> On Aug 31, 3:41 am, tg earthlink.net> wrote:
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>> On Aug 30, 10:46 pm, "Daniel T." earthlink.net> wrote:

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>>> "curmudgeon" bresnan.net> wrote:

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>>> 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
>>>>  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.

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> 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.