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On Sarah Palin
Sep. 4th, 2008 07:14 amI am not posting this on the public forums. I know better than that. I know some of my friends are conservative, and that's fine. I don't expect everyone to agree with me, but here's what I think...
I think Ms. Palin was a bad choice for McCain. I'll stand by that. She may help comfort the republican base and the religious right, but I suspect she'll scare off alot of moderates and for as long as *I*'ve been watching elections, an election is typically won by the person who can get the most moderates and the most undecideds (not always the same group, but sometimes they are). Does McCain believe Palin can help him do it? Or does he think he can do it DESPITE Palin?
I don't know. But... I think Palin may hurt him greatly that way.
I think she poked a big hole in McCain's "It's experience that counts" attitude. McCain has alot of experience, which I don't deny. But a VP is there to take over if the president is somehow unable to due his duty, and she has approximately as little experience as Obama (you may say less, she says more. I'm not going to argue that. Approximately as little.)
I have to question whether McCain TRULY knew what bringing Sarah Palin in to the campaign would do. Did he know about the emails where she demanded her former BiL be fired? Was he aware she accepted money for the "Bridge to Nowhere" when he sought so hard to demonize the lobbyists and those taking money from them? Did he not thing these things would find the light of day if he did know? I don't actually know, but given that those in charge of the vetting process admit they didn't even meet Ms. Palin until just before they asked her to become VP, I have to wonder.
I'm not even touching Bristol. Though I DO have to wonder what Obama did to Palin. As far as I know (and someone can correct me if I'm wrong here), Obama hasn't said anything about Palin at all (the press has done it for him), except to say that family was out.
So...
That's just my thoughts. You can agree or disagree or argue or whatever it is you feel you want to do.
I think Ms. Palin was a bad choice for McCain. I'll stand by that. She may help comfort the republican base and the religious right, but I suspect she'll scare off alot of moderates and for as long as *I*'ve been watching elections, an election is typically won by the person who can get the most moderates and the most undecideds (not always the same group, but sometimes they are). Does McCain believe Palin can help him do it? Or does he think he can do it DESPITE Palin?
I don't know. But... I think Palin may hurt him greatly that way.
I think she poked a big hole in McCain's "It's experience that counts" attitude. McCain has alot of experience, which I don't deny. But a VP is there to take over if the president is somehow unable to due his duty, and she has approximately as little experience as Obama (you may say less, she says more. I'm not going to argue that. Approximately as little.)
I have to question whether McCain TRULY knew what bringing Sarah Palin in to the campaign would do. Did he know about the emails where she demanded her former BiL be fired? Was he aware she accepted money for the "Bridge to Nowhere" when he sought so hard to demonize the lobbyists and those taking money from them? Did he not thing these things would find the light of day if he did know? I don't actually know, but given that those in charge of the vetting process admit they didn't even meet Ms. Palin until just before they asked her to become VP, I have to wonder.
I'm not even touching Bristol. Though I DO have to wonder what Obama did to Palin. As far as I know (and someone can correct me if I'm wrong here), Obama hasn't said anything about Palin at all (the press has done it for him), except to say that family was out.
So...
That's just my thoughts. You can agree or disagree or argue or whatever it is you feel you want to do.
