Political Punch

The democrats are in charge of the congress and they have a LOWER approval rating than the President. The people in Congress are the people who write the bills, Bush just signs them. Therefore your democrat controlled congress is worse than Bush.

Republicans,

You guys selected Bush over McCain in 2000. If your top guy Bush turned out to be the WORST PRESIDENT in American history, think how worse will it be under your second best McSame?

Americans are not going to be fooled this time.

Playboy girl Palin is no Hillary Clinton!!!

It Popeye & Oliveoil

The Liberals don't get it ...

Picking Palin is not about APPEASEMENT of the Obama camp.

It is about electrifying the Republican Party's MIGHTY SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE POWERHOUSE,... AND unleashing a stunning torrent of campaign cash, as the McCain camp raised a staggering US$7 million !!!!....in the day-and-a-half since Mr McCain named Mrs Palin on Friday.

The evangelical conservative grass roots of the Republican Party, which helped secure two White House terms for Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush is erupting in delight just in time for this week's party convention.

Move over Obamamania ... this is GOP's version of Palin-mania...she is the new headlines. BHO is yesterday's news.

Sarah Palin is the Governor of the largest state in the Union. Obama has spent less than 150 days working as a US Senator. Who is inexperienced?

John McCain put his presidency on the line; he put his faith in a woman. He considers a woman a worthy running mate. Even though Clinton had 18,000,000 votes the Dems couldn't find a place on the ticket for her, in fact, they couldn't even allow her the same roll call vote they gave Kennedy when he ran against Carter.

The actions of the neo-Dems prove that they are not progressive when it comes to women, since we have witnessed a huge disconnect between what they do and what they say.

If you are going to discuss Obama's experience have the brains to adress it correctly - 8 years State Senator (big state, let's not forget) and 4 years US Senate (as in country). Palin - 8 years mayor (Wasilla - less than 7,000 people) and less than 2 years governor State less than 700,000 people. Please don't forget her legistlative investigation in her state that is current and on going and her flip flopping on the bridge to no where and fighting big oil...or is that drilling in AK? I am not sure....but we sure do need to take the polar bear off of the endangered species list, because it is effecting or drilling.....hmmmm.... Anyone on this site who feels like she has the experience to run a country, any country, is just plain missing brain cells. You can argue all you want...Obama was PRESIDENT of the Harvard Law Review, what college did Ms. Palin attend? Or did she? I don't know that answer. Palease......people. You make an emply and ill informed case for Ms. Palin as choice for VP. Good luck w/ that one.

Drew,

Bush received higher grades than Kerry.

They both went to Ivy league schools.

Given Ivy league people screwed up do you then recommend we don't elect candidates with an Ivy league education?

Is there anyone running for office with an Ivy league education?

Willem van Oranje, Alaska is unique. Each resident of Alaska (minimum one year residency) receives an annual revenue check. In 2007 that check was $1,654. This is part of a program that was implemented through an amendment to the Alaska State Constitution shortly after the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System went online (1977). Because of the current high cost of energy, the Alaska State Legislature passed and Gov. Palin did, in fact, signed into law a tax increase on the oil companies. It is reported that Alaska collected an estimated $6 billion from that new tax. As a result, a special $1,200 payment per resident has been approved (in addition to their regular annual check). I am not in favor of any wealth redistribution, which this is.

HOWEVER, it is now being reported that there are signs that this tax hike is already discouraging future exploration and development. This is one of the reasons a national windfall profits tax is being opposed by the Republicans.

My own personal beliefs on this issue are as follows: (1) Corporations are already paying taxes on their profits; (2) I oppose any new taxes that limit a corporation from making profits; (3) I oppose any tax that targets a particular private business or a specific product (I oppose the so called sin taxes); (3) I especially oppose taking profits from a private business and directly sharing it with the public.

