I normally don't include any postings if they don't pertain to Dartmouth but I suppose in a broad sense this does.
The party tickets for the Presidential race are complete with John McCain naming Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska as his running mate today. They face off against...
...Barack Obama and Joe Biden for the next couple months. I found Obama inspiring when I heard him speak 4 years ago and he hasn't given me any reason to change my mind about that yet.
McCain's pick for VP is puzzling.
What do you think about the Presidential race?
Friday, August 29, 2008
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Great pick by Mccain! She has more executive experience than Obama.
Mark my words once people hear her story and see how she operates, she will be the darling of this race. She is very impressive.
Pro Life, Pro 2nd ammendment, anti gay marriage, working mom, reformer, not afraid to take on her own party to do the right thing, she vetoed 300! spending bills the Alaska senate proposed. 300! No pork there. Sounds like she needs to be in Dartmouth.
This changed the whole dynamic of the race. Barack's speech was nothing new. No substance. No details. I am convinced more than ever with his pick of Biden, that he will be a typical politician and Washington insider.
VP picks:
Advantage Mccain.
Mccain clearly sent a message to the country that he intends to shake things up with his pick of Palin.Otherwise he would have picked a good ol boy.
Talk about old established Washington insider (Biden)
New, outsider, reformer (Palin)
Gov. Palin is a woman, but she doesn't advocate for women. Until all women have the right to choose, there will not be equality for all. Four more years of Bush's failed policies? No way. It has been very painful these last 8 years... tax breaks for the wealthy, torture, war for oil, threat to women, chipping away at the American Dream.
If McCain wanted to pick a woman, there are plenty of women who a qualified. This was a tactic to win an election in the hopes of winning some Hillary votes. Hey John, we're not that stupid.
This is a blatant act of utter desparation for short-sighted political gain. McCain is pandering to evangelicals and their ilk and, presumably, to women as well.
Once again, McCain the "Maverick" has demonstrated that he is actually McCain the Loose Cannon. We cannot afford a loose cannon at the helm of the ship of state. A McCain presidency would add 4 more years of failure to the 8-year debacle of the G.W. Bush administration.
I've heard it said, that the Dems better not pick on Gov. Palin or it would be seen as bullying women. Hey, if she can't take the heat...better stay out of the race. Hillary took plenty of heat and showed that she could stay in the ring. She got no pass from the Republicans or Dems.
I just saw an interview with Gov. Palen on TV (dated 2-24-08) where she said she didn't even know what the VP's job was????? And McCain only met her ONCE before naming her his pick. Not very good judgment on his part. Also, (you gotta love Alaska) she's being investigated, like all the other politicians in Alaska!
The scariest prospect is having Obama at the helm. Someone who has terrorist ties and anti-american friends. No experience. Welfare for all and don't forget the increased taxes. There is a bunch of hyprocrits on this blog. Are you not for more taxes or what? Obama will be raising taxes to pay for the services we want. In Dartmouth, it is the same issue, pay for what you want. Raise taxes, right? CFRG does not want increased taxes. Hypocrisy!
to 3:04, you make me VERY nervous. Obama finished at the top of his class at Harvard.Instead of going to Wall St. he went to the south side of Chicago to SERVE the community. He has been in the U.S. Senate for four years and prior to that he was in the state senate.
Gov. Palen was on the PTO, and was mayor of a town in Alaska the size of Rochester. (Wasilla grows even as we speak!)She thinks creationism should be taught in schools, she's against a women's right to choose, for NRA, against the environment and under investigation at he present time.
How ironic that hurricane Gustuaf is headed for New Orleans. Another failure of the BUSH administration. McCain agrees with BUSH 90 % of the time. I have had enough of BUSH! GO OBAMA!!!!!
Ironic? That it's Bush's fault that Gustave is heading for New Orleans? Since when does the president control the weather?
Funny, when the repub's walk the walk and actually appoint someone from a 'minority' group, be it a woman VP, a black, woman Sct'y of State,among many others they get slammed. She's pro life - so what? She has the right to her opinion does'nt she? She's a member of the NRA, again so what - we can have free association still, right? For so many to preach about individual rights and choices and freedoms of the down trodden you guys sure like to have it both ways!
Chipping away at the American Dream? Nonsense.
Great choice in my book! A woman that actually accomplishes things without constantly reminding us she's a woman - now thats equal rights! Good luck and make us proud!
