Political Punch

Someone out there actually had the gall to post in a list that they'd like to see Obama's certificate of baptism! I'm so disgusted to think there are voters out there who think within those lines. We get the government we deserve, and from the way we allow ourselves to be led to focus on issues of no importance, I say we're not worthy of good leaders. It is certainly no wonder how these people come to power. All they have to do is figure out how to best manipulate the sheep we've all become

Authentic debate about platform, policy, experience, leadership and values is dead. Sound-bite sniping has replaced point and rebuttal. The same strategies are being used to sell the candidates that are employed to sell sports cars to men who fear losing their masculinity by driving a mini-van. Establishing a climate of fear and inciting those who already tend toward self-righteousness, has become the prevailing strategy to procure votes. Religious claims are presented to court those who believe they will step into heaven on the backs of pagans who disagree with their “spiritual values.” We have always defined ourselves by “not being our enemy.” With the loss of superpower Russia and its perceived communist threat, we have turned on each other. It doesn’t matter who we elect, it just can't be “one of them.” Win at all cost and the people be damned. It’s not about Sarah Palin or Barack Obama. Its about power at any price and through any means.

I also like Sarah Palin and agree that
family issues,make her just like the rest of us!

Human

Best Wishes to the
McCain/Palin Ticket!

Pretty quiet out there, folks. Could it be that Sarah has you running scared?

Regardless of what has been said about Palin, the PROCESS, or lack of, McCain used in choosing her raises serious ddoubts about his judgment. As a "maverick" he yielded to the most radical, and single issue conservatives when he dropped Lieberman and chose Palin. He lost my vote.

WOW, what a pick! Ms. Palin seems to be just what the doctor ordered. A plain, ordinary, smart, and driven woman with problems that everyday American families deal with. I have dubbed her "Sarah, Plain and Tall". A children's book about a woman who travels from Maine to the Midwest to make a difference in the life of a family going through a heart breaking hardship. This to me is an analogy that can be made that enables Sarah Palin to travel from Alaska to D.C. and allows her to make a difference in the lives of American Citizens.

R Durham in North Carolina

Sarah Palin -- Dan Quayle in a skirt.

Sarah has EXECTUTIVE experience *running a government* (something NONE of the other candidates can actually boast, even John McCain as Governor of Alaska and got there by defeating the *incumbent* Republican Governor, who was definitely part of the “old school” and who WAS very much in the pocket of the big oil companies. We in Alaska wanted change – and we got it in the person of Sarah Palin!

Sarah Palin is everything she looks to be and more. Her approval rating as Governor of Alaska has been as high as 95% and is currently leveled out consistently in the upper 80 percentile throughout the state (and in both parties) - the HIGHEST approval rating of ANY sitting Governor.

John McCain should explain why Carly Fiorina is on his campaign - because you know - she was fired from her job at HP because of her bad record - and now she's on his campaign? How does hiring someone who was fired for doing badly - make sense? But, I shouldn't be surprised - since Palin is also a bad pick. John McCain has lost his judgment - he keeps choosing people who are terrible at what they do!

The real question is: why did McCain put the story of the pregnancy out in the first place?
He seems to be emphasizing the fact that she is not getting an abortion, an obvious play to conservatives. This is what I would call using a minor for political gain. And Palin? As much as I respect her in energy issues, she just doesn't bring much else to the table. She's just a political figurehead to be dumped as soon as the election ends. She's being used.

She became Governor of Alaska by defeating the Incumbent Republican Governor and doing it *without* the money or the support of the Republican Party, which was amazing in itself - and she won by a landslide. The "powers that be" at that time totally underestimated Sarah and learned better the hard way. Let’s hope Obama does the same. Sarah has done exactly what she claimed she was going to do when elected and is just as popular today as the day she was elected - perhaps more so since even the Democrats up here seem to like her - she works well with both sides in the Legislature here.

Obama has gone on record to say that family members are off limits for political gain and he has stuck by this. It is obivious that lately, even republicans catch themselves wondering if Palin is up to the job. The dough is really streched thin here. I expect a ferocious speech from Palin today but it will not change her credentials. Based on her declared social policy stand (BTW, any one can have solcial policy stand, you do not need executive experience)she can become VP of GA, AL, MS, AK, TN, NC and maybe OH but not of the USA. All the feigned indination about 'sexist attacks' are a blatant play for Hillary Clinton's supporters. They are not stupid. Sarah Palin is no substitute for Hillary Clinton. She does not even come close. I am afraid Obama is going to win the popular vote because McCain failed to use good judgement. Mind you, the Presidency is only one of three power houses. Get ready for a hard battle for congress.

WE alwys knew it would be a Republican woman to be the first V>P> and the President!! Go McCain /Palin

McCain/Palin ticket is fabulous it's like the grand Oprah. Palin power house
with the high notes it's not about gender it's about the brainonomics

E.S. We know about Geraldine. Who are you yelling at?

Face it, we wouldn't be having any of this discussion if Palin were a man --

(S)he wouldn't be on the ticket due to lack of any significant qualifications.

And before anyone says "She's more qualified than Obama -- he's never had an executive position," what executive position has McCain ever held?

And if being mayor of a small town and governor of a geographically large but relatively unpopulous state makes her more qualified than Obama/Biden, I submit that she's more qualified than McCain as well. So why isn't SHE at the top of the ticket?

God help us all...

Sarah Palin is NOT the first woman to be nominated as a VP. The Democrats were the first party to treat women as equals!!!

"Democrat Geraldine Ferraro, in 1984 was the first female vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket"

The Palin children are absolutely off limits! But Gov. and Mr. Palin are not.
I think many people are missing the true issue regarding Gov.and Mr.Palin and their family. If they want to have 5 kids and both work full time, that is their choice. Under normal circumstances, it may work out just fine. But these are not normal circumstances. With the recent birth of their special needs son, an impending teen marriage and birth of a grand-child, their family is facing a challenging time. When offered the position of VP, did the Palins sit at the kitchen table and ask themselves,
"What is best for our family, above all else?" It is hard for me to respect the judgement of any parents who, under these conditions,choose to have one parent take on a high powered, time consuming job that will take him or her far from home. And before you scream, Sexism!, this applies to men as well as women. Just recently, my sister-in-law finally put her foot down on my brother who had, for the sole purpose of ego and career advancement,taken a job in Australia with the intention of commuting every few months. They are the parents of 3.
Perhaps if the Palin's had thought:
Family First,Country Second

The McCain/Palin camp would like to present the Palins as a typical American family. I would venture that most American families faced with this situation would re-group, re-focus their priorities and accept the reality that their new family situation will present a set of new emotional challenges and time constraints.

Wow!!! Some people will say anything to prove a point. I don’t claim any political party. But lets forget about the pregnant child issue and just talk about the investigation that Gov. Palin is under. Either the McCain camp is dumb for picking her or extremely smart. We all understand why it would be a dumb move. But why would it be smart? Will, we as a country have already spent 3-4 days talking about her and her issues. We have spent absolutely no time talking about the issues that are facing this country. I really think that’s what he (*McCain)was after. The economy is the major problem in this country and we are totally off that subject. If that’s what he wanted to do then he is brilliant!!!

Liberals are finding themselves critical of Sarah.... a woman's choice to raise children and earn a living, calling it bad parenting. Maybe it is because the Dem's have no one like Sarah. Has anybody ever asked Barack Obama can he bring up his two kids and be president of the United States? If Sarah was a dem none of this would be an issue. Stop the sexism I am just trying to understand. You can not have it both ways. Stop the sexism?