In a nutshell, I would prefer that the income tax be totally eliminated for both individuals and corporations. I am a firm believer in the fair tax, with one change. I do not like the idea of a monthly prebate check being sent to every individual to offset the tax paid on essential goods and services (poverty level expenditures). Instead, I prefer tax-free stores be opened for purchasing generic essential goods. Sending out monthly checks would be extremely expensive. And these tax-free stores would create thousands of new jobs.

I'm a college graduate and I applaud highly intelligent people. It means they worked hard to learn all they can to better themselves. It's the American Dream. The American dream isn't to be average and achieve the same as someone who actually put in the work. We need someone with intelligence to lead our country, not an average person. The problem with average people running our country is we get average and sub-par results. Look at Bush, he was just an average good ole boy and now thousands of Americans are dead for his stupid decision! It's scary that Republicans aren't outraged. It's a political move and their now running their campaign on the platform of change (let's get rid of old politics.) The platform is flawed!

Personally, I decide by individuals and their history not the history of others.

Senators who became President for the memory impaired among you:

Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, before he became JFK's VP.

Senator Richard M. Nixon, before he became Ike's VP.

Senator Gerald Ford, before he became Nixon's VP.

Congressman, and CIA Director George H. W. Bush before he became Reagan's VP. (Not a Senator, but a member of the House of Representatives)

None of the above were ever Governors. The VP's job is to decide in the event of a tie in the senate and to sit in wait of the death of a president.

Governors who became President

Governor Ronald Reagan
Governor Jimmy Carter
Governor Bill Clinton
Governor George W. Bush

Which were better presidents on the whole and which were losers all around? You choose.

William van Oranje:

1) On salary: Okay. I’m willing to concede the point that her pay went up from mayor to governor. However, she still accepted less, which is a salary cut. Also, to me its not so much the dollar amount, it’s how many people in politics are willing to take less. The answer is not many. In truth, many people from both parties find ways to pay themselves and their families more by implementing projects that do not help the taxpayers at all, but give the politicians or their families more income.

2) Again a property tax cut no matter how small is welcome, especially when so many are trying to put food on the table and pay bills. I do not know the exact dollar amount that Palin reduced the tax, but I will look it up. However, AK as a state has the 12th highest property tax. So I believe that a reduction of 40% is significant. Not as significant as a 40% property tax cut in NJ or NH, but still a welcome sign to me.

3) As for your third point is it really that easy to clean up corruption? If it was, why didn’t somebody else do it before? Why are there still so many corrupt politicians in Washington? I don’t believe that it is an easy job to clean up corruption.

As to an increase in deficit. Each party has picked candidates that are going to increase the deficit and by large amounts. I don’t think there is a win situation for either party there.

James Danley:
I really appreciate your recent post. I just wanted to add a comment. During that same 1980-1988 period when homeland oil production dropped between 1.2% and 4.8% because of a windfall tax, foreign oil consumption increased by a greater margin. I believe additional consumption of foreign oil ranged between 8-10% though I have seen reports as high as 16%.
The catch here is that while Obama supports a tax on oil companies, so does Palin. I think the difference here though is that Palin wants to open more oil fields to drilling by U.S. oil companies. This should at least diminish if not solve the problems that occurred from taxing oil companies during the 1980s.

James Danley: "(2) Implementing a windfall profits tax on the oil companies;"

I'd be interested to know what you thought of Palin's increase of State taxes on Oilfield production in Alaska.

Cecilia: she made a campaign promise and she acts upon it when elected and you are all fawning over her?

1) Reduce her salary? She didn't have that salary yet when se made that promise. She was going to more than double her family income when elected so it was extremely easy for her to make that promise: instead of increasing her family income with 110%, she increased it with 100% and that's totally awesome? Give me a break.
2) Reduce the property taxes with 40%? How much was it before and how much was it afterwards? Nobody seems to know. How did she handle the decrease in statefunds: increase the deficit and the statedebt?
She increased the taxes on oilfield production from 22,5 to 25% so she might have offset it that way but nobody seems to know.

