Democrat Utopia Nothing More Than a Fantasy
by Tim SlagleCap and Trade, the biggest tax increase in American History, sailed through Congress without anybody even bothering to read it. What will prove to be perhaps the biggest historical change to the American way of life seemed nothing more than a Congressional mouse click, the Terms of Service Agreement on a new software installation. What is it about Democrats that they have such trust in other Democrats?
There was no debate, no discussion; in fact the bill wasn’t even finished when they started voting on it. Yet they all knew they would like everything in the bill, and rushed the vote. I’m somewhat envious of the common goal they all seem to share, but I’m also suspicious of why nobody bothered to read it. Granted it was fifteen hundred pages, Fourth of July recess, and the deposit on the Martha’s Vineyard cottage wasn’t refundable.
I think there is also something else at work here: Democrats tend to have more faith in the system than they have in the individual. When President Reagan tried to close the Department of Education, he was considered to be against education. It’s not just spin, Democrats really think that way. They feel it’s important to keep the Department of Education, because without it, there will be no education. Without the Department of Health, we would all be sick; without the Department of Commerce, the economy would fold. Ditto for the FDA, the FCC, FAA, and the rest of the alphabet soup.
I’ve been a fan of Rush Limbaugh for quite some time; he is an incredible source for information and salient points. Unfortunately, I can’t repeat anything I hear in front of Democrats, because once you do, your point is considered moot. It doesn’t matter if the statistic you quote comes from the Congressional Budget Office or the United Nations, if you say you’ve heard it on Rush Limbaugh, your point is dismissed, and the conversation is over. (Not only don’t Democrats want to listen to Rush, they don’t want to listen to anyone who admits to listening to Rush.) Yet, these same people claim to know everything about Rush. How is that possible?
Democrats don’t have to listen to Rush, (or Fox News either) because there are other people charged with that task. Organizations like Media Matters do all the dirty work then translate it for all the Lefties. So they never have to soil their mind by exposing it to a contrary opinions, or risk being converted to Conservatism. (For some reason, people on the Left believe they are incredibly susceptible to brainwashing, so they feel it is better not to listen to anything contrary.)
I assume the same thing happened with the energy bill. Like the trust they put on Media Matters to tell the truth about Rush, there are people in the Party they trust to read the bill. Since it had the Waxman-Markey brand on the label, Democrats knew there was nothing but good old-fashioned Marxism inside.
There is nothing more secure to Democrats than a big bureaucracy–it makes them feel safe. Perhaps that’s why so many of them linger on in colleges longer than the average American. Inefficient bureaucracies and musty old buildings with union swept halls are warm fuzzy places for them. These people are the kind that like being looked after–it is the natural state of the Left.
They want to live under a huge bureaucracy that will direct their life, from the time they are born into a government hospital through their time in government schools, then punch the clock at a government job until a government appointed doctor gives them an assisted suicide. A Democrat Utopia would be like a human zoo where the lions are kept separate from the zebras, every one is fed, and the doctor comes round once a year. Just keep re-electing Democrats who will insure the air is clean, your food is safe, your retirement is secure, and the tithe is paid.
That’s a big one. When you decide to become a Democrat, the need for you to ever contribute to charity is completely eliminated. Every election cycle Democrat candidates are exposed for being skinflints when the 1040s are released. There is always a ridiculously small number on the lines of where charitable deductions are listed. The contribution is always so small you would think it was an accident, like they thought their $100 donation to the Breast Foundation was a subscription to a porn site.
In actuality, I think they believe that membership in the Democrat Party is their donation to charity. The Party is their Church and the leaders are their clerics. Why should Al Gore give more than a couple hundred bucks to charitable causes when he has made his life work saving the earth from prosperity? (That could explain why so many of Obama’s appointees didn’t feel the need to pay taxes–churches are tax-exempt.)
Never mind that Gore’s “charitable’” works have netted him billions. That’s just a bonus, and as most people like Gore will tell you, the nature of his job requires certain amenities. The Pope doesn’t fly coach either.
I’ve yet to meet a public “servant” that didn’t whine about being underpaid and brag about how much more they could make in the private sector. Personally, I think it is the duty of Americans to help out these dedicated “servants” by removing them of their obligation and set them free to find their fortune.
