Republican Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin may have campaigned for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska (population 6 thousand at the time) as a “fiscal conservative”, but according to residents, during Palin’s 6 years as Mayor, she increased general government expenditures by over 33%. Decreased taxes on businesses, and raised taxes on residents.
And similar to a certain President we know, Palin inherited a budget surplus and squandered it. Palin left Wasilla $22 million in debt.
What a great VP Pick McCain! Gooooo Republicans! Idiots.
Sarah Palin’s speech at the Republican National Convention tonight highlighted the Alaska Governor’s complete incomprehension of the crisis our country is in.
Our economy is tanking. Our environment and transportation sector are held hostage by Big Oil. Our monopolies on innovation, technology and hope are crumbling. Our military is spread so thin that we have no way to check Iranian and Russian aggression, let alone catch Osama bin Laden. Our poverty and unemployment rates are increasing. Our middle class is evaporating. Our housing market is worse than it was during the Great Depression. Americans are homeless, jobless and penniless.
Did Palin mention ANY of this tonight? NO!
Palin offered nothing of substance except that parents of special needs kids would have an advocate in the White House in her.
Palin stuck to her already tiresome narrative of PTA meglomaniac.
And let’s call it like it is: Palin did not oppose the “bridge to nowhere” until she realized that Alaskans weren’t interested.
Palin has an abominable economic background, as the governor of the only state bordering two foreign countries, she has never engaged her neighbors in trade or sought to build economic partnerships — she’s never even visited her neighbors Canada and Russia.
And Palin has fought hard to make sure that Alaska doesn’t tap into its human resources and only exploits its natural resources even as pools of melted Artic water wash over her boots.
And just one more thing on this note — Palin has served as the governor of less than 700,000 people all of whom rely on Washington handouts to survive for less than two years. Barack Obama has represented at least 3.5 million Americans who live in the second most important city economy in the US and the fourth most important city economy in the world: Chicago — for six years at the state level and two on the national. And Obama doesn’t have to beg Washington for anything because his constituents do it themselves.
Palin as a Vice Presidential candidate is a joke. But it’s the Republican party who will end up having the last laugh if they’re able to pull the wool over voters eyes and move this circus into the White House.
Republicans — the party of Abraham Lincoln — should be mortified that McCain picked Palin to be his running mate. Mortified and ashamed. Deeply and incredibly ashamed.
Choosing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential running mate speaks volumes about the real John McCain — a man who places his political ambitions in front of what’s good for the country.
Given McCain’s health and age and Palin’s lack of a resume should be enough of a signal that McCain is not thinking about what’s best for the country in this election. McCain simply wants to go to the Oval Office before he’s thrown in the grave. And he foolishly thinks an inexperienced, unqualified backwoods political player like Palin will be his meal ticket simply because she has t and a.
Don’t get me wrong … Palin is known as a reformer and rightly so. She makes a fine Governor of Alaska. And given time, no doubt Palin will rise to national prominence. But, bringing her to Washington now is like taking the bread out of the oven before it’s done baking.
McCain is making a mockery of the American public with Palin as his running mate. This move is reckless and incompetent and is not befitting a would be leader of the free world. Palin is simply not qualified — yet — to be our president (which is exactly what a vice presidential must be).
John McCain is not the simple POW maverick who’s story we’ve been forced fed over the last 20 plus years. He is proving himself to be a dangerous politico bent on becoming leader of the free world
But what the Republicans need to do is nominate someone else. McCain is not fit to serve. And his nomination is dangerous … dangerous for the country.
Palin is an exciting candidate to many marginalized voters …. and the Republican party should bring her back in eight years.
But for the next four, McCain can not, can NOT become the President of the United States.
NY Times’ Frank Rich writes about the hypocrisy in US politics whipped up by Reverend Wright. His column today is a must read. .. As usual.
Leave it to “President” Bush to unite the Republicans and Democrats. Both parties are strongly condemning his approach at bringing the North Koreans to the negotiating table. Congress wants full disclosure of North Korea’s nuclear programs in return for fuel and food aide to the repressive regime. Bush is willing to settle for much less: full disclosure of North Korea’s nuclear ambitions in Syria (a situation that we and the Israelis are already on top of).
Bush’s ridiculous attempts at diplomacy would be comical if they didn’t concern the safety of humankind itself!
And lest we forget: what other hostile regime has begun to develop and will attain nuclear weapons on Bush’s watch? The government of Iran.
Thanks, Bush!
Hillary was expected to win Pennsylvania and she did. No surprise there. But, is this prolonged battle between Clinton and Obama going to benefit the Democrats’ chance of getting back into the White House?
I stand by my previous assertion: No.
It’s my opinion that the Democratic primary has further divided a deeply divided society. Hope has been smashed on the backs of hard-working Americans across the socio-political spectrum. I think people feel lied-to, betrayed and mislead by all of the candidates. And I feel that cynicism about our government has not been defeated. In fact, cynicism reigns supreme.
So, why do I feel that McCain will be stepping into the Oval Office come November?
Because the Democrats are simply circus clowns and Republicans the ring masters (and the concessions cart and ticket takers).
And also, people have a long and nuanced memory of McCain’s career. He’s been up, he’s been down, he’s been all around in the public’s conscience. They may dislike him. They may not agree with him or trust him or think he is the best man for the job. But, no one can argue that McCain hasn’t been serving our country his whole life in good ways and bad.
Things could change. And I hope they do. The Republicans need the boot!!! McCain is NOT the best man for the job. But, Hillary and Obama have got to stop thinking about themselves and start thinking about the common good. And Pennsylvania’s results have just added more fuel to the fire. Sigh.