Palin Quits, McCain Recalled
David Waldman's post July 3 on dailykos about Sarah Palin was intended to slam the Governor. That is always a worthy, and enticingly easy, endeavor, but the piece is valuable for two other reasons.
Palin's abrupt resignation as Governor of Alaska reminds Waldman of John McCain's non-suspension suspension of his presidential campaign over the financial crisis, noting he is "astonished that they were ever considered a legitimate presidential ticket."
But of course that is in large measure why McCain-Palin was defeated by Obama-Biden. When the Arizona Senator panicked, the contrast with the other ticket, of calm, competent adults, became apparent.
The best part, however, is Waldman's conclusion: "Rumor has it that you quit for an offer of $50 an hour to go pick lettuce in Yuma for the whole season. But I think you can't do it, my friend." Like Palin's bewildering abdication of her job on
July 3, that reference to an April, 2006 appearance (video below) before a union audience by the 2008 Republican presidential nominee is a reminder of the catastrophe that was averted on November 4, 2008.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Claiming a Non-Existent Right
The press secretary to President George W. Bush inadvertently reminds us of how bad a President his boss was. Very few issues unify the Rep...
-
In April, President Donald Trump asked French President Emanuel Macron "why don't you leave the EU?" The same month,...
-
Party Of Deception The Huffington Post, gushing about the Kennedy memorial service in Boston last night, exclaimed that Senator Orrin Hatch...
-
Limbaugh Scores 50% I come not to bury Limbaugh, but to praise him. In part, anyway- the part where he outlined, albeit a day late, presumab...
No comments:
Post a Comment