[Grovenet] Good choice, John!!

[Katie Allnutt]

One of the 'credentials' for Sarah Palin that points to her being a  
reformer is the fact that she refused the pork barrel $ for the  
'bridge to nowhere'.  Now ask yourself if that was such a difficult  
decision? Here was a project that had become the laughing stock of  
the entire nation and the AK senator was headed for indictment. Plus  
Alaska has landed more pork barrel $ than you can shake a stick at.
So, if she refused the $ that was likely to be withdrawn any way and  
it would in no way jeopardize the other money headed for Alaska it  
was a no brainer.  Something that any politician could have done.

And it is a similar situation for ethics reform. There have been half  
a dozen or more times in recent history when the corruption at the  
state level has become so widespread that a 2 yr old could be elected  
governor and ethics reform would be easy to pass. When Palin easily  
started to clean up Alaska's government it says just as more about  
the depth and breadth of the problem than it does about her prowess.

Okay, she gets credit for eliminating the state plane. Does that make  
her presidential material? Hardly. Has she been tested as a governor  
of a state with falling resources? No. Alaska is more awash with  
money thanks to the price of oil and the fact that she raised taxes  
on oil companies.
Being tested and ready for the VP slot should mean more than being in  
the right place for 20 months at an opportune time.

Katie
PS Bob I disagree with the % win factor. If Obama wins (and that is a  
big if for a black candidate in a Karl Rove  world) it will be close.



On Aug 30, 2008, at 5:15 PM, Bob Browning wrote:

> Who would have thought that John McCain would have picked someone  
> for VP who would make Dan Quayle look good ? ! ? ! ?
>
> Palin is to the VP spot what Harriet Miers was to the Supreme  
> Court ! !
>
> Also note that the only response the McCain handlers could find was  
> to once again attack the messengers. Maybe that's the real hope in  
> this campaign - once people get to know both candidates better, and  
> if race can be taken out as an issue (a huge "if", based upon my  
> conversations with some otherwise enlightened people who refuse to  
> tell me why they will vote against Obama),  Obama may well win by a  
> 25 to 35 percent margin!! You heard it here first!!
>
> bob "hit me again, I like it" browning
>
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