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Who would you want in charge of the most powerful nation on the planet if either Obama or McCain were killed or incapacitated?
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I'll choose Palin...
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Yeah. Entertaining, too :)
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With that said, Joe Biden and Obama seem to get along just fine, and Biden has plenty of experience under his belt. I think they'll make a good duo in the White House. On a less serious side, it's good to see we're finally getting some clean debating.:) |
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I would rather there not be any town hall meetings in fact. They demonstrate nothing at all. A formal debate where the candidates do not have the questions before hand (and everyone shows up at the same time) will be much better than any salted audience town hall where loaded questions can be asked. Town hall meetings are great for one candidate to showcase their position. But it can not take the place of a formal political platform debate. |
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I was mistaken It is Texas with the highest absolute number of earmarks, it is Alaska with the number one per capita. My apologies. Btw Senator McCain makes a big deal about how he does not lobby for earmarks for the State of Arizona. He can make that claim because he has the other Arizona state representatives do it for him. http://www.cagw.org/site/PageServer?...k2008_database |
Sarah Palin is the new Wonder Women. :D
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The choice is between a man who is half black and a man who is half dead. We'll make history either way! :D
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Did anyone say he coerced? I think the other Arizona state representatives were most eager to snuffle in the federal trough. :yep: |
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I'm still as up-in-the-air as I was six months ago. |
All analytical people seem to have the same problem ...
They are either right or wrong John McCain is raising up a rare breed of woman to take over when he retires in 2012. After four years of training under his leadership she will make a fine president. You just wait and see ... I've heard too many women say it's time someone represents them in the white house, besides the first lady. Clinton will gloat and say, "I told you so" and run again in 2012. |
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VP has to be two things
1 - Ready to take command of the nation at a moments notice. This may be in a state of extreme emergency or confusion. 2 - Beneficial to the ticket. Regarding Palin, I don't think anyone can make a convincing argument that she's got the requisite familiarity with the apparatus of government. It's worth remembering John McCain's physical state and age. This isn't about being a Washington "insider" or not, it's about knowing immediately what to do and who to talk to. What helps here is a sense of cooperation and compromise. I'm not sure Biden has this, and going on her convention speech, Palin certainly doesn't. Oh, and is it really beneficial for the VP pick to be dominating the ticket as Palin is now? just a thought. EDIT - Another thought - will Biden or Palin continue the huge expanse of power and secrecy of the VP office begun by Cheney? Or will the role be phased back to the bucket of spit? |
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Not disciples, the Democratic Party. It's official by now :p
The familiarity I'm talking about is really of a national kind, a safe pair of hands for insurance. Even relative newcomers like JFK or GWB pick solid, permanent ffixtures like Lyndon Johnson or Cheney. One of America's most active policy areas is foreign policy, and Palin has zero familiarity with any of it. Zero. Obama has at least got legislative experience with the issue, and has expressed substantive opinions. Having a total newcomer in the emergency seat is unsettling when considering foreign policy/terrorism/war. If Republicans are going to keep waving the bloody shirt about 9/11 they've got to think about Life imitating Bad Campaigning. The argument over executive experience is messy and strange. There's no quantification of what "executive experience" is supposed to mean, with those making the argument falling back on the sheer amount of time spent at it. |
Personally, I don't think either of them have the prerequisite experience for the offices that they have been nominated for.
Obama is a "first term" senator who hasn't even had the luxury/trauma/opportunity to be re-elected for a second term by his own constituents let alone the "national mob" of US voters. All he knows is that he wants to instigate "change"? Well, what the heck is that? AND.... how is he going to garner support to bring about his "change" NOW... when Americans need it the most. At best, Obama spends 4 years in "job training" and hopefully things don't deteriorate much further... Palin, while she may be adequate for Alaskan needs (and I'm originally from Alaska so I know a bit about it's politics) she's been managing a huge piece of real estate with a very small population. Sure, theres a huge amount of Federal bureaucracy in AK but she's not interfacing to it directly... Not to mention that bringing the "Alaskan style" of political wrangling to WashDC isn't going to make her too many friends IMO... Telling someone to "suck my oosik" is just, well, baffling (at first)... :huh: |
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