A WHAT Administration? A WHO Administration?

Mac needs to hire a food taster, pronto!!
(cue screeching “Psycho” violins)…

kaj….not to worry, the Bradley affect will kick in at the voting booth. Obama will lose.

I guess that must be the only part of her speech that is non-scripted. LOL

Man, that woman is moving herself up very fast.

McCain and Palin is starting to be very disgusting. The more they talk the more you see their ineptness. I am now more convinced to vote for Obama.

Does she know something that everybody else is not yet privy too?

Oh-oh – McCain better watch it – Palin really, really, really wants to be president because she doesn’t blink! LOL!

Kaj,
I agree with you. It so sad to see people vote for McCain because they hate Obama. And most of them claim to be christians. I know christian does not teach hatred.

geevill, is this isn’t a smear? Palin is ambitious and there’s not faulting her for that.
I mean, no matter how you look at it, this is pretty much talking about McCain losing control of his own campaign.

Emma, sorry hon but this is just out:
Palin Cancels Big California Swing
San Francisco Chronicle, USA – 1 hour ago
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was to star at two major California fundraisers and an Orange County rally for 15,000 next week, has canceled her two-day swing through the Golden State, campaign sources said.
The change is a shocker, because Palin’s presence had electrified the GOP base in California. Party insiders were distributing 15,000 tickets to her Sept. 26 rally in Orange County — and fundraisers reported an almost instantaneous sell-out of her two $1,000-a-head Sept. 25 fundraising events in Orange County and Santa Clara.

Man of man – what have we got going? McSame should just see himself “out” of the picture and McPalin standing at the podium as the Prez! Ms. Cindy, what doja gotta say As for the country, it wouldn’t just go to a pit bull or a lipsticked-pig. It would be gone.

McCain and Palin are running together. This is indeed more media smear. ABC has jumped in the tank since they won’t monitor a debate.
What does Biden call Obama his “Lord and Savior”?

Is it just me, or does it seem McCain needs a translator?
Everyday, someone from his staff has to explain what he “really” meant the day before.
(i.e. The fundimentals of our ecomony are sound means “The American worker is dilligent.”)
(i.e. I would fire the SEC Chairmeans means “I would ask for his resignation”)
(i.e. No, Gov Palin did not take ear marks means “She onlt accepted about $200 million this year.”)

And the hits just keep on coming.

geevil, wait, do you know what the word ‘smear’ means?
It means to vilify or sully someone’s reputation. No matter how you look at it, this is not an attempt destroy either McCain or Palin’s reputation.
This is simply commentary on dominance in their campaign.

THERE ARE SO MANY QUESTIONS FOR SARAH PALIN? BUT, SHE IS ANSWERING VERY FEW QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC OR MEDIA!
Why is she conducting Alaska state business on a Yahoo email account?
Why did Palin say she would be open about the “TrooperGate” controversy, and now she is working hard to delay and shutdown the investigation?
Why did she lie about visiting Iraq, when she never did?
Why does she say she opposes earmarks, yet with her leadership she has asked for nearly a half billion dollars in such earmarks?
Why did she never travel outside of the US and Mexico, until last year? Does she have any world interest?
Why does she opposed abortion, even in cases of rape and incest?
Does Palin have any control over the Alaska National Guard? If so, can she explain key achievements that she has had in managing the Guard the past 18 months?
Why does she enjoy killing defenseless moose and other wild animals?
Sarah is a scary prospect for VP and potential President! Why is she afraid of talking to anyone? Is she scared of being honest?
It’s enough to make most Americans very afraid of this UNKNOWN, BUSH-LIKE, CONSERVATIVE POLITICIAN!

She is really full of herself. Shes also a bully who abuses power and lies to get what she wants sounds like Bush or was it Cheeny. Maybe the should have stuck with talking about lipstick.

I saw Palin disrespect McCain last night and this is scary to me. She over talks him and diminishes his position. People are starting to turn their noses up at this kind of behavior. Just think what it would be like if they were to get into the WH. OMG! She would be calling the shots. I don’t know about you but I would be frightened to have a pushy woman that doesn’t know anything in charge of our country.