Saying you're going to clean the house in Alaska is easy: Alaskan politics is the in greatest mess imaginable, Alaskan Republicans even renominated Stevens again to the US Senate. But what I've seen from Palin sofar seems a lot more like window dressing. Cleaning windows and hanging new curtains is not cleaning house, as you probably know.

Amy T., you wrote: "The Obama-Biden ticket better get out there and really start talking real details and policy...the how, by when, and how are they going to pay for it, if they want to win this election and save our nation."

You really believe the American people will vote for the Obama-Biden ticket when they are told the TRUTH about where the money will have to come from?

According to Sen. Obama, there will be three sources to pay for ALL of his new entitlements: (1) Tax increases for those making at least $250,000; (2) Implementing a windfall profits tax on the oil companies; (3) The money currently being spent on the Battle of Iraq, once the troops are all home.

The problem is:

(1) According to the latest statistics by the IRS, in 2006 there were approximately 3.8 million individuals who earned at least $250,000 in adjusted gross income. If all of these individuals were taxed ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of their wages over $250,000, in theory it might generate about $1 trillion in new revenue. But if the federal government were to announce a 100% tax on all wages over $250,000, individuals would stop working once they reach that amount.

(2) Congress already tried a windfall profits tax between 1980-1988. During that period domestic oil production dropped between 1.2% and 4.8%. Less production means higher prices--thus higher inflation, which will wipe out much of the gains in revenue generated from the windfall profits tax.

(3) The cost of the Battle of Iraq, according to a March 2008 ABC News report, is approximately $12 billion per month; or $144 billion per year. $144 billion BORROWED money. So Sen. Obama proposes borrowing $144 billion every year??

Eventually, it will be up to the middle class to PAY through the nose for their freebee entitlements.

Look at Sweden, which is one of the most generous welfare states. The Swedes enjoy "free" public schooling; "free" university schooling; health care at "nominal" fees; "free" medicine after an annual expenditure (one source has approximately $150); generous pensions, unemployment benefits; sick leave; highly subsidized child care; senior citizen care; even theater and other leisure activities; and the list goes on... With a population of just over 9 million people Sweden is able to provide these "free" entitlements because EVERYONE pays about 60% of their earnings in taxes (combined income tax, payroll tax and value-added taxes).

So if you want all of the "free" entitlements that Sen. Obama plans to implement--in spite of his rhetoric about giving tax cuts to the bottom 95% of the wage earners--eventually your taxes will skyrocket.

To those who are upset that the presidential candidate of their choice did not make it (whether it is Hillary or Romney, etc), please deal with the now. Being upset about the past instead of the now is not going to accomplish anything.

This is BS! McCain should step down and Romney should take his place. What has happened to the GOP? All gimmick and no substance.

William van Oranje: Deeds that show positive aspects of Obama and Biden are being placed into the Obama campaign. Positive attributes of McCain and Palin are going to be placed into the McCain campaign. That does not mean that those points concerning either party are illegitimate. Palin was elected as governor because she actually held true to promises like lowering property taxes.
Now if you can prove Palin has not accomplished the supposed “flimflam” then I am willing to acknowledge your point. It also seems like you are looking for specific achievements. Please list those. If you also can name some actual points with facts to back up your argument about flimflam then there is cause for an actual debate. Failure to name something specific makes your argument thin. Not dismissible, just thin.

Why don't all those Senators just go away and leave us Americans alone!!!

Why do we even have the Senate? It's gross!

Sarah Palin is a governor with two years of authentic experience. This spares this race the specter of an all-senator show. And history shows it's far better preparation for the presidency than other offices. A governor must execute budgets, pull factions together, compromise on tough issues, and make the buck stop there.If Palin's short stint as governor calls into question her experience, it's still superior to Barack Obamas two years in the U.S. senate!

LOL, Of course they congratulate her, McBush just killed his own chances of anything.

