However, Obama was a national figure when he started running for President (and no, he did not "quit" the senate, he just stopped doing his job there).
Of course, nothing in your response had any relationship to what Bush said, or what I said. Your response was a non-sequitor, a knee-jerk reaction without thought.
When McCain chose Sarah Palin as VP, Palin was NOT a national figure. She was largely unknown, except to a subset of politically active conservatives. Her views on most issues were unknown to the country, her accomplishments as Governor were unknown to the country, she had made no publicised national speeches, published no national op-eds, made no national campaign tours.
This is not a "criticism", it is simple truth. It would be like complaining that it was sexist to note that she was female.
You don't need to tell me that Palin was more qualified than Obama to be President. Here is an opinion column I wrote on the subject September 4, 2008.
Excerpts:
Two recent developments have brought the issue of preparedness to the forefront. And the truth is that, of the four major party candidates, Obama is the least experienced....
Of course, Governor Palin leads Alaska, not just Wasilla. Alaska has over 25,000 employees, and a budget quite a bit larger than the Obama campaign. Worse, Obama doesn’t actually run his campaign — his campaign manager does. So essentially Obama argued his campaign manager was qualified to be president — maybe more qualified than Obama.
Governor Palin has eight years of executive experience, while Obama has none. Palin ran a business, Obama didn’t. Palin has been in public office longer than Obama. Palin took on her party, Obama has not.
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Now, Joe Biden certainly has more experience in Washington than Governor Palin. He has been there forever. But Biden has never served in an executive position. He’s never had to make the decisions —he’s just been one vote among 100.
The Democrats like to make fun of Wasilla for its population of about 10,000. But that’s about as many people as voted for Biden in the Democratic primary. They ignore that Palin is governor of Alaska, with a population of over 670,000 people. Biden is just one of two Senators representing Delaware’s population of about 850,000. In 2002, Biden won his senate seat with 135,000 votes. In 2006, Palin won the Governorship with 115,000 votes.
Palin was a largely unknown figure when she was chosen. She had qualifications, she had credentials, but she was no national figure. You can get upset about that, but being upset about the truth is not helpful.
Yes, but to omit OBOZO was NOT a national figure is a bit misleading. Ditto, w/Pawlenty the other Gov considered by mccain also did NOT have national exposure.
My point is errors of omission can be as damaging as the typical misleading liberal drivel.