If you don’t want to read your assignments, it’s time to get a job. We need to make Democrats learn responsibility. Call it “tough love.” We need to lock the Democrats out of Government, the same way that a parent might eventually need to change the locks on the house while a 30-year-old child is at the Arcade. We need to tear down their posters, throw away the bongs, and put their X-boxes out on the back porch. Let’s turn the basement into an exercise room.
Our next opportunity is coming in 2010.
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You're right. The problem is their mindset. They don't trust people, they trust governments, even though the history of government involvement has been an unmitigated disaster, and the history of personal freedom has been mankind's greatest achievements.
You are quite accurate: liberals believe that individuals cannot do anything for themselves, especially if they are "disadvantaged!" Of course, that list is variable and keeps growing by the day.
The period we are living through now will be looked backed upon with sad eyes.
Not to nitpick Tim, but it sailed thru the House, not Congress. We've still got hope the Senate can kill this monstrosity.
Democrats feel secure with a big beauracracy, particularly with a Marxist approved brand like Waxman Markey. The next thing we know, we are the United States of California–bankrupt and a crummy place to live, work, and worship.
Great post Tim. I think you particularly nailed the piece about liberals getting their translation of Rush (and everything else) from folks like Media Matters.
The Democrat party is a tapestry of odd ball pressure groups out to reshape the country in their own twisted image. Be it supposed Hispanic Catholics that support pro-abortion Dems, Gays, union lackeys, transsexuals, anti-2nd amendment types, so-called enviromentalists, socialists, communists, Michael Jacson fans (just kidding RIP!)you name the freak show and they're Dems. Go ahead try to deny it trolls, mainstream working Americans CAN'T identify with the ultra-liberal agenda that we see being enacted….
There is no comedic relief when the voters send in the clowns to office. I believe this piece of dog doo is expressly designed to reward the greedy Democrats and punish the honest citizen. Most of their legislation is the same. Why should the clowns bother to read something that they already know is a heaping pile of crap with the hidden agenda of lining their pockets and citizen control at it's heart.
The scales have fallen from Colin Powell's eyes–now the General is concerned about the massive debt the Dear Leader is accumulating in His quest for utopia. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/03/p...
Gee, what tipped Powell off? Weren't all of the Dear Leader's pronunciations prior to the election about "economic justice" and "spreading the wealth" sufficient warning?
The perfumed diplomat Powell put race first in endorsing the Dear Leader, and was too stupid to see what the Dear Leader's Four Year Plan would do to the country. With the Dear Leader's declining poll numbers and economic ineptitude exposed, Powell is one of the first rats off the sinking ship.
as parents, our mantra was always: have we taught our son well enough to survive if we get run over by a train? we were in a constant state of reevaluating our course so the answer to our question could be a definite, YES, he can! (we had the pithy slogan FIRST)
we should think of dems as our out-of-control children. at this point, if we (the conservatives) get run over by a train, the rest of you are screwed. the dems are running the household and they need some hard lessons on consequences related to their unbelievably arrogant decision-making skills. time is of the essence. i can hear the train on the tracks. time for a come-to-jesus meeting with the kiddos.
We should test your theory. Let's let the dumbocrats pick a state. They can all move there and govern just like Nannie Max intended. Then, in two years, we can compare how we are doing to how they are doing. Of course, until the two years are up, we will need to build a wall to keep them from fleeing paradise.
Big Government = world wars, hundred millions dead. Now that's care you can believe in.
Too late. He picked his horse, made his bed, ran his bell. . . now he has to ride that lying bong head to the end.
We have already run that experiment, it's called California! A $24 billion failure and the democrats are still balking at cutting their beloved entitlement programs. Unreal!
The BIG government is only getting BIGGER!!!! thanks to all of the special interest groups and the think tanks the democrates have….I just think that our country started sliding down once the house and senate where majority of democrates and now you get a pregressive democrate running the show…. WHERE ARE IN FOR IT FOR THE NEXT MINIMUM FOUR YEARS!!!!!
But somehow none of the Democrats in Washington notice. Maybe we should move the capital to Oakland.
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Anybody interested — Palin just announced that she's resigning on July 26</>. Hannity is playing the press conference.
Anybody interested — Palin just announced that she's resigning on July 26. Hannity is playing the press conference.
Anybody interested — Palin just announced that she's resigning on July 26. FOX is playing the press conference.
Dom – I wonder how Stewart Smally will vote? I sure hope there are enough blue dog democrats to offset the Olympia Snowe's of the senate.