A “Palin-McCain administration”. Wow, Palin was finally willing to tell us the truth!

I think the headline of the day is Biden’s gaffe that patriotism now means those over $250,000 need to pay more taxes. They already pay the highest percent, and more taxes to any demographic is disaster.WHY DON’T DEMS GET IT?
———————
Well perhaps because we actually know something about TAX RATES versus psuedo-patriotic flag waving lemmings who will buy anything as long as the word “freedom” preceeds it?
It’s no gaffe. The wealthy in this nation DO NOT pay as high of a percentage of their income in taxes as the middle class. Those making $50,000/year actually PAY A HIGHER RATE on their income than those making $50,000,000/year.
The rich may pay more aggregate dollars, but they pay a lower percentage. That’s REBUBLICAN economics!
If you’re going to use FOX as your source of information, make sure you understand the spin they put on their “facts”.
Government FOR THE PEOPLE means a government that establishes laws for the MAJORITY (the 85% that make less than 250,000/year for example).
McCain’s government will endorse laws that ONLY benefit the top 10% of wealthiest Americans.

People want to hear what she has to say because out of all the media, politicians and comedians in the tank for Obama(yeah,they’re all in the same category)-she was the ONLY one that wasn’t afraid to tell the truth about him. Not surprising that Obama sent a team of what-30 “investigators” to dig up dirt on her. Not surprising that the media’s doing the same thing although it is kind of hard to distinguish between the two. The more she gets attacked the more it reminds this Clinton supporter why I will NEVER vote for Obama.

The big switcharoo is a first in American politics! McCain who has changed his name to McCant and has determined that Palin is better qualified to be President than he is. She will be running as President and he will run as Vice President. Nothing wrong here, it’s the same ticket. He was not at all confused when he chose her, he knew exactly what he was doing.

EMMA must like the double digit interest rates we got to pay during the Reagan administration. That would be great for the tanked housing market to go back to that.
Reagan was old. He was falling asleep during cabinet meetings. SCARY times to have a senile cold war era mentality that close to the nuclear button.
In the end, he had started to lose his faculties. He became just the figure head. We never knew was running the country. At least with McCain we know it will be Palin. GOD HELP US!

Emma, stop lying – you were never a Hillary supporter, no one who supported Hillary would use the term “libs”

Sorry – Emma, wrong again.
From the SF Chronicle Web Site:
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was to star at two major California fundraisers and an Orange County rally for 15,000 next week, has canceled her two-day swing through the Golden State, campaign sources said.
The change is a shocker, because Palin’s presence had electrified the GOP base in California. Party insiders were distributing 15,000 tickets to her Sept. 26 rally in Orange County — and fundraisers reported an almost instantaneous sell-out of her two $1,000-a-head Sept. 25 fundraising events in Orange County and Santa Clara.
Both fundraisers had generated such high ticket sales that the OC Lincoln Club event was moved to the Orange County Performing Arts Center, and the Bay Area event was moved from the Woodside home of Tom Siebel to the huge Santa Clara Convention Center.

“She is well on her way to being a national joke.”
Kind of like Barry, Wright, Ayers, Pfleger, Rezko, etc..

“My property value crashed during Clinton Presidency,unlike what I made under Reagan. Sorry I don’t want to go back to Clinton tax era.”
Forget about Clinton, we’re talking Jimmy Carter.
Get ready for long gas lines and to be bullied around the world.

Obviously a freudian slip.

Wow. McCain/Palin went from being a juggernaut to being a pretty leaky boat over the course of a week.
Enjoy the show, Repubs!

One of the 2 Republicam candidates needs a food taster but I’m not sure which one! LOL
As a Republican voting for Obama, I am just glad I don’t have to hang my head in shame at the actions of my party this year.

Better than a Biden/Obama or Obama/Biden ticket….

McCain better not go on Hannity.
With the crush he has on Palin, whoknows what he is capable of.

