Roosevelt, Palin? Specious!

I received an email today implying that Palin was the latest incarnation of Teddy Roosevelt. Sure, they both were tapped for VP when young, had been governor a short time, and both liked to shoot. But TR had been a military commander in a shooting war and later Assistant Secretary…

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It’s irresponsible to be discussing lipstick on pigs while the U.S. is in decay

Why is McCain so irresponsible?   Because he is spewing lies (and see here).   But that is only half the reason McCain is so irresponsible.   The other half of the reason is that McCain is failing to deal with multi-front crises faced by the United States.   We are a nation in…

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The Pulpit Initiative May Explain Palin

The Alliance Defense Fund, a legal action group whose purpose appears to be to promote an American Theocracy, has instituted The Pulpit Initiative. In brief, it calls for ministers, priests and pastors to openly stump for particular candidates on September 28, 2008 ("Pulpit Freedom Sunday") and beyond. No more pussyfooting…

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Warning: the candidate for Vice-President knows nothing about foreign policy

I have only seen this excerpt of Charlie Gibson's interview of Sarah Palin, not the whole interview.  So far, it confirms the impression of all honest self-critical people.   Sarah Palin resembles a high school student trying to bluff her way through an answer in class.   She is incompetent to be…

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