Couldn't agree more…………..There are no far left fringe groups anymore……..It's just called the Democrat Party now……..
Jamesb – as always, well said! I sure hope a bunch of those soccer mom democrats are finally having buyer's remorse as they see this human tele-prompter/grifter who kinda sorta used bland flowery "yes we can hope for change" b.s. to cajole them into thinking he would govern from the center.
I think he'll vote for it. He's a twit and really craves acceptance from his peers, Minnesota is pretty liberal and stupid (they elected him after all) so I'm guessing he'll be a toe-the-line doctrinaire, reliable liberal. I don't think Reid can muster the votes, and plenty of Dem Senators can see how far Firefly has over-reached already. So I'm sorta hopeful.
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True. Apparently the key to living in Cali-marxist-land is to be a "public servant" of some type, retire early and watch the cash roll in…just the retirement benefits portion of the budget equals the bugets of several small states. Ex-mayors making $500,000 a YEAR? Retired? Are there ANY TAXPAYERS left in California?
Ya, will this throw MSNBC and CNN of stride? Will it interrupt their All Jackson, All the Time coverage?
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"Democratic Think Tank" – that really puts the 'moron' in oxymoron…
It's really strange. I listened to the whole thing and the reason still isn't fully clear to me.
I agree about Byrd voting for it, but not necessairly SPECTRE. He's now got a Democratic primary challenger so he'll be trolling for every vote he can get. Just my 2 cents James. Happy Independence Weekend BTW!
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She hasn't given a reason yet.
or…she said she felt pain listening to Sanford…Maybe she wants out of this horrible political spotlight…I was afraid she would choose "normal" and tell everyone to shove off.
Not to pile on but "moot" means arguable. Good article.
Don't forget Susan Collins, the other RINO from Maine. As a Texan, a state that continues to grow and contribute more to the success of this country than any little piss-ant state like Maine in every single way, I'm astounded by the arrogance and self importance of elected representatives from states like Maine and that little freak show called Vermont, North Dakota, New Hampshire, etc. Texas has a top ten in the WORLD economy and we have TWO Senators and they can be mooted by a states with less people in them than a good sized SUBURB in Texas. Ya I get the Constitution and understand that the House is supposed to balance things but does it?
I have heard this twice now and I still don't get it. There seem to be several reasons. I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens and how it plays out.
Palin: ""I'm taking my fight for what's right in a new direction," she said…
She's done.
Powell has permanently branded himself a racist. His MAIN motivation for supporting the Kenyan-in-Chief was skin color. Period. He basically said so. Powell should remove himself from the public eye, buy a cottage near a lake and remain quiet for the rest of his days. That would be the decent and honorable thing to do. But he won't, he'll find a fence to ride, no matter how bad the pickets jab him in the A$$!
Maybe she going to run for a House seat? Also, Senator Murkowski is up for re-election in 2010. Maybe she'll step aside for Palin. She was appointed in 2002 and elected outright in 2004. I'm taking bets that Murkowski announces that she has decided not to run.
The Democratic Party was the party of slavery. What else needs to be known as to why they prefer the plantation system where a chosen few sip mint juleps and the rest work in the fields or serve them in the big house. All the worker's needs, their true basic needs, not any of those elusive desires, just their actual needs, will be taken care of. And for those that object to the system, there is the whip.
I thought "moot point" meant "we can still argue about it, but we're at a point where it doesn't matter anymore."
Absolutely. No f__king way anyone can take her seriously now.
I would be surprised if she ran for a House seat. I think she will probably drift toward the free-lance campaigning, like Romney and Huckabee. But I am just guessing.
"THE" House seat. Alaska has ONE! Murkowski is like the rest of that delegation, she prefers Washington D.C. to living in Alaska. Palin NEEDS to be in the middle of the action to be relevant, that means LIVING in Washington D.C., being on Fox and in front of any TV camera that is turned her direction. Morning shows, "The View", Letterman, etc. She needs to be raising money through her PAC, working the phones…I believe she can't get elected POTUS, the press simply WON'T allow it, but she could bolster a run by Romney or whomever emerges as the front runner…the people "out there" who hate her can't articulate why, perhaps they think they're smarter or just because MSNBC told them to. There is a huge resevior pf voters that are intrigued by her story and her life. McCain would have LOST BY MORE without her, that's a statistical fact.