“NO true Hillary supporter would vote for her to have to endure a McCain?”
We didn’t desert Hillary, she deserted us.

What is the difference between Sarah Palin and George Bush? Lipstick.

Just as Cheney is the real Prez and Bush is only the front man, so will Palin be the real Prez and McCain be the front man.
If they win, we’re looking for another country to move to. Its barely liveable in the US now. Can you imagine what the Palin/McCain administration will do for the United States??????????

The truth always finds a way to get out!

I’m a real, live Republican voting for Obama as well.

1. That’s what we call a “Freudian slip.” It is a verbal error that reveals the true (subconscious) desires of the speaker.
2. Former Hillary supporters who are going to vote for this ticket which represents everything Hillary has fought for her entire life are LIARS. You just need to admit that you refuse to vote for a BLACK person. You would rather vote for a ticket that will DESTROY women’s rights than vote for a black man. That’s the truth. Stop lying.

She’s a hoot for sure! Box-of-rocks stupid and meaner than snip; every neocon’s dream and in a skirt into the bargain. Someone please tell me this is all for a new Fellini movie…

McCain had better watch over his soup!
Sarah Palin (and ever present Todd) destined, by God, are set to impose their will over others. That is the mission and that mission includes the Supreme court. That explains why she, “DIDN’T BLINK!”
BTW who is minding the ranch back home and looking after the kids????

Palin certainly can’t be faulted for lacking self-esteem. If I were McCain I’d be thinking about how hard she could bite his hand once she’s in office–that is after all her M.O. here in Alaska. How long before McCain too would be just another “good ole boy” that needs a take down? Then she could gracelessly step in to the top of the ticket and replace him with one of her equally unqualified but God-fearing church buddies? We all know God doesn’t care much for those RHINO’S like John McCain…he’ll have to go once she gets settled in.

Based on Palin’s crashing poll numbers (across many polls) should we all send Tina Fey flowers?
And when I say we all I mean every American.

I kook forward to more religion and gun freedom in our schools under a Palin adminstation.

Grandiose sense of self, pathological lying, a lack humility, a kind of charisma that is both alluring and repulsive…I think the sociopath from small town Alaska is trying to make the big leap.
Will naive and trusting conservatives buy this “charm” again?

anyone see the HBO movie recount? with the florida secretary of state whatshername who just became a national figure without ever trying to become one and was not ready for that much attention but loved that she was the center of attention. that’s what palin reminds me of.

I love Palin, I just hope she doesn’t become the “biggest celebrity in the World,” …. well, at least until after she’s elected!
It was probably a little mental slip, but – yeah, WOW!

QUEEN SARAH PALIN
* I’m the star
* I don’t need any experience I can see Russia from my house
* I don’t have to answer questions
* I can spend taypayers’ money however I want
* I can lie repeatedly and get away with it
I’m Queen Sarah Palin; bow to me underlings.

Palin greeted Cedar Rapids Iowans on the campaign trail this morning by telling us how glad she was to be in Grand Rapids. I could understand this if she’d been campaigning for months, but c’mon Sarah. Too much cramming for the Presidency, oops, she means VP. Well, if Americans fall for this beauty queen’s looks/no brains nomination, they will deserve what they get. Personally, I want someone who is way smarter than me making the difficult decisions for our country, a Harvard grad perhaps, like OBAMA or a foreign policy expert who wrote the Violence Against Women Act, BIDEN!

What is Palin hiding? Once for a bi-partisan investigation of Troopergate, the Palins are no longer cooperating with officials. Why? Their lack of cooperation speaks volumes.

Sarah “I-Lie-4Jesus” Palin will set women back 100 years if she is elected.
Once America learns the truth about this airhead and her devious cold-hearted ways, it will be a long long time before we ever entertain the idea of a woman as commander-in-chief again!

Wasilla Alaska? Think Mayberry
and Andy Griffith! I can’t get
that whistling out of my head!
Her town was about the same size,
or maybe smaller… and about as
modern. But she couldn’t get
along with her police chief.

