A Reader On Palin And "Country First"
An On Call reader concludes that Sarah Palin was a last-minute pick because the entire theme of the convention was crafted for a John McCain/Joe Lieberman ticket:
"Country First" as campaign/convention slogan was rolled out a couple of weeks ago. Seems this slogan was crafted in preparation of and to justify picking Joe Lieberman - another maverick that has put his country ahead of his party (as their story goes).
That McCain caved in to the conservative wing of the Republican Party, dumping Lieberman at the last minute to go with Palin, seems to put politics and party ahead of country. If Palin isn't qualified to govern then she is clearly on the ticket for electoral benefit only - again, party first, McCain first, etc. Is this not the story to cover? Is this not the real point of the incomplete vetting story? A snap decision being back-filled with post-facto vetting, all this junk about how she's a reformer, took on Republicans, etc.
In his first presidential test of strength - to stand up to the party he claims to be willing to stand up to, McCain flinched. If Obama passing over Hillary was spun for political benefit by Republicans, it seems Dems could also spin McCain passing over Lieberman to weaken the "Country First" frame.
I agree! also the republicans are talking about the left hitting below the belt about Palin's daughter but remember in 2000 the republicans did the same thing to McCain you know he fathered a
black child , his wife is an alcoholic.
Alaska First, Alaska Always!
i have never been one to jump on the right or left bandwagon, but the republicans break all the rules when it comes to one of their own.
the hypocrisy is astounding
Mary, all you are admitting is that the left wing of the Democratic Party is as scummy as George W. Bush. As my mother would say, if George W. Bush jumped off a bridge, would you follow him off?
Doing what you know is wrong has no excuse in, "They did it first!"
My comments is, I think it's ridiculous to believe that Senator McCain's campaign slogan is for anyone but President McCain.
[btw, since when did Democrats decide that Presidential elections were all about the VP?
(Is it when the Democrats realized what a lightweight their own Presidential candidate was, especially compared to McCain's VP?)]
In case you don't know Sarah Palin...
After you get your fill of all the despicable gossip DailyKos and the other vultures on the liberal blogs want to spew, read this:
Sarah Palin has a tangible record of reform. She runs on a record of reform, not on issues like abortion v. life.
Sarah Palin also has a tangible record of taking on her own party.
Obama only wants to refer to her as a mayor of her home town.
She got a promotion, Barack, to GOVERNOR.
She now has an equal pay grade with Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, a candidate on your own VP short list.
Is KS of KS ready to be C-i-C on Day 1?????
Please don't be such a hypocrite, sir.
Sarah Palin beat an entrenched Republican in the governor's primary against all odds, and then beat a popular Democrat in the election.
Has BHO taken on his own party?
Dissing Hillary and Bill Clinton doesn't count. That was pure stupidity.
As far as I can see, Barack Obama has only taken on his own party by flip-flopping on the McCain-FEINGOLD campaign finance REFORM bill (that he once supported) and that was for political expediency, not REFORM.
Sarah Palin also has a tangible record of working with Democrats.
Joe Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic VP candidate, spoke to McCain's willingness to work with Democrats whenever they will work with him. Barack Obama hasn't chosen to do that.
The McCain-Palin ticket brings experience.
The FACT is, Palin as VP has more experience than Obama as POTUS. It goes without saying that McCain has more experience with foreign affairs than anyone running on either side.
They both also bring reform, more tangible reform than either Democrat has listed on their resumes.
They both bring a record of bipartisanship.
Obama, in contrast, has blown up his own party!
And, he doesn't actually appear to have a good word to say about anyone but himself.
I agree with Fred Thompson.
From the amount of mud being slung out of the Obama camp, I believe they know that this week is going to reveal just how utterly unprepared Barack Obama is to be President of the United States.
In re-reading what this reader has conjured up (strictly on his or her own vivid imagination)...
RE: "If Obama passing over Hillary was spun for political benefit by Republicans, it seems Dems could also spin McCain passing over Lieberman to weaken the "Country First" frame."
Since I'm a Clinton supporter who will voting for McCain-Palin, I'd like to say that the GOP didn't spin anything.
Hillary Clinton got 18 million votes during the primaries, more than any other candidate.
How many votes did Joe Lieberman get in the primaries?
How many did Joe Biden get?
If BHO loses in November, historians are going to be asking Barack Obama for the rest of his life why he didn't chose Hillary Clinton as his VP.
If JMc loses in November, I doubt anyone is going to wonder if Joe Lieberman could have made a difference. They might have asked why he didn't pick Huckabee, but not Joe Lieberman.
Maybe you forget that JL was already a candidate for VP. psst! It wasn't the winning ticket.
Jan,
The reason Barak did not choose Hillary is because of Bill's list of Middle East donors to his foundation. A list he keeps closed to public scrutiny. How could she have been properly vetted if they could not see who has given millions to the Clinton Foundation.