Joan of Arc-religious zealot/schizophrenic -misunderstood warrior????
Great comment. What is the skinny on this, I say…
I like her but what???????
Are China and India exempt from the Malarkey ? Will we be sending more manufacturing over there due to enviral restrictions here ?
No. She is out of the race. Resigning now, in the middle of her first term, effectively ends her political career. It´s 2009. Without her office, she has no platform. To be a plausible candidate, she needed at least one term, preferably reelection. which she could have won. And I´m sure she knows it, whatever her reasons are.
I don't think so…she has a really high "Q" rating, EVERYBODY has heard of her, whether they view her positively or negatively. That is KEY. Like the old addage, "BAD publicity is better than NO publicity at all". She has three long years to battle all the mostly unfair negative press and remake herself into a serious contender. Starting NOW is very smart. Obama will continue to go down the tubes popularity wise as unemployment and inflation set in, we'll have a similar situation to the late seventies when things got SO BAD under Jimmy F—ing Carter (I always include the F—ing part) that challengers are LINING UP TO CAKE WALK IN TO THE Presidency. Carter lost to the late, great, R.W. Reagan 49 states to 1. He'll i was 18 and dumb as a rock and I could have beat Carter, he was THAT UNPOPULAR. Revisionist history has tried to help him but I remember how bad it was…he was the product of an unopoular Republican POTUS, much like Barry Hussein is the product of an unpopular POTUS, be it fair or unfair is irrelevant.
No. Sadly, she is out of the race. Resigning now, in the middle of her first term, effectively ends her political career. It´s 2009. Without her office, she has no platform. To be a plausible candidate, she needed at least one term, preferably reelection. Which she could have won. And I´m sure she knows it, whatever her reasons are.
I don't think so…she has a really high "Q" rating, EVERYBODY has heard of her, whether they view her positively or negatively. That is KEY. Like the old addage, "BAD publicity is better than NO publicity at all". She has three long years to battle all the mostly unfair negative press and remake herself into a serious contender. Starting NOW is very smart. Obama will continue to go down the tubes popularity wise as unemployment and inflation set in, we'll have a similar situation to the late seventies when things got SO BAD under Jimmy F—ing Carter (I always include the F—ing part) that challengers are LINING UP TO CAKE WALK IN TO THE Presidency. Carter lost to the late, great, R.W. Reagan 49 states to 1. Hell I was 18 and dumb as a rock and I could have beat Carter, he was THAT UNPOPULAR. Revisionist history has tried to help him but I remember how bad it was…he was the product of an unopoular Republican POTUS, much like Barry Hussein is the product of an unpopular POTUS, be it fair or unfair is irrelevant.
Q rating, my ass. Most Americans don't really even know her — they know the Tina Fey stupid-b_tch-who-thinks-she-can-see-Russia-from-her-house caricature.
Of course, P.J. O'Rourke has said that what used to be called shame and humiliation is now known as publicity, so you may have a point.
Now's the time to invest in cap-and-trade Malarky derivs…
That's what I'm concerned about. My husband is a manufacturing engineer. Lately, the higher-ups at the plant where he works have had him working on projects that they have been debating on keeping here or sending to China. Now methinks their decision will be to send the projects overseas. They are set on destroying the manufacturing base of this country.
Very good question. There is almost always more to these stories.
That is exactly what she'll do. I expect her to be house hunting in a D.C. suburb asap. Next will be to gin up the money machine, it is the Mother's Milk of politics. She can work donors reletlessly, if they say no she can keep after them. I see her as the logical choice to balance a Romney or Huckabee. the country is ready for a working Mom V.P. Her kids will be three and a half years older and she can be well settled in three years to make a serious run. If she does well in New Hampshire and Iowa and other early primaries she can stamp her own ticket. I believe with all my heart Barry Hussein Socialist will be a ONE and DONE POTUS. I have faith…
That is exactly what she'll do. I expect her to be house hunting in a D.C. suburb asap. Next will be to gin up the money machine, it is the Mother's Milk of politics. She can work donors reletlessly, if they say no she can keep after them. I see her as the logical choice to balance a Romney or Huckabee ticket. The country is ready for a working Mom V.P. Her kids will be three and a half years older and she can be well settled in three years to make a serious run. If she does well in New Hampshire and Iowa and other early primaries she can stamp her own ticket. I believe with all my heart Barry Hussein Socialist will be a ONE and DONE POTUS. I have faith…
Tell us why. I ready to listen…
Yes, they are considered "developing countries" under Kyoto and therefore are exemption from imposing restrictions.
