I thought that it was one of the funniest moments ever to come out of this campaign. Speaking of Sarah Palin’s foreign policy credentials, Cindy McCain said Palin definitely had foreign policy expertise because Alaska is close to Russia.
It was funny but, of course, you don’t expect any serious comments to come from the mouth of a candidate’s spouse, not even Hilliary’s spouse. Just have a good laugh and try to pay attention to the candidates themselves. But, McCain’s campaign is the gift that keeps on giving.
Having followed McCain’s campaign somewhat closely, I really shouldn’t have been surprised. I admit it. I was caught off guard. Sarah herself had picked up the very same talking point in her very first interview, the one with Charlie Gibson . She even elaborated on it. She informed us that you could actually see Russia from one of the islands that makes up the state. Wow! Aren’t you impressed?
Given Alaska’s location, that also makes her an expert on Santa Claus. I looked up in the sky last night and saw the moon and several stars. With the price of gas going up I was just wondering if experts like me could earn a little extra as an astronomer or piloting the shuttle.
As I said, it just keeps on giving. Then we have that eminent foreign policy expert, John McCain, mouthing the very same talking point yet again. But that’s not all. In this interview from New Hampshire McCain was asked about her national security credentials. He boldly stated that, since Alaska produced more energy than any other state, not only is she an expert in national security, she knows more about energy than any other person in the country. Hell, why do they let T. Boone Pickens on the tube?
I hope she has the humility to seek advice from Bush on how to see into Putin’s soul. I don’t think she can quite see it from that little island.
What do you see as the big issues facing us? Paris Hilton? Lipstick? I beg to disagree. I think the important issues are the ones McCain is afraid to talk about. The economy. Healthcare. The wars we already have. The other wars McCain has promised.
Palin has been heralded as having an excess of executive experience. She gained this while mayor of a town with a population of about 5,000 when she was in office. She hails herself as a tax-cutter. True, she did eliminate a small property tax. But, in its place she was considerate enough to provide a significant sales tax. Oh well, I guess that doesn’t eliminate her claim to being a tax-cutter.
Onward and upward. The governors of every other state that I know of face several difficult problems. Usually, they put financial shortages at the top of their list of problems. During Palin’s tenure Alaska has been drowning in surplus revenue due to the price of oil. I was just wondering where all of that revenue is coming from. Could it be from some of the other 49 states?
Anyway, the Mayor of, . . . er, Governor of Alaska, about the population of Charlotte, North Carolina, has had no executive experience at all in dealing with the types of problems all of the real governors and the president face.
We must also remember that we are talking about the governor of the welfare state. Despite the burden of the excess oil wealth Alaska has had to bear, they have also been forced to be very creative in finding ways to spend all of the federal largesse that is forced upon them. I’ve been told it is difficult to be number one.
That old McCain. He sure does have a sense of humor.
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Meanwhile, the other party puts someone who can see Cicero from where he lives in the top spot. Talk about a sense of humor!