On Aug 31, 3:41Â am, tg
earthlink.net> wrote:> On Aug 30, 10:46Â pm, "Daniel T."
earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>> "curmudgeon"
bresnan.net> wrote:>
>> Compare it against Obama's...
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>>> 1987. Graduated with a bachelors degree in journalism from the University of
>>> Idaho.
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>> 1983. BA in political science from Columbia University.
>> 1991. JD from Harvard.
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>>> 1992-1996. Entered public life serving two terms on the Wasilla City
>>> Council.
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>>> 1996-2002. Elected mayor of Wasilla Alaska for two terms until term limits
>>> Â forced her from office.
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>> 1996-2004. Entered public life serving on the Illinois state senate.
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>> 2000. Attempted to be elected to the House of Representatives but lost
>> by a 2 to 1 margin.
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>>> 2002. Lost her first statewide campaign for the GOP nomination for
>>> lieutenant governor.
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>>> 2002. Frank Murkowski left the US Senate to become governor and named Sarah
>>> Palin chairwoman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
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>>> 2003. Spilt with the party leaders by battling Randy Ruedrich the head of
>>> Alaska republican Party.
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>> 2003. Became chairman of the Illinois Senate's Health and Human Services
>> Committee.
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>> 2005-present. Was elected as an Illinois state senator.
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>>> 2006. Upset former Governor Frank Murkowski in the Republican primary then
>>> defeated former two-term Governor Tony Knowles a Democrat in the general
>>> election.
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>>> 2007. Pressured lawmakers to get the Alaska Gasoline Inducement Act passed
>>> to build a natural gas pipeline to deliver 35 trillion feet of North Slope
>>> natural gas to market.
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>> 2007. Announced candidacy for President.
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>>> 2008. On August 28, was asked to be Senator John McCain's vice-presidential
>>> running mate in the 2008 election.
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>> Hmm... What's your point?
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> Possibly that someone who runs ads saying that Obama isn't ready to be
> president is a lying hypocrite if he says that Palin *is* ready.
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> Possibly that someone who claims to put the interests of the USA above
> political ambition is a lying hypocrite when his VP choice is much
> less qualified to be president than many other available options.
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> For example, if you claim to be a 'maverick' who can deal with both
> sides of issues, Tom Ridge would be a logical choice. That would show
> independence from the extremists, good ground-level political
> strategy, and confidence that your positions are winners.
LOL. Tom Ridge? Who's that. Well, here's the real point:
given the bitterness at McThuselah's choice of running mate
amongst those who are virulently opposed to a McThuselah
victory in '08, it must be the case that he made the right
choice. Let's face it, accepting the advice of his sworn
enemies wouldn't be in the interest of his campaign.
