Close But No Cigar!
Oh that BIlly. I love to debate. Period. Debating liberals is no different for me than debating conservatives and everything in between. Though CNN lost all credibility in my opinion, due to their very “fair and balanced” coverage of the Obama Circus. I say fair and balance in the most sarcastic of terms, just in case you thought I believed that.
By the way, I love Wikipedia, and so should you. But don’t get it twisted, I know my stuff and will cite as my argument dictates. Ok enough with the rebuttal against my esteemed collegue, Mr. Hollowell. I say esteemed in the LEAST sarcastic of terms.
“The women of America aren’t finished yet and we can shatter that glass ceiling once and for all,”
That’s not from CNN either, that’s from the mouth of the newest player on the national scene (thank God because the GOP has had a shortage of superstars, geez), GOP VP Nominee, Governor Sarah Palin. She is invoking, of course, the highlight of Hillary Clinton’s speech on Tuesday night. In this homage to Clinton, Palin is revealing the Republican strategy as to why they picked her in the first place.
SHE IS A WOMAN: Coming off of this staggering defeat, Hillary Clinton’s supporters even galvanized AGAINST Obama and the Democratic Party, promising not to support a ticket with Obama on it. Kaching! I see the sinister party strategist, sitting in a city club somewhere discussing how to capitalize on this market.
SHE IS YOUNG: At 44, she is even younger than Obama and she provides a generational balance (of sorts) for the aging and possibly dying Senator. Her toxicity is minimal. Spending a few years of Governor of Alaska, she is a Washington outsider. As much as Obama claims he, and even more ridiculously Biden, is an outsider they are both elected to national posts and have spent substantial time, between the two of them in and around the Beltway. Palin couldn’t be farther from DC if she tried: Is Alaska even considered apart of the US, really? I say their Canadian.
However, I believe this to be a political disaster for the GOP’s chances in November and if McCain is elected it will be CATASTROPHIC.
We have talked and talked about Obama’s inexperience to be president. But the Obama-Biden ticket as a whole offers the country 40 years of combined senatorial experience + the 8 years that Obama spent in the Illinois State House. The McCain-Palin ticket gives us 26 years congressional experience (all from McCain) + the 2 years experinence as Governor of Alaska. Obama-Biden has the experience. “But people don’t vote bottom ticket”. Which is a very expected response to my preceeding statement. The answer, however: They aren’t! They are voting for Obama chiefly because of his vision for the country and they are voting against McCain chiefly because of his.
When a President Obama requires advice from Vice President Biden, he can expect to get accurate and thorough coaching in foreign policy and national defense. When a President McCain requires advice from a Vice President Palin, what advice shall she offer him? McCain will rely on his own far superior experience with foreign affairs and other big ticket issues. I’m left to believe that she will be relegated to a second first lady: Being repsonsible for meager initiatives and a stand-in for photo opportunities. This is not shattering the glass ceiling at all.
Hillary Clinton was referencing her becoming Commander-In-Chief, not her becoming the mostly honorary position of President of the Senate. Speaking of, Alaska politics is far different than the ways of Washington. The next president will surely inherit a Democratic controlled congress and as both a member of the executive and legislative branch, Palin would be expected to assist in driving McCain’s legislative agenda. And she will fail with flying colors. Joe Biden, however, is a friend to the Senate (As we witnessed last night as he shouted out Harry Reid excessively from the podium), and will have no trouble marshalling the congress in which he once thrived.
All in all, McCain could’ve done better.
