Makes sure plenty of American flags are on hand when she makes an appearance.

Appeals to the base, but that's it. ALL BUT THEIR BASE ARE BELONG TO US.

The part promoting drilling surely was no doubt music to the ears of all of the Republican populists on Wall Street listening in. No matter how tangential and hopelessly inadequate as an approach to our economic, energy, and national security challenges.

The Republicans lack good ideas (no future) for addressing our problems and they have a well established track record of misgovernance from which they are desperately trying to escape at warp speed (a wretched and embarrassing recent past).

This week their mission is twofold: a) re-energize their religious and Wall Street and corporate bases and b) win over the persuadables.

Palin was mostly about "a", with the hope that her gender and personality might win over others as well. Articleman had a post yesterday or the day before which was prescient in predicting last night's Palin play. (sorry-can't find it just now)

Tonight, word has it that McCain is going to try to execute the "b" part of the strategy by trying to convince the moderate R's, the indies and possibly gettable Dems that he's really a maverick reformer (wink, wink--the tipoff to his base is that there will be scant if any specifics on what he would do going forward, just references to some stances he's taken in the past) just like his admirers in the media say he is. Oh, and an outsider, anti-Washington populist who's on their side, too.

McCain actually has in spades some of the worst traits that befall many (not all) insiders--being utterly out of touch with what is going on with ordinary people in our country and being oblivious to most of the biggest challenges the US faces moving forward. He's a remarkable combination of being stubborn and inflexible in the way he operates with others, while at the same having few, if any, internal constraints on which among his prior beliefs and what parts of his soul he is willing to shed to win the presidency.

Bernard - in regard to 'dirty' books, as mayor of Wasilla, Palin tried to fire the city librarian for refusing to remove 'offensive' (to Palin) literature from library shelves. (Repubs really should make up their minds about 'government' - they tout that we need less of it while they insist on giving us more of it.)

As to whether Palin is 'qualified' to be CiC? A Repub governor was asked by a reporter, "What qualifies Palin to be CiC?" The governor's answer, "She's a reformer." Apparently he didn't hear the question?

What base?

250 batshit insane fundies?

Good luck.

And to think on the day of McPOW's coronation the dow is down 300 points. I know it doesn't mean anything but it looks bad anyway.

And on the day of McPOW's coronation, the dow is down 300 points. I know it doesn't mean anything but it still looks bad.

Funny, I think the same can be said of Zero "0", guess it's according to perspective.

Watch Obama carefully.

He loves being in the limelight and delights at the roar of the crowd in front of him. He clearly speaks well and he looks good. All of that makes a lot of people effective evangelist preachers. It also translates easily into politics.

He has taken those talents and motivations and they have made her into an effective Democratic politician. That's what got him elected to Senate. It has also made him the darling of the lefty liberals.

The same culture carries with it a disdain for making government work. Instead it's adherents depend on gut decision-making and magic (miracles) to get things to work. Achieve high political position (god willing), declare the things that you know are right, and "Voila!" They will come into being because you believe and you publicly declared your belief and God hears you.

Say hello to Barack Obama, the replacement for Al Gore. He has no more interest in the workings of government than Gore does. His solution to America's budget difficulties was to vote present on every major piece of legislation. He has done nothing about the budget except complain, give big ideas with no substance and politic. Don't expect consistency. He doesn't think that way.

Wishy-washy decision making means looking the polls and doing what is popular. That's the way he inspires people, too. Notice that he can't explain his decisions until the polls come out?

He has the Senate to go back to in November. Give him some time and he is going to become an effective evangelistic extremist politician as he learns what he can't be caught doing. He will learn that. But he isn't going to change. he'll just learn not to get caught.

He is the future of the socialistic, big government parties in American politics - and the liberal extremists he represents know it. They'll support him no matter what happens, and if he gets caught doing something illegal, they'll blame their enemies for doing it to him.

Barack Obama is going to be around for quite a while.

Funny, I think the same can be said of Zero "0", guess it's according to perspective.

Watch Obama carefully.

He loves being in the limelight and delights at the roar of the crowd in front of him. He clearly speaks well and he looks good. All of that makes a lot of people effective evangelist preachers. It also translates easily into politics.

He has taken those talents and motivations and they have made her into an effective Democratic politician. That's what got him elected to Senate. It has also made him the darling of the lefty liberals.

The same culture carries with it a disdain for making government work. Instead it's adherents depend on gut decision-making and magic (miracles) to get things to work. Achieve high political position (god willing), declare the things that you know are right, and "Voila!" They will come into being because you believe and you publicly declared your belief and God hears you.

Say hello to Barack Obama, the replacement for Al Gore. He has no more interest in the workings of government than Gore does. His solution to America's budget difficulties was to vote present on every major piece of legislation. He has done nothing about the budget except complain, give big ideas with no substance and politic. Don't expect consistency. He doesn't think that way.

Wishy-washy decision making means looking the polls and doing what is popular. That's the way he inspires people, too. Notice that he can't explain his decisions until the polls come out?

He has the Senate to go back to in November. Give him some time and he is going to become an effective evangelistic extremist politician as he learns what he can't be caught doing. He will learn that. But he isn't going to change. he'll just learn not to get caught.

He is the future of the socialistic, big government parties in American politics - and the liberal extremists he represents know it. They'll support him no matter what happens, and if he gets caught doing something illegal, they'll blame their enemies for doing it to him.

