palin. It’s McCain

By: C Stanley

C Stanley — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:16:21 +0000

What’s blatantly obvious is that Palin’s detractors lap up the media and Obama campaign spin on her that have cast her in the most negative light possible, and ignore any of her positive attributes. Whynot lists a bunch of claims that are complete nonsense (‘one step away from felons…excuse me? That would mean they’d been convicted of misdemeanors, so what convictions are you referring to?; here are the facts about the wolf population control program; and that email account controversy? Being sued doesn’t mean that she did anything wrong, and if she isn’t being as transparent with her communications in office as you’d like her to be then how in the heck can you get worked up over it when Obama scrubbed EVERY SINGLE RECORD OF HIS COMMUNICATIONS during his tenure in the Illinois state senate?)And Kim, you’re better than this, to jump on the smear bandwagon. If you oppose Palin’s policies or feel she’s too inexperienced, just say so- no need to hit the panic button when your guy is ahead by double digits anyway. And if you’re so concerned about a MINOR ethics violation by Palin, then how can you possibly feel that Kay Bailey Hutchinson would be a better choice when she was indicted during the 90s for campaign misconduct and there’s some suggestion that she tampered with evidence which resulted in the case against her being dropped. So, is it really ethics that concerns you about Palin, or do you simply reject any prolife female candidate and prefer to substitute a prochoice one?

By: kritter

kritter — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:57:04 +0000

kevin- the investigator for the Alaskan ethics committee concluded that Palin abused her office —its all in the report’s conclusions. She should not have allowed her husband to pressure state officials to fire her brother-in-law. That may not be a criminal offense- but it is at least a violation of Alaska’s ethics regulations.

By: mikeh106

mikeh106 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:37:00 +0000

When the obits of this campaign are written, McCain’s choice of Palin will be identified aas the overriding reason why he lost. She completely undercut his best argument against Obama – his experience. It isn’t that I believe she is some kind of nut. Anyone who moves from city council member of a very small city to governor in 10 years has got some chops. But she just isn’t qualified – right now – to serve in the position.
The Bridge to Nowhere flipflop, the awful Gibson and Couric interviews, and most of all the ludicrous “I have foreign policy expertise because I can see Russia” statement show that.

She needs time to develop her vision for what will fix this country’s ills. Ronald Reagan – no matter what you think of his policies – had a vision of where he wanted to take this country. And he succeeded in moving it a large part of the way to where he wanted it to go. HE HAD A VISION. Palin needs to develop on too. Go back to Alaska, consider the issues, and reenter the fray in 4 – or more likely 8 – years.

By: ratsol

ratsol — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:37:07 +0000

obama can only TALK !!so much for harvard …anybody from harvard can breeze through talking…absolutely no experience to lead a nation like OURS!! .Mccain has a wealth of experience and has been in politics for yonks !! definitely the better one …to whom I would trust governance of AMERICA…. and with all obama s connections and his dubious middle name…. makes one wonder whether under him the gates of ”liberalism” may open so wide to allow an influx of more types of husseins in different forms !!! leading to ???? threat to national security …BIG TIME …. heavy price to pay unless america wakes up early to avert a disaster…
why compare obama to palin ….she is NOT running for presidency now !!

By: Alaska Lady

Alaska Lady — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:38:15 +0000

Kevin: You’ve got to be kidding me! Did you read the Troopergate report. Also, “infinitely more qualified than Obama”? You’ve got to be kidding me. His top notch education alone makes him more highly qualified than she is. I live Alaska. I actually went to school with and know Sarah and her entire family. While I like her and think her family is a very nice one, she is in no way qualified to be in the position she is in.

By: Bigfoot

Bigfoot — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:45:53 +0000

How can it be said that Obama knows more about the economy than McCain? Raise taxes in the worst recession since the 30’s? Spread the wealth around? Gimme a break! McCain is a poor communicator and Obama is a consumate BS artist. That’s all there is to it.

By: Michael Merritt

Michael Merritt — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:17:15 +0000

In the end, McCain is the leader of his campaign. He makes the big decisions. This is a decision he was wrong on. Perhaps Palin would be better to know more about national issues, and maybe she should have thought more on the invitation, but she didn’t force McCain to choose her.

He did that, not her.

By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:15:23 +0000

It’s not quite fair to say this is McCain’s fault. McCain won the Republican primary essentially because he was the only Republican with a remote chance of winning the general election. Many knew this, but to seal the deal he had to move to the right to gain enough primary votes. But the majority of American voters are not Republican primary voters. And the public has little patience for the conservative base these days. These are the people that pushed to get Bush into the White House after all. So by doing something to appeal to the consevative base of the party (whom he needs to show up at the polls to win), McCain needed a VP choice to energize them. Given the political climate and America’s judgement of the conservative politics as of late, this is a move that would surely turn off independents in the long run. The party has put him in a lose-lose situation.

By: kevin

kevin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:32:09 +0000

The charge that she abused her office was made by one man, and if you read the evidence presented in his report the only conclusion you can come to is that he was wrong. Her record of government reform in Alaska shows that she is infinitely more qualified than Obama – who has never in his life held a position of responsibility. Why are you people so afraid of her ideas and values that you don’t even address her record?

By: tallyho

tallyho — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:25:39 +0000

condomimi – you’ve got to be kidding me! LOL!