Ah yes, making the perfect the enemy of the good. Just like Obama asserts the negative effects caused by lobbyists, even though he employs a bunch of them himself.

By claiming absolute standards, you basically eliminate everyone from contention both Democrat and Republican alike.

No, idiot, he's pointing out that both she and the McGigolo campaign are being stinking (and very transparent) hypocrites by pushing her "credentials" as a "reformer". And that's all she's got.

Palin is a party reformer, not a government reformer. She beat out a whole bunch of corrupt GOP'ers, which is a case of "why did it take so long?" more so than "she is the One we have been waiting for."

The was for the Bridge to Nowhere before she was against it, and even then she wasn't really against it. She just used the money for a Road to Nowhere.

The AK state government is so flush in oil money that a sixth grader with QuickBooks could balance the budget.

My folks are farmers, and I've lived in both big cities and small towns. (Biggest: 8 million people. Smallest: 256.) I'm a bit sick of both class warfare and geographical warfare. Hell, any kind of warfare pisses me off these days.

But the one that has been getting under my skin lately is the idea that anyone who lives in the middle of nowhere is somehow morally superior to folks that live in big cities.

I loved living in Alaska, love visiting, and love the people there. But Alaskans are not better or worse than folks who live in Chicago, New York, or Atlanta, just because they're hardy and salt-of-the-earth types.

Enough!

Nobber wrote:
Ah yes, making the perfect the enemy of the good. Just like Obama asserts the negative effects caused by lobbyists, even though he employs a bunch of them himself.

I didn't hear him criticizing her actions. In fact, he said she does in fact have reformer credentials. (Did you read the whole thing, or just snap at the first negative comment? Might want to practice deep breathing or up the intake of your mother's little helper.)

Palin walked in the door and told about three bald faced lies. She rejected the money for the Bridge to Nowhere. No, actually, she didn't.

Therefore, pointing out the differences between her record and her claims is hardly the same thing as rejecting everyone who doesn't meet some arbitrary standard.

Ezra, you gotta post somethingh about how Palin was in the Alaska Independence Party. This is simply nuts.

On another note, I can picture Bristol up in her room crying her eyes out "No I don't wanna marry this guy, he was just some guy at a party" - "Well, you have to, I'm running for VP"

This VP selection is genius. Palin's inexperienced for VP? How about Obama for President?

And now:

in a state as corrupt as Alaska, that's not the same as saying she's clean

And Obama came out of Chicago.

Everytime, it's back on you.

Ezra, you gotta post somethingh about how Palin was in the Alaska Independence Party. This is simply nuts.

Country first!

Boy, the talking points get more desperate all the time. Even as Obama starts cracking the 50% mark in polls.

I'd almost feel sorry for these dumb losers if they hadn't spent the last 8 years (really, more than that) completely trashing my country.

david, we'll say this kind of thing very slowly in the hopes it will penetrate.

insofar as you are making the pathetic little claim that the right so delights in, that palin's spectacular "executive" experience is so all-encompassing, that claim not only is a critique of obama but also a critique of mccain.

insofar as you are confusing the years that someone spent in office with "experience in the issues," you are simply confused: obama has been prepping for this run for at least 4 years. he's thought about the issues and laid out his program, and he's got an impressive cadre of advisers.

palin has no grounding in a large number of the issues that are part of national politics and there's a reason why the mccain campaign hasn't let her out into press conferences: she cannot possibly be well-enough informed, either about the issues or john mccain's stand on the issues, to speak freely in public.

insofar as you are discussing chicago as being as corrupt as alaska, you need to distinguish between chicago politics (where obama has not been a player) and illinois politics (where he has).

in short, you can try all the desperate rhetorical ploys you want: the real problem with sarah palin is that she's a hard-right ideologue whom mccain doesn't even know. that doesn't reflect on obama: it reflects on mccain.

reflects very poorly, i might add. after all, after their debate, joe biden will have spent more time with palin than mccain had to pick her for the vice presidency. you're proud of that? you think that hurts obama?

"""But in a state as corrupt as Alaska, that's not the same as saying she's clean.
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Coming from Washington DC, that's just a hoot!

Maybe some enterprising media type will ask Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski about Palin's corruption fighting.

howard,

Nice try. My poibt stands: every criticism you level at Palin as VP comes right back at at you tenfold for Obama as President.

Loyalty to the US? Ayers, Wright. Corrupt? Rezko. Experience? Community Organiser.

It's a bear trap.