Was it really a Freudian slip? Prepared speeches rarely contain any of those.
Could this be a preparation by the RNC to flip the ticket (if that is possible)?

If the Republicans somehow get elected this time around, Sen. McCain should decline any offers from Gov. Palin to go moose hunting — just the two of them.

Biden: ´Hillary is better qualified than me to be in the ticket´
Biden: ´Obama is the first articulate clean smart black´
Biden: his brother and son are investigated of fraud.
The more I see Biden, the more I like Palin.

Can we please get a story regarding McCain’s new selection to head up his Minority Outreach program: George “Macaca” Allen?
Now that’s leadership….I can laugh at!

Did you watch Hanity kissing Palin’s ass in the FUX news?
The GOP is phony.

And I just told Palin/McCain “thanks, but no thanks…”

Yo Republicans! You better rein this one in – she’s a “maverick”!

I had a “boss” at my old job who is exactly like this palin idiot: she is all ego with no reason to have one at all.

Remember, McCain introduced her as his soul mate. I guess in just 2 weeks she has become his boss.

John Mcsame is as dumb as a bucket of rocks. I really thinks he has proved that George Bush is smarter than he is.

What a disaster! She’s a joke on every level and a disgrace to women everywhere. Can you imagine this bubblehead with her finger on the button? What a scary, scary thought!

What is this with the Republicans and their disregard for subpeonas? Miers, Rove, Bolton, Palins have the notion that they are somehow not subject to the laws of this country. DANGEROUS, DANGEROUS!
Vote out the ones in office and don’t let any more in.
They all have something to hide or fear will be discovered.

I have a question for all of you ideology right wing church going ppl…….You support a tikcet tht has been proven to be false, meaning the lies of Pal-who? and McLiar himelf, you spprt ppl who lie, cheat, steal, manipulate, cover up, and try to play us Americans as STUPID!!!
This is who YOU support…ppl who won’t even face responsibility…..but yet you sit in your churches every sunday and pray and beleive you are all this and that……..TOTAL, TOTAL, TOTAL……HYPROCISY!!!! AND YOU KNOW WHT???….I’VE NEVER SEEN A HIGHER ENERY THT WAS TWO FACED!!!
REPUBS BE PRD OF PAL-WHO/MCSTPD…ENJOY THE SINKING SHIP!!
OBAMA/BIDEN08

We don’t have ENOUGH MONEY to fix Social Security
We don’t have ENOUGH MONEY to fix Medicare
We don’t have ENOUGH MONEY to provide health care to
ALL Americans
We don’t have ENOUGH MONEY to help out Americans
losing their homes
We don’t have ENOUGH MONEY to fully help Katrina
victims
We don’t have ENOUGH MONEY to fix our infrastructure
We don’t have ENOUGH MONEY to help ALL our veterans
returning from war
BUT
We DO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY to bail out Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac
We DO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY to bail out Bears Stearns
We DO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY to bail out AIG
We DO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY to pay for an unnecessary
TRILLION DOLLAR war
When the LITTLE GUY needs help, the GOP scornfully
says, “GET ANOTHER JOB!” “That’s socialism!”
But when their BIG GUY CRONIES need a bailout, what do
they say?
SURE, NO PROBLEM. Where’s the checkbook?

She’s not a polished, scripted politician –yeah, let’s tear her apart. You’re a real man Jake.