Ripp

Cecilia: "therefore has an actual connection to our concerns"

Then why is everybody unable to CITE anything she has ACTUALLY done instead of just repeating the flimflam the McCain camp is putting out?

Sarah Palin: Finally, somebody who is not an elite! She is actually a product of the middle class and therefore has an actual connection to our concerns. In addition, unlike Obama she has actually accomplished something other than winning approval just because she is charismatic. As a mayor she cut her own salary and reduced property taxes by 40 percent. As a governor, she “took on corruption within her own party and won.” She has also implemented a senior benefits program that helps low income Alaskans pay for health-care. She has solutions to the energy crisis that is hurting every American.

She is the epitome of Obama’s platform in change. She is someone who has actually accomplished change in a way that actually helps middle to low income people. I would put her accomplishments over Obama’s any day, which to me makes her more qualified than Obama. I have yet to read an actual accomplishment of Obama’s that have helped Americans. He is all talk and no action. It’s not how many years you have been in office. It’s -what have you done? Sarah Palin is the real change not Obama.

Also, McCain is not dead yet. Don’t dig his grave when his doctors have declared him to be in good health. My sister (26 years old) is a three time cancer survivor and is healthy now. If McCain had an immediate health concern, then I would be more willing to talk about the possibility of Palin possibly becoming president if McCain is elected and passes away before his term is up. But that is not the case now. Anyway, the thin resume guy is at the top of Democrat ticket… Palin is at the bottom of the Republican ticket.

GO Koolaid:

As yourself -- why haven't we had a Senator win the presidency since JFK? In over 45 years, not one senator has won the White House.

Why?

Because they don't have executive experience. Senators are one voice among 99 others. They don't run anything but their mouths.

Thankfully the American people understand that, even if you don't.

I am not impressed with either of the presidential candidates, but I believe Obama is the worse of two evils. Barack Obama has run his campaign on supporting the middle and lower class, yet many of his policies I believe will hurt those same people.

For example, Obama is in favor of raising the capital gains tax by a large percentage. This would severely damage small businesses within the United States. Small businesses often do no make a profit their first couple years. Once profits are made, they are used to pay off loans and make further investments that will spur growth. This usually leads to the hiring of more employees. If the capital gains tax is raised, many small businesses will fail, reducing jobs and future entrepreneurial endeavors. In a country where there are at least 23 million small business owners and 70% of middle to lower income workers are employed by small businesses, this could be disastrous.

In addition, Barack Obama says that he will free us from dependency on foreign oil in 10 years. If he does not allow for drilling or nuclear energy, his goal is not possible. While I am completely in support of developing alternative energies, every energy professional I have ever spoken with has said that the technologies for alternative energies (current and future) are not capable of replacing oil anytime soon. Therefore under Obama, energy prices would continue to increase, driving up food and gas prices. Another blow for middle to lower income America. On a further note, oil in not used solely for energy. Oil is used in asphalt (which makes up our roads), plastics, and pharmaceuticals. So, while we’re at it, lets raise the cost of infrastructure and health care.

SARAH PALIN : Blue-collar background, ability to juggle the titles of “governor” and “committed mother of five"...with hubby in the union ...

That IS a very formidable candidate !

GO MCCAIN ~ COUNTRY FIRST
GO PALIn ~ PEOPLE FIRST

cindy in nc: Palin has *never* been in Iraq. She's visited troups in Kuwait and Germany.

And probably Canada in her lifetime.

Before she went to Kuwait in 2007, she had to get a passport first because she hadn't one.

