Comments on: Palin and the liberal blogosphere http://polizeros.com/2008/09/05/palin-and-the-liberal-blogosphere/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:32:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: DJ http://polizeros.com/2008/09/05/palin-and-the-liberal-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-155906 DJ Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:12:35 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=12712#comment-155906 Obama was characterized by a sitting Democratic Senator as "elitist and out of touch." Everyone's got an opinion. Obama was characterized by a sitting Democratic Senator as “elitist and out of touch.” Everyone’s got an opinion.

]]> By: Bob Morris http://polizeros.com/2008/09/05/palin-and-the-liberal-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-155860 Bob Morris Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:58:42 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=12712#comment-155860 Palin was also <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26661483/" rel="nofollow">described</a> by a former Republican senator as being a "cocky wacko" Palin was also described by a former Republican senator as being a “cocky wacko”

]]> By: DJ http://polizeros.com/2008/09/05/palin-and-the-liberal-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-155847 DJ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:33:45 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=12712#comment-155847 She's not only a capable politician, she's arguably the second-most-qualified person in the race to lead this country (Biden being first). That's not saying much. I was reviewing the candidates' experience last night. McCain, Palin, and Obama have little resembling foreign policy experience. (Obama served a whopping three years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and one of those was spent running for President.) Worse, only one of the four has ever run a government at any level or managed a budget-- and that's Palin. The rest, so far as I can see, have never even served on a budget or finance committee. Not one of the four has any background in economics (and it shows). Just for comparison, consider Bill Richardson's resume: educated both in America and abroad, Kennedy School of Government, State Department under Henry Kissinger, 14 years in the Senate where he served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of Energy, Ambassador to the UN, Special Envoy for the OAS, Governor of New Mexico, negotiated directly with Saddam Hussein for the release of hostages... That's a resume! And he's not alone, there are many American leaders with those kinds of qualifications. But apparently most don't want the job. Which means that whoever gets elected is poorly equipped to handle the mess left over from the last poorly-qualified administration. My God, what are we doing? She’s not only a capable politician, she’s arguably the second-most-qualified person in the race to lead this country (Biden being first). That’s not saying much. I was reviewing the candidates’ experience last night. McCain, Palin, and Obama have little resembling foreign policy experience. (Obama served a whopping three years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and one of those was spent running for President.) Worse, only one of the four has ever run a government at any level or managed a budget– and that’s Palin. The rest, so far as I can see, have never even served on a budget or finance committee. Not one of the four has any background in economics (and it shows).

Just for comparison, consider Bill Richardson’s resume: educated both in America and abroad, Kennedy School of Government, State Department under Henry Kissinger, 14 years in the Senate where he served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of Energy, Ambassador to the UN, Special Envoy for the OAS, Governor of New Mexico, negotiated directly with Saddam Hussein for the release of hostages… That’s a resume! And he’s not alone, there are many American leaders with those kinds of qualifications. But apparently most don’t want the job.

Which means that whoever gets elected is poorly equipped to handle the mess left over from the last poorly-qualified administration. My God, what are we doing?

]]> By: Joe Hartley http://polizeros.com/2008/09/05/palin-and-the-liberal-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-155274 Joe Hartley Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:07:30 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=12712#comment-155274 And McCain an extraordinarily cynical one. And McCain an extraordinarily cynical one.

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