Barack Obama is going to be around for quite a while.

More like Count Duko.

"liberals are evil" "liberals care about loosers" "liberals want us to share" blah blah blah. Conservative "Its my money I earned it...." That's the biggest myth is the history of civilization, that those who are rich earned it. No government payola, contracts, or exploitation of labor ever occurs anywhere anytime. No one ever starts at third base.... All you are is a greedy selfish lot who foist misery onto the world. You even take pleasure in the pain you cause others because you're so afraid. Afraid of the poor, that might ask you for something. Afraid your lives might be no more meaningful that anyone else's life.

"Promoter of abstinence-only sex ed; how's that working out for your family, Guvnor?"

I'm sure it's working out just fine. The difference between conservatives and libs is one believes in moral relativeism and one believes in moral absolutes. One is realistic and one shapes realism around their circumstances to make themselves feel better.

Sounds like she's done what ALL self-respecting conservative, abstinence-only believers do. Realize that people make mistakes, but people AREN'T MISTAKES, own up to them and love our children through them, not murder our grandchildren. This point is non-debatable, there is only 1 way to make sure with 100% certainty that unwanted pregnancy, std's and abortion doesn't happen, that is abstinence. Want to cure aids? I know how, practice abstinence until commitment (us conservatives call it marriage) and have one partner in a monogamous relationship for a lifetime. Aids will be wiped away forever in a generation. I know, I know, thats unrealistic! That will never happen. Yea, thats what they said about washing hands during the plague. How's that working out for you?

"Promoter of abstinence-only sex ed; how's that working out for your family, Guvnor?"

I'm sure it's working out just fine. The difference between conservatives and libs is one believes in moral relativeism and one believes in moral absolutes. One is realistic and one shapes realism around their circumstances to make themselves feel better.

Sounds like she's done what ALL self-respecting conservative, abstinence-only believers do. Realize that people make mistakes, but people AREN'T MISTAKES, own up to them and love our children through them, not murder our grandchildren. This point is non-debatable, there is only 1 way to make sure with 100% certainty that unwanted pregnancy, std's and abortion doesn't happen, that is abstinence. Want to cure aids? I know how, practice abstinence until commitment (us conservatives call it marriage) and have one partner in a monogamous relationship for a lifetime. Aids will be wiped away forever in a generation. I know, I know, thats unrealistic! That will never happen. Yea, thats what they said about washing hands during the plague. How's that working out for you?

Stereotypes by Avishai Reversed by Partisan Dualism

Intentionally scruffy. Byzantine. Average looking. Sanctimonious. Perpetually irritated. Boring youth, never speaks of family. Intellectual, but no common sense; doesn't speak of God unless criticizing God or those who believe. Early career in verbal sports. Knows how to cheer those he agrees with, cheers almost no one. TV dinners, always.

What the Bible prohibits (well, what the Old Testament prohibits) are sins. "Life" is a conservative's way of dressing up the tragedy of everything. Thinks government should prohibit what's moral. Yet sees government as too immoral in social policy, weak, and tending toward corruption when the party he hates is in power. Thinks only a person he derides could notice a contradiction.

Never really traveled at home. Thinks foreign policy means never standing up for freedom. Thinks freedom means never standing against (and killing as many as possible of the) evil people who attack our way of life, control our oil, etc. Thinks this is man's work. Reveres no one: all are mere bio-units walking around. (Helps others (Kerry) run for higher office in the reflected prestige of a war hero). Loves the US, while preached to by people who think spitting on Americans and visitors to Israel is a moral obligation.

Comes from somewhere he's not grateful to be from. Thinks energy policy cannot mean building (or giving tax breaks for building) infrastructure to further the ways oil companies bring supplies to market. Silent about natural sources of climate change. Knows how to mock anyone who dares to challenge elitists. Suggests the free-wheeling culture of "pundits" has any experience on which to criticize its lack in another, but counts on the work and experience of "the hicks" to feed, dress, keep him warm and other pamperings he enjoys while criticizing hands that provide.

Relies on other like-minded folks to whip up enthusiasm and organize against fellow country men and women without really trying to get to know them as human beings.

Is capable of writing the sort of thing I'm parodying right now and actually seriously believe it.

Counting, especially, on television "dream teams" defining their job as scoring how political gambits play, rather than reporting whether claims are true.

Someone has to tell the Repubs that "Executive Experience" as they define it for Palin is like saying that having run the neighborhood gas station qualifies you to run Exxon!

As Waylon said "ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold". Most on this post have probably never heard that verse, and that is why you are so really out of touch with so many voters. You can make all the fun you want, but Palin, her good looks and the way she held her baby touched a lot of people, as Waylon also said "way down in their soul."

As Waylon said "ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold". Most on this post have probably never heard that verse, and that is why you are so really out of touch with so many voters. You can make all the fun you want, but Palin, her good looks and the way she held her baby touched a lot of people, as Waylon also said "way down in their soul."

As Waylon said "ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold". Most on this post have probably never heard that verse, and that is why you are so really out of touch with so many voters. You can make all the fun you want, but Palin, her good looks and the way she held her baby touched a lot of people, as Waylon also said "way down in their soul."

Sarah Palin...John McCain's Sanjaya Malakar. He's banking on the American people to approach the election the way they do American Idol.