Several posts on this blog from Republicans defending this pick have said Obama and Hillary Clinton have done nothing. Are you suggesting that a US Senator does nothing in comparison to the Governer of Alaska? So are we then to assume she brings more executive experience than the 72 year old Senator at the top of the ticket because he's never 'run anything'? I admit some Republican spin is amusing and in some cases logical but this one is just plain stupid. When Hillary was helping NYC pick it's self up of the mat after 9/11, Palin was mayor of some podunk town in rural Alaska. Senator Obama got legislation passed to stop the spread of loose nukes. Palin was a tough gal and a reformer but let's just say the Alaskan statehouse is a target rich enviroment for any ambitious politician. I'm not saying she isn't experienced but she AIN'T NO HILLARY. Palin is young and exciting but damn sure ain't no Obama. When republlican's wake up and blow the pixie dust out their noses you will see this was pure political despiration.

Bay -

Remember, "It Takes a Village"...I am sure Governor Palin has a highly effective and loving support system in place for the care of all her children.

Mothers of special needs children do not abandon their "infant on the side of an Alaskan road." They do RISE TO THE OCCASION, get resourceful, and find a way, make a way, to take care of their families. Correction, this is what ALL mothers do when faced with a challenge! The best problem solvers, multi-taskers, and cool-headed thinkers in face of a crisis are MOTHERS!

Shame on you..please, crawl back to your cave!

This is what I'm talking about Mccain is always white I mean right. Taking a woman with 18 mos of supposed experience. Listen up, Obama spent years fighting for blacks on the south side of chicago, HE WAS A STATE LEGISTLATOR FOR 7 YEARS.

Amy.... Great Post, I don't agree with Gov. Palin on alot social issues, but I have to respect her abilities as a Executive and as a "mother". I am still in disbelief that Hillary was passed over, what were they thinking?

Bay.

I'm sure you will NOT understand this, but your post re Palin's baby is one reason that I am a conservative Rep. I believe that the Dems are really afraid that Gov. Palin will swing the election - therefore, all the trash in her direction - even that which makes no sense.

Dear Fellow Democrats:

Q: Who else do we know that was the mother of five when she entered politics, prior to that "just a soccer mom" who volunteered in her local party?

A: Nancy Pelosi

Anyone doubt that Sexism is still RAMPANT in our own party! I may not agree with Palin's political views but I do not doubt or underestimate her abilities. Everything I've read is that she is intelligent, hard-working, has actual accomplishments as Governor and Mayor, from the working middle class, principled, and actually stands squarely behind her convictions and beliefs...not something I can say of most career politicians. She is an unknown but formidable VP choice and this is now a new ball game. She is the right choice for the Republican ticket which is still the wrong direction for our county.

McCain's strategy here is absolutely brilliant, like it or not. Just look at the posts. Looks like "sexism" is the new "racism". Drop the "experience" whining as that only highlights Obama's achilles. Drop the Roe v Wade fear fest as many in the middle believe that McCain would never be able to get a "wrong" judge confirmed through what will be a strong Democratic Congress. Drop the "shame on her for not staying home and raising her baby" angle, as many WORKING MOTHERS of all political views do this every day because it is what is right for them and their family.

The Obama-Biden ticket better get out there and really start talking real details and policy...the how, by when, and how are they going to pay for it, if they want to win this election and save our nation. Start clearly laying out the distinctions of where are our nation will go under McCain-Palin vs Obama-Biden.

Stupid stupid Democrats for not taking Clinton on the ticket...once again we reap what we sow!

Palin was head of the National guard for two years and has been to Iraq more than Obama.
She made executive decisions everyday, balanced a budget, passed energy bills, vetoed 300 wasteful spending bills.

Obama spent 140 working days in the Senate and voted present 129 times.
And spent millions on his earmarks.

So it's OK for an inexperience man to be president.
But it's not OK for an experienced woman to be VP.

McCain/Palin 08

Bay,

Great post! keep posting that because it will help Obama get elected.

Bay....Sara Palin and her husband have raised 4 other children just fine without your advice. The only immorality that is going on here is people like yourself and in the media questioning her judgement as a mother.

The DNC said No to women.

The RNC said Yes to women.

Sarah Palin made history yesterday. Will she receive the same media attention Obama got for making history?

Obama hates women and small town America women because he has to look at an angry one everyday small towns because he an elitist.