Tell us why. I'm ready and willing to listen…
exactly, but it is used here, as it is frequently, as "irrelevant." People hear it in a sentence and think that is the meaning instead of looking it up and seeing the original meaning. It is one of those "morphed" words like say, diet. Everyone is on a diet but people commonly say it to refer to a reduced calorie regimen.
Jake, you are making me go on like a fool, you lug.
Cris
Except that Romney is rich and has a list of achievements, and Huckabee has at least completed two successful terms as governor. So have Tim Pawlenty and Jeb Bush. Yes, I like Jeb.
Nothing good is ever announced on the Friday of a three-weekend.
My husband thinks she is going to write books and make speeches (I'd go–my sister saw her and said she was marvelous.)
But still..I digress. On the Friday of a holiday weekend? Good Lord, we've already mixed the daiquiris! ha-ha
Sen. Inhofe swears they currently only have 35 votes for it in the Senate. I hope he's right.
Ask 100 hundred people if they have ever heard of Sarah Palin and I guess 90 will say yes. The majority of those will associate her with the MSM caricature of her. Pundits and newspaper writers with less formal education insulting her intelligence have fed the lie machine.
"Completed" their terms is the key distinction here. She's finished as far as elected office is concerned.
IF she somehow manages to stay in the public eye and IF she works hard for a successful Republican presidential nominee, she'd be far from the worst Secretary of the Interior we've ever had, and probably the best-ever Secretary of Energy.
But those are only two of the big IFs to consider…
I don't know about the rest of you, but right now this "parent" feels like the children have stolen the family car and wallet and gone on a massive bender maxing all the credit cards and emptying out both bank account and savings account while writing a ton of bad checks that are going to bounce very, very soon.
A back bench, junior Senator that had accomplished EXACTLY NOTHING in his ENTIRE LIFE and wouldn't have been elected in Illinois except for that fact that he is half black and Chicago has enough votes in it to neutralize the down state vote is currently running a great country into the ground. Indeed anything can happen…
Mmmmmm…daiquiris…
No one gave her any credit for being governor of Alaska anyhow. If she steps back and works the background or takes a role in Congress, she might gain some more credibility. Either that or she can campaign for other candidates in 2010. She was an undeniable draw for McCain and was the only thing that kept him from losing in a true landslide to PrezBO. I don't think she has to have finished a term to get elected. Obama didn't finish his first term as a senator and he got elected. Obviously, the precedent is there for people who haven't finished holding their office to get the job.
She's had sarahpac.com up and running for six or so months now. People with organizations named SARAHPAC.COM don't fade into the weeds and disappear…this is obviously a strategic move to become more relevant which is impossible to do from B.F.E. Alaska…I like Alaska, I've been there but really, it's just this side of the moon politically. Had she resigned as governor of a big state in the central or eastern time zones, well maybe that would be bad politically.
Gotta agree with everyone saying she's done — she's done, at least politically. Not many voters will vote for someone who abandons their post when the going gets tough. I'm sure Fox News will hire her as a correspondent.
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If China and India weren't EXEMPT they would LAUGH at this crap bill. Remember when the Kyoto Accord went down to defeat in the Senate 99-0? Have we fallen that far, that fast? I'll give Al F—ing Gore that much credit. He smells LOTS of money in carbon credit trading and he will not give up…
"moot" adjective definition 2 of little or no practical value or meaning; purely academic. verb definition 5 to reduce or remove the practical significance of; make purely theoretical or academic. "Moot" typically means a point that is no langer relevant to the argument. Once the Senate has 60 votes to block a filibuster, technically a 61st vote is "moot".
You know why they feed the lie machine? Because it WORKS.
Since these Dems aren't bothering to read the bills they pass anymore, I'm going to suggest that a Republican slip something into the next bill admidst a fat earmark for some Democratic toad. Something like, "Upon appropriation of said funds by the State legislature, Congressman Charles Rangel of New York shall be feathered in public and made to drive about Times Squre in a golf cart, giving away all of his liquidated assets to passers-by."
Maybe they'll read more carefully after that.
Hmmm. Let me set this down…okay now, one more thing…its the hit piece from Vanity Fair! I'm willing to bet she is as mad as a hornet about it!
*Final answer.
