Posted on 09/08/2008 6:10:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
As someone who cast a vote for Hillary Clinton in this year's Illinois primary, I have something to say about McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice-presidential running mate.
Obama has been too quick, and too defensive in tone, to try and paint Gov. Palin as low on experience -- even while claiming that McCain now has no business questioning the credentials and experience of Obama.
With independent voters, Obama has two large risks in trying to push this point.
First, on the experience issue, Gov. Palin seems to have Sen. Obama beat. While she is young, three years junior of even Obama, she already has more years of public service than Obama. Further, she actually has executive experience - something Obama and Biden both lack. She also has accomplishments in the areas of ethics, energy and tax policy reform, and even running a private business. She governs the largest land-mass of any U.S. State, and more public land than any other state, and has experience commanding the Armed Forces of Alaska and dealing with foreign borders with Russia and Canada - again both Obama and Biden lack experience in all these areas. Last year alone she implemented a $40 billion natural gas project to bring needed alternative energy sources to the United States. Something that Obama and Biden could only dream of.
The net of all this is that if Obama thinks he is now clear of examination on his lack of experience - he is in for a rude awakening. Palin, as young a woman as she is, only makes Obama's lack of experience and lack of concrete accomplishments even more glaring. Instead of taking away this argument from McCain, it strengthens McCain's argument against Obama.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Excellent distillation of the experience issue...
From his hometown
I believe I heard this is THE largest (most expensive) project ever undertaken in the United States. (Feel free to correct if I am mistaken.)
“From his hometown...”
A telling tale, no?
“Palin, as young a woman as she is, only makes Obama’s lack of experience and lack of concrete accomplishments even more glaring.”
...which is why the left has gone into scorched-earth mode on Sarah Palin — they know exactly how bad she makes their no talent (buttock) clown candidates look and they have to stop the spectacle. It’s painfully obvious. These are a bunch of angry, ignorant and arrogant people dwelling in dangerous levels of denial.
And here’s part of Gov. Palin’s experience, and a very important part:
From my e-mail from CNSNews.com:
“Palin Finalized 20-Year Quest for Pipeline Deal in First 20 Months
(CNSNews.com) – In her first 20 months as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin completed a deal for a natural gas pipeline that had been a top economic goal for the state for nearly two decades. The pipeline, to which Palin referred in her acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, represents a step towards leading America to energy independence, she said.”
In North America.
In North America.
In North America.
And I don’t think we are paying for it...got to count for something!
The trib, and it’s various satellites (WGN Radio) have aired some criticism of the annointed one. Unlike the sun-times, which is a total 0bama mouthpiece.
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