I am a 74 year old man who has worked in a factory all my adult life .
it is a verifiable truth ,that every
republican administration since eisenhower ,I was laid off from work at least a year,when the democrats got into office ,everybody was working ,sure taxes were high ,but I was able to take care of my family.
during the clinton administration ,the
national debt was non existant ,the country was in the black..
I don’t like barack obama or his wife ,
I think they are both racists ,it wasn’t a coincidence that he accepted
his partys nomination on the aniversiry
of martin luther kings death, ect.
but I but in my opinion the nation will be better off with the democrats back in office ,so I will vote for democratic leadership,so those of us who have to work in the factorys of our country will have a steady income and not have to draw unemployment to make ends meet
glen

John McCain and Sarah Plain promise of change: Is a change to Nowhere.
Nowhere near to help the American people with a real economic change Nowhere near to bring troops home safely.
Nowhere near to build America’s independence from oil.
Nowhere near to help the 95% of the American families.
Nowhere near to help the entrepreneurs and working families to keep jobs in America.
Nowhere near to provide the medical care reform for the American people and the Veterans who they are not fought for the red and blue states of the electoral map They fought against the terror and to keep America on the map.
Barack Obama and Joe Biden probably don’t have all the answers to the problems of the America’s working families or farmers or the people under the fear of foreclosure. Because of the failing economic policies of the Bush administration.
But they are ready to answer to the Americans for their policies and take responsibility for their decisions if they are elected to the White House
Barack Obama is ready not only to lead Americans back to the American dream but also to be sure his family and your families and daughters and sons are part of this dream

Foreclosure – Yeah, I like the phrase “McCain/Palin is a change to Nowhere.”

Palin/mcCain is not putting me first and the country last? What she is thinking?

Palin disparaged Obama’s legislative record, both in Illinois and in Washington:
ON FACTCHECK
Palin: But listening to him speak, it’s easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or even a reform, not even in the state Senate.
Of course, we can’t say what Palin considers “major.” But if Palin’s own ethics reforms in Alaska were important enough to highlight in her convention address, then it’s only fair to credit Obama’s efforts on that topic. In 1998 in the Illinois Senate, Obama cosponsored an ethics overhaul that bars elected officials from using their campaign funds for personal use and and was called the the first major overhaul of Illinois campaign and ethics laws in 25 years. It also bans fundraisers in the state Capitol during legislative sessions. Obama’s Republican cosponsor Kirk Dillard even appeared in an Obama ad last summer describing Obama’s skills working with members of both parties to get legislation passed.
In Washington, Obama was instrumental in helping to craft the 2007 ethics reform law that ended gifts and meals from lobbyists, cut off subsidized jet travel for members of Congress, required lobbyists to disclose contributions they “bundle” to candidates, and put the brakes on other, similar common practices.
In addition, we already noted in a recent article Obama’s efforts with Republican senators to help detect and secure weapons of mass destruction and to destroy conventional weapons stockpiles around the world, and to create a publicly searchable database on federal spending.

If you’re truly patriotic, it doesn’t mean you have to wear a flag pin, and nor would you question is someone’s patriotism for not doing so.
If you’re truly patriotic, it doesn’t mean you have to keep on saying “great country great country great country”.
She uses all these words to cover for her lack of substance. I mean, if she had actually had laid out the plans and details, go ahead, she can use whatever wonderful descriptive words she wants. But she doesn’t, and she comes across to me as a phony.
If you’re truly patriotic, you would’ve told your over zealous Palin Truth squad, Ms Palin, to SHUT UP about the pig on a lipstick thing and STOP blowing it out of proportion until it dominated the issues. Instead, you were all too willing to ride on playing victim of sexism.
Well, Gov Palin, if you can’t even take some “unreasonable” media or comments, I take it dealing with unreasonable people like Ahmadinejad or Chavez who don’t have the nicest things to say about America will be out of your league?

Joe Biden said is time for the greedy give back to the needy .
People with income 250.000 $ or more, vote Republicans on 2000 and 2004. That is what the data confirm. In that case they should be prepared to pay for the economic chaos created by Bush decisions .Next time they should be more careful how they vote.
Just a minute McCain said the fundamentals of the economy are strong .Probably he was thinking about the family Business.
Was hilarious to watch Cindy McCain, when Senator McCain on his speech talks about the big salaries of the CEO’s, and how greedy they are.

Palin is a serial backstabber, McCain is next in line.
First she sucked up to mayor of her town, so he became her mentor. Then she backstabbed him and his allies, called them corrupt and ran against them.
Then she sucked up to Senator Ted Stevens and did the same thing.
So McCain, you are next.