(for this evening)
Yeah, but this is like coming into the game with only one stack of chips, you have a K-10 off suit, they just flopped a five-seven-six in a suit you don't have, and the guy next to you has enough chips to force you to go all-in any time he wants.
Sure, you can pull out a win, but Christ, think of the odds you'll have to beat.
Obviously, the precedent is there for people who haven't finished holding their office to get the job.
Yeah, but do you really want her following in that guy's footsteps? Like I said — lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.
Bullsh_t, horsesh_t, and plain-old-sh_t futures are looking up, too.
Oh absolutely! I don't know what many Americans would do without cable news, Fox specifically. I guess we'd scream at our TV's like back in the CBS "Uncle Walter the Commie" days…he would sit there and lie and editorialize and call it "news" and not blink an eye…the newspapers are dying a ignominious death and the "lefty papers are going down the fastest…
At least now Obama has a shot to catch up and pass her for executive experience gained!
Utopia is a Marxist's Disneyland. It doesn't work in the real world.
No thanks on the Jeb. No 3rd Bush. No way.
They keep telling us there is a global overpopulation problem. Resources freed up, less impact on the environment. Imagine all the recyclables. Sacrifices must be made if we are going to save the slimy spotted swamp snail. They love big government.
I wish it were so, believe me. But there is no way quitting her job halfway makes her more relevant. You don´t win by not playing. She is a half-term ex-governor now. What is she going to do until 2012 to convince people – the sceptics, not her fans – she is Presidential material?
My take is, the bastards have won and hounded a decent, honest citizen out of politics.
I agree with this. I don't understand why you are saying that there is no difference between "purely academic" and "beside the point" and that is how I hear it misused. I am sorry I was unclear . When I read that reference to people's attitude towards repeating Rush in this article it did not sound correct to me.
She has an open chair on Fox. Fox has the biggest cable ratings in the business BY FAR. They will either guest her every second they have a chance or even hire her although she's better off being an independent voice of conservatism. I BET she moves to the D.C. or New York area and begins to be a FIXTURE on talk radio and national news programs. She's telegenic and articulate enough to cut it. She'll gain experience and poise being on camera ALL THE TIME. She can photo op the heck out of the kids, if she wants, she can become a national figure just by being available. She may ne seeing the same impolsion that I sense in the Obama agenda. Today Collin Powell, tomorrow…MSM? Nah, they're duped…
I am at the ready to make phone calls w/ my posse.
She's run a town and a business and served enough as Alaska's governor to have the equivalent of a full term.
That might mean something if you could show me that he's learned anything.
My son is shooting for college in 7 years–does he have a master's yet? I would be thrilled!
You mean like the Diet of Worms?
I kinda feel like I'm on one right now!!!! ha-ha
But Reagan wasn´t just anybody. He had spent two decades speaking and writing and honing his message, and he was a two term governor of California.
I agree that Barry is a disaster, but you cannot rely on history repeating itself. He will keep substantial voter groups in his pocket and will have money and organisation in 2012 as well. I also expect naked fraud. And the mass media will never give up on him.
Possibly they will pork it up in the Senate to get votes, try that conference-thing with the House to get a unified version, it will die when the session ends, and everyone gets to boast to their constituents how bravely they voted for their interests. They have done it before on controversial issues, it would not surprise me.
Respectfully I disagree. I'm not part of her political machine or anything I'm just looking at this like an analyst would…Alaska is NO WHERE. Like I said, just the time zone problem is enough to make this a non-problem vis a vis a national run. I repeat, she has BIG name recognition, more than Romney or even Huckabee. Try it, ask a few people to id those three names. EVERYBODY has heard of Palin, mostly in a negative way, thanks to Tina Fey. She can devot FULL TIME to burnishing her reputation and credentials that are a bit weak for a national run. I don't believe she will be POTUS, I believe totally that enough people would be comfortable with her as V.P. especially after THREE YEARS of as postitive, controlled public exposure as possible. The press will ZERO IN and try to destroy her now. If she plays it smart, doesn't do anything STUPID (get a boyfriend, get caught doing drugs, go lesbo, whatever) the PRESS CAN'T WIN. she can BEAT THEM, by pounding her drum EVERYDAY in major media markets, not Wasilla or Anchorage.
It is great for Reforming the system.
Yes, you might also say we are opening a real can of wo… ach…
think she's planning a coup?!
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