i was all set to write a long and detailed post about how mad i was over creative loafing’s blogging about the palin pick – i had links and counter arguments – and the searches showing zero or almost no coverage on the site of jeremiah wright, bill ayers or tony rezko.
then i realized, i really need to thank them.
i mean after all it was all of that sort of ‘reporting’ that ended up stirring up those crazy right-wingers whose enthusiasm is so important to getting my candidate into the white house.
so, thanks guys. appreciate the assist.
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September 8th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Do you really think that anyone who thinks Palin was a good choice for vice president on her merits reads CL?
I know a good number of people, yourself included, who think she was a good choice from a political standpoint, but I have yet to meet anyone (except my mother-in-law) who thinks that she’s a good choice based on her qualifications.
The strongest argument that Republicans had against Obama was his relative lack of experience. In putting the two year governor of Alaska second in the line of succession to a 71 year old cancer survivor, they have undermined that argument.
September 8th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
September 9th, 2008 at 12:39 am
This was precisely my concern with the Palin selection until I kept tabs on the Republican convention this past week. It seems clear now that the McCain campaign decided that it got the most it could out the “experience argument” and has now moved on to a comparison between substantive records of reform versus a mostly vague chant of “Change!”
I think that this was wise and that they now have the better argument. Whatever else might be said about them, both McCain and Palin are very clearly NOT establishment Republicans. This has a certain ring of truth to it that is not escaping the public. The “maverick” message gives them an actual shot at success this year.
As for Palin’s relative lack of experience, I can only say that I’d take her resume against Obama’s any day. And regarding Biden… well, let’s say that there’s such a thing as 30 years of experience and also such a thing as one year of experience had 30 times over. The latter describes Biden, a lightweight hack if ever there was one.
If Palin is unqualified to be President, the Democratic ticket is surely made weaker for the observation.