>> maxo wrote:
>>> On Aug 29, 11:16 am, Cyrus Afzali
>>> wrote:>>>> On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:06:14 -0500, jakdedert
>>>>
>>>>
bellsouth.net> wrote:>>>>> InfoSuperHwyRoadKill wrote:
>>>>>> No surprise there!
>>>>> Desperately seeking to capture the cachet of the
>>>>> Hillary campaign. It
>>>>> might work for someone like Faye, who is herself
>>>>> desperate to justify
>>>>> supporting someone who is such an anathema to
>>>>> everything she believes.
>>>>> I can see the logic.
>>>> He's trying to do 2 things: capture the Hillary folks
>>>> who say they
>>>> won't vote for Obama and go after those who favor
>>>> drilling since she's
>>>> a big proponent of opening ANWAR.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It won't even be that complex--she'll pick up
>>> Michigander hockey moms.
>>> People vote for people they identify with. George Bush
>>> was a
>>> Connecticut brat with a pedigree, but all he had to do
>>> was act like a
>>> moe-ron and folks were like, "hay, I see a bit of me in
>>> hayum!".
>>
>> Actually, it's that complex and more. Add all the
>> factors mentioned in the thread. Factor in a few more,
>> like bringing energy in the ticket that's been lacking;
>> the youth factor; the family values angle (lots of kids
>> by one father); the military issue (eldest son in the
>> Army)...looks (oh yeah, the cheesecake factor--former
>> beauty queen) like a pretty ingenious move.
>>
>> There are minuses, of course. I can see it blunting one
>> of the campaigns most-used weapons; the experience
>> factor. McSame can't use Obama's perceived lack of such
>> against him, after selecting a half-term
>> governor--however popular--as running mate.
>>
>> That said, when the administration can vociferously
>> condemn another state for 'invading a sovereign country
>> in the 21st century....' I guess any sort of hypocrisy is
>> possible.
>>
>> jak
>
> Well, she's under investigation for abuse of power, so
> she's perfect for the job based on current leadership.
You might want to define that "abuse of power" ... never
mind, truth just isn't your style, RoadKill.
In any case, she supposedly fired the head of the Public
Safety Commission because he wouldn't fire the abusive
ex-husband of her sister. Abuse of power or getting rid of
a bad apple or two? Bredesen might take a lesson from her.
From Wikipedia:
Public Safety Commissioner dismissal
Main article: Alaska Public Safety Commissioner dismissal
On July 11, 2008, Palin dismissed Public Safety Commissioner
Walter Monegan for not adequately filling state trooper
vacancies, and because he "did not turn out to be a team
player on budgeting issues."[57] She instead offered him a
position as executive director of the state Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board, which he turned down.[58][59]
Her power to fire him is not in dispute, but Monegan alleged
that his dismissal may have been an abuse of power tied to
his reluctance to fire Palin's former brother-in-law, Alaska
State Trooper Mike Wooten, who had been involved in a
divorce and child custody battle with Palin's sister, Molly
McCann.[60] Palin is currently being investigated by an
independent investigator hired by the Alaska Legislature[61]
to determine whether she abused her power when she fired
Monegan. The investigation is scheduled to end October 30,
only days before the November 4 presidential
election.[62]Palin has admitted that her staff had made at
least 25 contacts with public safety officials about firing
her sister's ex-husband, including at least one where an
employee claimed to speak for her although she has stated
that he acted without her permission or knowledge.[63][64]
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