She talks about a transparent administration but
now won’t cooperate with an investigation she said she would
won’t release tax returns
medical records
email.
Hires friends. Been there, done that with the Bush hiring “Brownie” and we see how that turned out

Perhaps Ms. Palin believes all those lies the McCain campaign made up about her record and experience to justify her selection. She does have more “executive experience” than he does, and Mc Cain was only a wing commander not Commander in Chief of the Ak. Natl. Guard! Step aside Johnny Mac.
All Arizona is close to is Mexico. They’re no threat.

There’s no doubt she’s ambitious. Blindly ambitious….. CRASH!!!!!

Palin is just going along with Obama and the MSM who seem to be convinced that she’s on the top of the ticket. As for her medical records, the media doesn’t deserve to see even the cover of them with all the lies they’ve printed about her.

Medical records?
Gee, maybe we’ll see Palin’s medical records…. once Obama finally releases his. And once Kerry releases his military records.

Um, Robert in SJ, I gotta disagree. JT did a great job addressing the Obama Spanish ad that unfairly tied McCain to Rush Limbaugh on immigration and that also unfairly took Rush out of context. As for Palin being at the top of the ticket, I’m not sure how things are where you’re at, but most conservatives have no problem joking about how Sarah Palin is a bigger draw than John McCain, and that includes myself. So, don’t get so worked up.

This board seems to be full of O-bots willing to believe all sorts of lies, but let’s set the record straight on a few questions from John Michael:
Q) Why is she conducting state business on a Yahoo account?
A) She dids’t. The hacker himself said that he didn’t find anything.
Q)Why did Palin say she would be open about the “TrooperGate” controversy, and now she is working hard to delay and shutdown the investigation?
A) The Troopergate investigation is a sham. It should have been investigated by the Personnel Board, and Alaska Democrats tried to bring it to the Legislature after her selection as VP nominee. The police commissioner was fired for insubordination and using State funds to lobby Washington for funds Palin had already vetoed.
Q)Why did she lie about visiting Iraq, when she never did?
A) She did visit troops in Kuwait, about to be deployed to Iraq. She has also visited Alaska National Guard troops prior to their deployment to Iraq.
Q) Why does she say she opposes earmarks, yet with her leadership she has asked for nearly a half billion dollars in such earmarks?
A) She didn’t request earmarks–she requested Congressional funding, to be voted on by the entire Congress, not just Reps or Senators from one state. Her funding requests are much less than her two predecessors as Governor, one of whom was a Democrat.
Q) Why did she never travel outside of the US and Mexico, until last year? Does she have any world interest?
A) Are the taxpayers of Alaska expected to fund their Governor’s world travels, or is her job to serve the people of Alaska? She did travel to Canada, for negotiations on the gas pipeline, and to Kuwait, to visit troops, and she did telephone the President of Georgia after the Russian invasion.
Q) Does Palin have any control over the Alaska National Guard? If so, can she explain key achievements that she has had in managing the Guard the past 18 months?
A) Governor Palin has visited with the Alaska National Guard, both at their base, and those deployed to Kuwait. She also sent part of them to Louisiana to help with rescue efforts from Hurricane Gustav.
All the Palin-bashers on this board are afraid of her for one reason: she is far more competent than the TOP of the other ticket! Can anyone here name ONE accomplishment of Barack Obama, besides being elected?

cme,
“Um, Robert in SJ, I gotta disagree. JT did a great job addressing the Obama Spanish ad that unfairly tied McCain to Rush Limbaugh on immigration and that also unfairly took Rush out of context.”
You mean if it’s 10 to 1 in Obama’s favor instead of 10 to 0 it’s therefore objective and not blatantly biased? Ugh.

I can’t believe how frantic you webnuts are getting. It’s clear to all of us that Palin was the right choice. Obama will be crushed by the festering hive of nuts he drew around him.

