Posted by
Hawk on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 2:39:18 PM
Here's a much more scary revelation than the (fallacious) democratic argument that Sarah Palin is a heartbeat away from the presidency: Barack Obama is merely a heartbeat (or aneurysm, if you will) away from his seeing eye dog, Joe Biden. Now if this doesn't scare the hell out of you, I don't know how Sarah Palin's being in the number two spot can possibly register as even a blip on your fear radar.
Palin's inexperience, according to the obama camp, can be attested to by the fact that she managed 50 employees as a mayor (ahem, don't forget the 25,000 as governor), and oversaw a yearly budget around 10 million dollars as mayor (but barack, don't forget the tens of billions managed as governor of the resource rich Alaskan hinterland). Then he goes on to say he's much more qualified, obviously, than this small-town rube because he has (singlehandedly?) managed his campaign for 18 months. During management of said campaign he has "handled" more employees and money than Palin did as mayor of Wasilla, AK. Is he forgetting some important little detail? Hmmm, lets's see.... Of course, he DID prove he can multitask: he can conduct a world celebrity tour AND manage to keep the title of "senator" for those 18 months.
Meanwhile, defying all logic, the democrats appear to be highlighting many of the contrasts between their party and the McCain/Palin ticket. I'll tell you what, I'll point out the qualities being touted by the McCain/Palin ticket and you can guess the contrasting viewpoints/qualities of the democratic ticket:
1. Fighting corruption IN YOUR OWN PARTY, and bucking the system to generate results.
2. MULTITASKING a complete overhaul of government and managing an 80-90% approval rating in your state WHILE CARING FOR 5 KIDS, one of whom is special needs and the other who has been thrust forcefully into adulthood.
3. WALKING THE WALK, including wholehearted acceptance of a new life about to be brought into this world by Bristol Palin, rather than treating this as a punishment that needs to be eliminated.
4. SHUNNING THE IDEA THAT EVEN BIGGER GOVERNMENT and more intrusion of it into, for example, the healthcare system is just what we need to decrease operating costs (and thus help with the deficit) and improve quality. Just look how wonderfully big government has done with Amtrak, and Cook County Hospital.
5. HARBORING THE BELIEF THAT AMERICANS SHALL BE THE MASTERS OF THEIR OWN ENERGY SUPPLIES, and listening to the majority of Americans who believe in a "all of the above approach" in term of energy sources, while alternative fuel technology is made practicable and affordable for the average blue collar Joe in the next couple of decades.
I can go on and on, but I, unlike most of the liberals who hack away at the keyboard all day, have a real job and am trying to advance myself through hard work and sacrifice, not by awaiting the cornucopia that only the federal government can supply.