Palin doesn't know about Bush Doctrine

No matter how one slices it, we must face it, there are a bunch of typical politicians offered up to us this election from both sides.  No one stands out as being better.  Neither party has the priorities of the American people at heart.  There is no third party that can make it.  What do we do then in the opinion of all of you political geniuses?

Originally posted by Byzantine Emperor No matter how one slices it, we must face it, there are a bunch of typical politicians offered up to us this election from both sides.  No one stands out as being better.  Neither party has the priorities of the American people at heart.  There is no third party that can make it.  What do we do then in the opinion of all of you political geniuses?

I dont know obama sound like he can think. That interviewer was soft on her and i can understand why they avoid these things.

This twit thinks making Ukraine and Georgia NATO members (a pipe dream but...) and risking war is a sound policy.  Does she read the paper? she also thinks poor liddle Georgia was attacked and that Russia was unprovoked. She knows about russia becuase she can see it from alaska. The whole world is full of friends and terrorist...
.and she complelety squirmed without commiting about Iran and nukes vis a vis Isreal. Serously Iran is going to give nukes to other terrorist!  please she is a muppet

confident talk covers the lack of substance, might work for those that dont understand the any issue beyond cowboy and indians. Fear fear fear.


the whole interview is here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubsUQKd9c7c&feature=related

Oh well. First I was afraid a McCain ticket would lead to 4 more years of Bush but without the humor. His choice for Palin has made sure that also in a next Republican administration there will be enough to laugh about.

Hi, B.E.,

This has very little to do with real conservatives, and a lot to do with, for lack of a better word, "mainstream conservatives."

If we just focus on values, liberals and conservatives agree in most things, having a difference in opinion on how to achieve common goals.

Then these weird Lenin-inspired conservatives showed up and took over the GOP and the conservative media. They have twisted what being a conservative was about into the strange fascistic-religious mutant that mainstream conservative thought is today.

If we take a step back we can clearly see this. What real conservative, in their right mind, want to bankrupt the U.S.? Are those crickets I hear? None.

What conservative wants to destroy the U.S. military? None.

What conservative wants to ruin the U.S. economy? None.

Yet this is the platform that Palin/McCain are running on: another 4 years of Bush policies.

If democracy is about holding people accountable, we got to do it. The GOP has wrecked the country, hurt the military, bankrupted up, and weakened the economy. They must be held accountable.

Look, it is not really like much will change if Obama wins. The Republicans in Congress will make sure that nothing radical happens. And Obama is frankly very centrist.

But we got to send a clear message to the GOP leadership that they must go back to real conservatism, rather than doing everything for big corporations and war contractors and cover it with a thin varnish of religious and blue collar populism.

Edited by hugoestr - 12-Sep-2008 at 16:50

hugo:

Edited by pikeshot1600 - 12-Sep-2008 at 17:01

Originally posted by hugoestr This has very little to do with real conservatives, and a lot to do with, for lack of a better word, "mainstream conservatives." If we just focus on values, liberals and conservatives agree in most things, having a difference in opinion on how to achieve common goals. Then these weird Lenin-inspired conservatives showed up and took over the GOP and the conservative media. They have twisted what being a conservative was about into the strange fascistic-religious mutant that mainstream conservative thought is today.

Originally posted by SearchAndDestroy I agree with Leonidas here.   When she said she would go to war with Russia if SHE felt it was necessary. That kind of scares me knowing she'd be second incharge and one step away from being number one.   She doesn't seem to understand that other countries have their interests too and we can't keep fighting endless wars. Especially when they are outside of our own interests. I don't understand how she can say such a thing without hesitation, as if lives mean nothing? I don't know...

I know the feeling. She is a bit too hasty with decision making... while this is all hypothetical, there is still a valid chance that it would turn into reality, which of course would not be a course our government should venture.

Originally posted by Byzantine Emperor Also, most of the mainstream media refuses to draw a distinction as you have between fake conservatices hijacking religious values to serve political purposes and real conservatives who happen to have a strong faith that informs and shapes their values.

Originally posted by gcle2003 It's not a question of sycophancy but one of capability, competence and knowledge, as well as a set of priorities. When she was mayor and there was a choice between giving the town a ssewage works or a sports facility (or even a sewage factory and a reasonable sports facility) she chose a super sports complex. With local infrastructures crying out for improvement and windfall profits from oil available to the state that could have paid for it, she chose to distribute the windfall to the people in cash and borrow the money for the improvements. Which is little short of bribery. She took a town with a balanced budget, and left it millions and millions in debt. This is conservatism? This you want in a potential President?