>>It would seem that you enjoy the give and take of a “flame war.” Sometimes it doesn’t happen naturally, though, and you have to write something deliberately provocative. That is a way to get sparks but does not contribute to any effort to convince anyone of anything other than your own penchant for getting a “yelling” match going.<<
In this case I am not looking for a flame war (although a rollicking one is always fun as long as no one takes it personally).
I want to note the following:
1) I have not suggested that supporters of Mrs. Palin are not smart, etc. I merely think their political calculus returns an incorrect result. Look back over my posts — you will see I have not insulted anyone (given point 2, below).
2) I (accurately) noted that anyone (such as, say, me) who criticizes Mrs. Palin gets flamed pretty badly.
3) I post this out of genuine concern for 2012. Yes, it is my opinion but I base it on some logic, which I post and is rarely refuted. Maybe Mrs. Palin can overcome the deficiencies I note, but no one has said HOW, other than to say “well, she just can.”
I do NOT want another 4 years of the TOTUS-reading fuhrer. It will take us 10 years to undo the damage he has done, domestically and internationally. If he has another 4 years it may take a generation.
Mrs. Palin is not the solution at this time.
‘Mrs. Palin is not the solution at this time.’
You can’t beat someone with no one. Arbitrarily comparing a candidate to a theoretical perfect candidate is meaningless. If you do not favor Palin, who is your candidate. I have not made up my mind, but have some negative criteria:
1) No Congresscritters
2) No one who served in the Bush administration
3) No one east of the Delaware River.