Please, For the Sake of the Country, Just Quit!

Sarah Palin has once again proven that she is a complete moron and has no business being involved in National Politics. Whatever the possible reason McCain had for choosing her, his familiar line of “Country First” was not one of them. If he really wanted to put the Country First, he would have chosen a VP candidate that had some idea of what goes on outside of Alaska. She is officially beyond unqualified and has now become a National embarrassment. If she wanted to show an ounce of political fortitude and practical understanding, she would quit. Saving herself, her party, and her Country.
Here is a rambling excerpt from the Katie Couric interview. It just goes to show that inside her head is a vast emptiness that has been crammed full of talking points. However, no one had the sense to tell her when to use each point so they just get pushed out as one big vowel movement.

On whether the $700 billion bailout of the U.S. financial sector is a good idea.

“That’s why I say I, like every American I’m speaking with, we’re ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the healthcare reform that is needed to help shore up our economy. Helping the—it’s got to be all about job creation too, shoring up our economy and putting it back on the right track. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans and trade—we’ve got to see trade as opportunity, not as competitive, scary thing, but one in five jobs being created in the trade sector today—we’ve got to look at that as more opportunity.”

The press has an obligation to hammer away at Ms. Palin’s qualifications. If it turns out that she has just had a few bad interviews because she was nervous or whatever, additional scrutiny will serve her well.
If, on the other hand, it becomes clear that her performance, so far, is an accurate reflection of her qualifications, it would behoove John McCain and the Republican Party to put the country first — as Mr. McCain loves to say — and find a replacement for Ms. Palin on the ticket.

Last Night's Debate

I do not like to really look for a winner and a loser from a Presidential debate. I really want to hear issues discussed. I want to know how candidates feel they differ and how they are alike. I thought that Jim Lehrer did a fine job of trying to get Obama and McCain talking to each other, discussing, not just throwing out sound bites. I will give Obama some credit for trying to do that. McCain just would not even look at Obama. Granted he would have had to look to his left, lol. McCain's sarcastic and bellicose nature emerged, immediately. McCain's refusal to make eye-contact with Obama, or even look his way, made it easy to imagine McCain's refusing to communicate, negotiate or compromise with foreign leaders with whom he was not already in full agreement.
I am afraid that Sarah Palin may be a heartbeat away from replacing Dr. Strangelove.
For those too young to remember, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, a 1964 Stanley Kubrick film. The story concerns a mentally unstable US Air Force general who orders a first strike nuclear attack on the Soviet Union.

I did hear one of the news commentators observe that McCain never really talked about the future, everything had to do with the past. In addition,Obama seemed to talk about the future. It is something to consider.
The one real change I would like to see in these debates…let them all in; Barr, McCain, Nadar, Obama. Have at least one debate were they all can go at it no matter how crazy their ideas might be. The only prerequisite being that they would have to be on enough ballots to reach the 270 electoral votes needed. That does not even need to be every State. You really only need 12 States (CA,TX,NY,FL,IL,PA,OH,NJ,NC,GA,VA, and ANY one other). How is that for scary…