Friday, October 31, 2008

In Defense of Palin

TW: I know not my style...but if there is one thing more annoying than Palin it is the unambiguous irresponsibility of McCain putting her on the ticket. And now as things appear dire, his surrogates are out backstabbing their own nominee. Much of what they say may in fact be true (e.g. not the brightest bulb, "whack job" etc.), but they subjected the American people to her!

From Politico:
"...who chose to put this “whack job” on the ticket? Wasn’t it John McCain? And wasn’t it his first presidential-level decision? And if you are a 72-year-old presidential candidate, wouldn’t you expect that your running mate’s fitness for high office would come under a little extra scrutiny? And, therefore, wouldn’t you make your selection with care? (To say nothing about caring about the future of the nation?)...In truth, Palin’s real problem is not her personality or whether she takes orders well. Her real problem is that neither she nor McCain can make a credible case that Palin is ready to assume the presidency should she need to."
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/15073.html

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