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   <title>Am I the Only One?</title>
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   <summary>Am I the only one who objects to the McCain/Palin use of the word &quot;Federalist&quot; when talking about states rights issues - like they constantly repeat in the Roe v. Wade conversations? In the Couric interview last night she said...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[Am I the only one who objects to the McCain/Palin use of the word "Federalist" when talking about states rights issues - like they constantly repeat in the Roe v. Wade conversations? In the Couric interview last night she said she thinks it's a state issue, because "I'm a Federalist." This echoes a November 19,2006 interview McCain had on This Week with George Stephanopolis when he also said he favored decisions being made at the state level "Because I'm a Federalist."<br /><br />Clearly Palin has been watching and mimicking&nbsp;McCain's earlier performances, but nobody has told her his use of the word was wrong then and it's wrong now. A Federalist by definition advocates a strong federal system with a strong central government, not one with emphasis on state decision-making.<br /><br />Further treatment is on BC Politics in an article by Brad Schrader datelined November 21,2006. <br /><br />You would think that&nbsp;at least one person&nbsp;on their staff would be literate and be alert at the same time, but it merely shows again that the McCain campaign structure is unfocused and weak.]]>
      
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