Wishful thinking on her part and the part of most Republicans…Might also be because she admittedly doesn’t know what the vice-president does and longs to be president instead…

Senator Obama has not released his college transcripts from Occidental, Columbia nor Harvard Law. What courses did he take and what were his grades? He has not released his application to the Illinois State Bar which is a very detailed document. He has released only a one page medical report. He has not explained the nature of his three week trip to Pakistan after his Occidental coursework and before starting Columbia. What is he hiding in all these instances and why? Does he have any long term close friends that will stand up for him and vouch for him? Any that are not convicted felons like Rezko, or unrepentant terrorists like Ayers? Who IS this guy???

I really like Sarah Palin. She is very impressive. She communicates much better than the other candidates. When she is talking, I feel as though she is talking directly to me. Perhaps that is because she is one of the people.

Obama needs to get back in the limelight NOW! He must do something vitally important and newsworthy. I suggest he announce that, if/when he is elected, he will appoint Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State, a much more important job than Vice President!

“Personally, I am just enjoying watching the leftists having fits of hysteria, paranoia and panic because they finally encountered an empowered, independent female. ”
You’re right – we ARE having fits of panic, because we realize what the hell is at stake . . . this woman, if elected, if entrusted with this security and welfare of this country, will make such a friggin mess of things, it will make the Bush years look like a Golden Era. What doesn’t every GET about that!?!?!? The only people who seem to support McCain, when I talk to them they have no clue about McCain’s history, his stance on issues, and his proposed economic policies (truly more of the same). This country is poised to take a great stride forward into the 21st century with Obama, or to fester in the same-old tired bedraggled incompetence and self-satisfied smugness of Republican ideological do-nothingness. Another 4 years of lost opportunities and low-expectations. Great.

Jim F, do you really want all the nominees to release transcripts from their college years. It might take Sarah sometime to contact the six schools she went to. By the way since you did not respond to the topic, how do you like McCain taking second billing to Sarah?

JL, We welcome your comparisons between Governor Palin and Senator Obama. Sure, release her transcripts as well. As mayor and then as Governor, Palin is used to making executive decisions on a daily basis. Unless you’ve actually been in management, you don’t appreciate the skill set and the value of that experience. Senator Obama has no such executive experience. In his Legislative positions, he was allowed to abstain and vote “Present”. This is no preparation whatsoever for being the Chief Executive of the United States. He took three days to get it right on Russia/Georgia recently, including an intermediate postition to go to the UN Security Council, where he forgot the Russians would veto any thing he would try to do. Oops. Obviously, even with 300 advisers, he has trouble feeling his way through decisions. His record is thin and his executive experience is nil. He does give good speech… He and his trusty TelePrompTer.

Yes, Palin has so much executive experience.. in the area of small-town corruption and waste. While charging rape victims in Wasilla $1,200 to pay for their OWN rape examination kits, she charged a $24,000 Chevy Suburban to the taxpayers, along with $50,000 to redecorate her office (which was illegal, because she had not received the City Council’s approval to do so). She left Wasilla with $20 Million in long-term debt after her term was over. Then, on to the Governorship, where (despite lying & denying it) she received $233 Million for the Bridge to Nowhere project, from us, the US taxpayers. When the Bridge was never built, she KEPT the earmark money. She snuffled like a pig at the government handout trough, taking in $450 Million in federal pork earmark projects. She has requested $195 Million more in federal earmarks for 2009.

Sara Palin and………um……..who?

“And Palin continued to solicit federal funds as governor. A request form on Stevens’ Web site shows that she requested $160.5 million in earmarks for the state in 2008, and almost $198 million for 2009.
POSTED ON FACTCHECK”
ISN’T THAT THE JOB OF A GOV? TO GET AS MUCH FED $$ INTO THEIR STATE AS POSSIBLE FOR ANY NEEDS THE PEOPLE MAY HAVE?