Sarah is one thing Obama will never be.
She's a person guys will consider one of them.

By picking Biden their ticket became a part of The Good Old Boys in Washington.

Obama/Biden is a boring ticket.

McCain made the "in your face" pick.
And that is why I love him.

For those concerned about Palin's foreign policy experience:

Obama has none so he chose Biden.

McCain has foreign policy experience to spare and chose Palin whose state, if you look at a map, has more reason to be concerned about Russia's aggression than the rest of us.

In cutting language, and to cheers that echoed across the stadium, he linked Mr. McCain to what he described as the “failed policies of George W. Bush” and — reflecting what has been a central theme of his campaign since he entered the race — “the broken politics in Washington.”

“America, we are better than these last eight years,” he said. “We are a better country than this.”

But Mr. Obama went beyond attacking Mr. McCain by linking him to Mr. Bush and his policies. In the course of a 42-minute speech that ended with a booming display of fireworks and a shower of confetti, he offered searing and far-reaching attacks on his presumptive Republican opponent, repeatedly portraying him as the face of the old way of politics and failed Republican policies.

He said Mr. McCain was out of touch with the problems of everyday Americans. “It’s not because John McCain doesn’t care,” he said. “It’s because John McCain doesn’t get it.”

Obama's theme all forgotten in a matter of hours. D'oh. Obama got played big time.

Kate.

Wrong direction? What direction is that? Everything that I have heard from McCain and Palin seems very logical to me. If you are in favor increasing the size of the Fed as much as a third - Obama is your man - no argument there. But do you realize what that means to the average Joe? Bad news, because we will have to vastly increase the size of our national debt (or do you really believe the fat cats and corporations are going to cover Obama's bill), sky high inflation, increased debt to foreign nations and eventually loss of jobs, recession or even depression. IF YOU HAVEN"T HAD AT LEAST ECON 101, DON'T BOTHER RESPONDING.

There is a reason why we have not elected a Senator to the presidency in years. They do not have experience running a business, a city, or a state or a budget. They are one of 99 voices. Period.

JFK was the last senator elected to the presidency.

Obama supporters: You doth protest too much, methinks!

Maybe you are lashing out at Gov. Palin because she got "for free" what Sen. Clinton couldn't get after years of hard labor? Wouldn't that be ironic? That is exactly Sen. Obama's message of "hope" and "change" for the working class: Through determination, blood, sweat and tears one finally reaches the American Dream only to have the federal government steal it, so that the middle class can have the "dream" for free!

Whether my doubts are justified or not, I leave it for posterity to decide.

I am sure as night turns to day that Gov. Sarah Palin is a bad choice at the stage of not only American history but a largely unsafe world where we live, constantly look over our shoulders.

But by and large, I wish her well and I wish every peace loving People all over the World well.

Why won't dems on this site repond rationally to questions? Same reason Obama will not appear on the Factor. Same reason Air America is a failure. Dems arguments on issues will not stand up to logical dissection. Thus we have a lot of McSames, etc!!

But as for that VP talk all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does everyday? I’m used to being very productive and working real hard in an administration. We want to make sure that that VP slot would be a fruitful type of position, especially for Alaskans and for the things that we’re trying to accomplish up here for the rest of the U.S., before I can even start addressing that question.

--- Sarah Palin '08

McCain and Palin will take America in a WRONG direction.

---Hillary Clinton, August 29

""Can somebody tell me how running a state of 700 000 people for 18 months is an experience for veep"

can you tell us how running nothing for life is a qualification for Prez..

didn't you notice...the obama campaign back right off the "no experience" attack on Palin.
it hits too close to home

Obama and the MSM called Bill Clinton a racist for mentioning Jesse Jackson won South Carolina. So what does Dan Quayle have to do with anything? Besides Bush/Quayle destroyed Dukakis/Bentsen

You all are acting like complete idiots.
This an important time in our nation's history. It requires your strict attention and yes your common sense.

Posted by: Omentum | Aug 30
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Look who is talking.

It's perfectly ok to be the President without any experience and having accmplished nothing.

Your "common sense" dictates that you abandon a more qualified, experienced woman as dems own nominee and because your opponent chose a woman whom you don't even know she is now too inexperienced to be vice president.

She has won contests, for God sake. Yet, you ascended a God of Nothingness, Zerobameus.

Owen. Probably comes as a surprise to you that most of us Reps are glad that Gov. Palin is NOT a Clinton. Statesmanship beats political hack .... ALL DAY LONG!!

Is it really in Obama's best interests for you all to keep arguing that the Republican's vice presidential pick is "even more" inexperienced than he is?

Owen -

Yes it would be an insult to compare Sarah Palin to Hillary Clinton. An insult to Palin.

What has Hillary ever achieved in her life? While Obama and Hillary were writing books about themselves, Palin was has run a town and a state.

So Democrats are comfortable putting the community organizer in the drivers seat but upset the Republicans have a female (with executive experience) in the #2 slot?

What a bunch of mysogynists.

Owen.

You are comparing Gov. Palin's experience with that of Obama? Go ahead compare!! OBAMA DOESN"T EVEN HAVE ANY EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE!! FOREIGN POLICY? THE ONLY EXPERIENCE OBAMA HAS WAS HIS HOLLYWOOD TRIP TO EUROPE AND MID-EAST WHICH WAS PRETTY MUCH OF A JOKE - EVEN LOST POLL POINTS BECAUSE OF IT!!

The Russians sprang a surprise on Obama in the middle of his Hawaiin holiday, he panicked and picked Biden as his running mate...

The Republicans sprang another surprise on Obama in the middle of his post Convention coronation ...

A REFORMER, AN OUTSIDER, A REAL CHANGE we CAN BELIEVE ... arguably with more executive experience than BO !!!

She is no Hillary Clinton and it is an insult for anyone to compare her to Hillary Clinton.

"Can you picture a Sarah Palin in the Oval Office?"

Can you picture Barack Obama in the Oval Office?

End of conversaton.

Partisanship aside, Can anyone tell me what the Presidency of the United States entails?

Before Bush, America connotes admiration, awe, respect, fear, prosperity, jealosy, Peace, achievement, innovation, freedom in the minds of People world over. The adjectives are endless.

Iraq and Iran would only make empty boast of their wish to attack Israel beacuse they know, should they make an attempt, grave consequencies awaits them from the US.

Mccain is a good guy. He is tough talking and he is experienced. But what happens if the 72 year Old man is unable to preside over the affairs of states, Can you picture a Sarah Palin in the Oval Office?

Can you picture North Korea, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba standing in awe when she speaks?

Please picture this and look at how scary it looks.

America is for all of us. We need to feel safe.

We need to have the feeling that the person in the Oval Office is up to the Job.

This Woman has only left the shores of the US once in her lifetime.

The picture is scary and I hope Senator Mccain will wake up from the bad dream and rescind on this pick during the convention.

If not,...................

Owen

Not to fear. If Palin can't do the job, there is Speaker of House, Pelosi ready to move up. NOW THAT'S A WONDERFUL SENARIO!!

Republicans should be ashamed. Just look at these posts. You all are acting like complete idiots. GROW UP will you.

This an important time in our nation's history. It requires your strict attention and yes your common sense.

GROW UP.

Heartbeat to presidency Palin trumps marxist Obama all day in every category except perhaps in reading a teleprompter.

Obama is one of 99 voices. He's never run anything except as a community organizer he became adept at moving around money to all his Marxist buddies.

Interesting that Gov Palin at least has executive experience with an 80 percent approval rating. Obama doesn't have ANY EXECTUTIVE EXPERIENCE - and very little of any other experience necessary for a president to have.