John, Let’s get the facts right and the complete truth out on the table. Most of that Wasilla indebtedness is a sports complex voted for by the people in an election. They also approved some of the associated street/lighting improvements as a ballot measure, as well as a local sales tax increase to service that debt. When she killed the bridge to nowhere Congress gave the money to the state, she didn’t grab it or take it. All sane city, county, and state leaders try to get as much of their tax money sent back to the their taxpayers via Federal spending. It is the job of Congress and the President to push back and set limits on excessive spending, and plain old pork. Palin’s executive experience completely overshadows Senator Obama’s lack of executive, buck-stops-here experience. This country would pay dearly to have his unsure, indecisive hands on the controls. If I were a citizen of Taiwan, Ukraine or Iraq, I would be extremely concerned about the strength and determination of American leadership on Jan 21, 2009.

I like how people say this country is going to pay dearly if Obama becomes President. LOL, WTH happened since Bush has been in office for 8 yrs?!! He and Cheney have listend to no one but themselves.
Any man who will listen to retired generals while in the primaries will listen to his active duty generals while he’s in office. Obama has already surrounded himself with the experience he lacks plus he’s surrounded himself with people with differing opinions and who will tell him no. He doesn’t want any yes man and flackies around him. Sounds like good leadership skills to me.
As a veteran, I don’t know everything there is for strategic planning but you better believe I’d surround myself with those who do.

Sue, We’re not talking about generals and advisers. If it were that simple, the Best and the Brightest would have kept Lyndon Johnson from quagmiring us in Vietnam. It is all about The Executive. We’re talking about the executive’s ability to make a decision, not go back on it later, and have the guts to make the tough decision. Obama made the commitment to public financing and he said he would filibuster against the FISA bill. When it became politically expedient he went back on his public finance pledge and he not only did not filibuster FISA, he flipped and voted FOR the FISA bill! (Much to the amazement at Kos and HuffPo.) Do you need dozens of more examples? He took days and false starts with his 300 advisers to finally formulate a Russian/Georgia position that matched McCain’s day one position. He still is delaying his take on the financial crisis for a few more days. He will not tell us if he approves or disapproves of the huge AIG bailout.
We are talking about the executive experience, the decisiveness, the wisdom and the guts of the President because with all the advisers in the world the buck stops with him and him alone.

Oh, Man! Where to start? So many inane comments, so little time. Well, here we go:
Posted by foreclosure:”The country do not need any old ideas from McSame who didn’t go to college and who was struggled with language arts and mathematics growing up”
Struggled with Language Arts. You mean like you did? (“The country do not need…)
Didn’t go to college? Please, for the love of God. Do not vote in Nov. It’s obvious you cannot research the candidates nor the issues. McCain went to the U.S. Naval Academy – ranked 5th best college in the U.S. by US News and World Report. Hello? (I’ll wait for the obligatory “finished last in his class” retort by the netroots. I’ll trade finishing at the bottom of a Top 5 university over finishing at the bottom (Biden) of a third tier public University (Delaware) that any dolt could get into. Then to top that, finishing at the bottom of a 3rd tier law school. (would you hire a lawyer that graduated at the bottom of his class of a 3rd tier law school? Good God! finishing at the bottom of a TTT law school requires skill at laziness)
Well, out of time. I noticed no one has yet answered the question regarding Barry’s executive experience. (not to mention: when does he plan to release his Columbia transcripts)
I’ll sit here and eat my waffle while I wait, sweetie.

Who cares about American politics? The result for the rest of the world will be the same: disbelief and, hopefully, humour.

re: John
“Oh side note here? Does anyone remember what any vice president ever did? What the heck did Gore ever do as VP? Quayle as VP? yada yada yada”
Since McCain (if elected) would be the oldest president in the history of the united states, I would hope that EVERYONE remembers that vice presidents assume the office of the president when he dies (or resigns, or is impeached, etc.).
It also doesn’t help that Sarah Palin doesn’t know what the vice president does. How could we expect her supporters to?
Obama ’08!

Why doesn’t SNL do a skit showing Mr Cool Obama yelling at a senior citizen in Iowa?
I think he is losing it with typical white people.