The Republicans are at it again. They thought no one would notice when they replaced the great Thurgood Marshall with Clarence Thomas as if all African-Americans are interchangeable. And now, just because she has ovaries, the Republicans think that Sarah Palin can make Democrats forget about Hillary. I was a fervent Hillary supporter and now I am a strong Obama supporter. A female Neanderthal on the Republican ticket does not make Republican policies more palatable. These are the bozos who claim that everyone has access to health care because they can just go to the emergency room. In a time when mortgage foreclosures are up, unemployment is up the McSame claims that the economy is sound. I guess when you have so many houses that you lose count the economy is sound. And before you RepubliCANTS write in and say that they are his wives houses, please note that this reformer used his wife's private plane when his campaign was nearly broke. It was a loophole in the McCain-Feingold bill( a loophole he put in). Anyone who was previously for Hillary and is now supporting McCain can not be truly described as a Hillary supporter. McCain is the antithesis of all sh stands for.

I feel insulted. I feel maligned and I am rattled with fear that this Woman may become the President of the free World should something untowards happen to John Mccain.

Why do this to me Mccain? Am I to put my life in the hand of a Woman that was Mayor of a Town of 9000 inhabitants less than two years ago?

Whatever happened to Senator Hutchison if you are desirous of bringing a Lady on the ticket?

Whatever happened to Mitt, Huckabee, Pawlenty and other Veepee picks who would have given us a feeling of eldorado?

If this woman perhaps, become the President, how do we handle threats from Putin and Russia?

What happens in the absence of Mccain, do why become a Country being led by Advisors because the President lacks the Power to Preside over a complex Country like the US?

I am having goose Pimples out of fear of having the Woman very close than we can imagine to the Presidency of the United States of America. The most Powerful and the most properous Country in the World.

Mccain you have left me with more questions than answers. Mccain, you have left me confused.

The former community organizer initially released a nasty statement about Sarah Palin.

McCain was gracious and paid money out of his campaign funds to make a commercial congratulation the former community organizer on his historic achievement.

Too bad no one ever told Obama that class tells and he has none.

It is so ironic that people will vote for Obama over the economic issues thinking that at best, he will improve it or least, Obama will not make it any worse. Most Americans are woefully ignorant when it comes to understanding the basic principals of economics. If only they knew what an Obama presidency with a democrat congress would do to their bottom financial line and to that of this nation. As per usual, the folks with so much hope will be the ones who will be hurt the most. Myself and others have tried going into detail on this site and others, but its pretty much like blowing into a wind.

James - notice how the Dems and media are calling Palin a Mayor instead of the correct Governor?

I'll start calling Obama "the former community organizer" instead of Senator.

With the Republican ticket, the inexperience is a heartbeat away.

With the Democrat's ticket, the inexperience is in the driver's seat.

I love that McCain's VP pick is the Governor of Alaska, Palin!

And to Obama's comment "Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency,"

I will take an ex mayor in the #2 spot over a community organizer in the #1 spot any day.

Democrat for McCain/Palin '08

Obama's initial reaction to Sarah Palin was so nasty. He put down small towns and people who weren't experienced which was essentially a condemnation of himself.

Obama has never run a business, a state, or submitted a budget. He's one of 99 voices in the Senate and he's only served about 140 days.

Obama's so-called congratulations to Governor Palin was painfully insincere. She has beauty, brains and accomplishments. Her detractors are simply jealous and perhaps more than a little intimidated.

i will stand for the union vote, the minority vote, the people's vote....i am the working class lunch box toting woman who raised two kids by herself on 2.13 an hour. guess what everyone...i made it. i will proudly and profoundly say my children are successful....my son has his BS in computer science, my daughter is going to school to earn her degree in crminal science.
thank god for them both....thank god for the opportunity to work two jobs to do th is....thank god for all i have which is not much...i have a 110 year old home....wow everyone...sorry, i am bragging about my kids....that's ok wiht you tho...

debra, are you on board?? i sure same a lot of your feelings... tell me if you are on...