The Republicans have always had candidates who are a minority, old white men.
Their time is past and adding a young woman to a ticket headed by an old white man is a desperate attempt to be relevant. It seems that this young woman holds the same reactionary beliefs as the old white men. Double trouble.
Even so, the young woman is not the problem. The desperate old white guy, John McSame, oops, McCain, has shown poor judgment in selecting this woman and that is the issue.
Can't wait for Barak. His time is now-he'll see to it that education is funded properly.
How do you think he is going to fund education properly?
By rasing taxes, that's how.
Thta is the contradiction on this blog. We have CFRG members professing no new taxes for Dartmouth topropery fund services and yet advocate raising taxes nationally for education. It is still our wallets. I don't know what koolaid you people are drinking.
We are now spending $240 billion per year to occupy Iraq. One candidate wants to stay there, one wants to bring our soldiers home. McCain wants to spend $240 billion/yr in Iraq. Obama wants to spend it here.
Did I miss something? When did CFRG advocate national taxes for education on this blog? Don't think I've heard that, either. Let me know if I'm mistaken.
You are not mistaken. Nobody on this thread has stated that they are a CFRG member and that they support either candidate. Unfortunately, you have to pick through the B.S. It seems we often have posters who are still bitter about the override vote that took place in july of 07. They just can't seem to let it go.
Even Barak has acknowledged that he will not just 'pull out of Iraq', but will listen to the advice of the generals running the show. How is that position materially different from McCain's who has said he will not withdraw simply to get out of Iraq.
Barak's statement is an acknowledgement of the obvious, a premature withdrawal from Iraq would do more harm than good. Of course he would not say it like that so its couched in double speak so he can still court his base. Its politics after all.
One of the things Barak has been more clear about is his support for education so hopefully he will follow through on those committments should he prevail.
A not too uncommon scenerio. Neither candidate is a good choice. McCain = Bush & more of the same. Obama = more taxes & no clear plan. Occasionally we do get some really good choices but unfortunately mainstream America has been too afraid to nominate them. Both parties have failed in my opinion. After 8 yrs. of constant screw-ups you would think the Democrats would steal this election but they will be hard pressed to do so. What does that tell you?
Anonymous 7:53, I couldn't agree more. It's like a case of the lesser of two evils.
anon 7;53 This tells me that the voters that elected Bush and then re-elected Bush, still have not learned.
It is no surprise that those who favor responsible government would not support McCain and the Republicans. Our federal deficit for this year alone is nearly $600 billion. The Republican are mortgaging our future and, as usual (saving and loans, junk bonds, mortgage crisis) allowing people to steal our money. They want to put Social Security in the market so they can steal that too.
If you are happy to send $240 billion in borrowed money to Iraq every year, vote for McCain. You are worried about taxes but willing to run huge deficits for a failed foreign policy that has increased Iranian influence and damaged our reputation in the world. We spend enough money in Iraq every month to build a new school in every district in America. The last time the Democrats were in the Presidency, we had a budget surplus, respect in the world, didn't torture people, and weren't being spied on by our own government. Look at what is happening to protesters in St. Paul.
Yes, yes and where has our Congress been when all these nasty republicans have been doing so much harm? How bout our most famous state Senators? Kennedy and Kerry or our favorite son congressman Barney Frank? have they been asleep the last 8 years? Powerless? Clueless?
Do you live in a cave? Mr Kerry, a genuine war hero, ran for President 4 years ago to try to bring about change. Ted Kennedy has worked and spoken eloquently for more than 30 years against the reactionary elements of our society. Barney Frank may be the smartest guy on Capital Hill and speaks out frequently against the lax regulatory environment favored by the Republicans that allows big money interests to walk off with our cash and then plead for a government bailout. The kind of bailout that John McCain was censured by the Senate for trying to engineer for the savings and loan con job. So we end up getting ripped off twice on the same scam. Do you like being a patsy?
I agree Kerry was a war hero as was John McCain. Not sure what constitutes the descriptive 'genuine' you placed in front of Sen Kerry. As far as the statements about what Kennedy, Kerry and Frank have done-I could not agree any less. SE Massachusetts looks to these 3 for their salvation and what have we gotten for their over 60 year's of effort on our behalf? Consistently the highest unemployment rates in the state, low education levels, loss of jobs, crumbling infra-structure, rampant illegal immigration which seems to be a badge of honor for Kerry and Kennedy in particular. I do respect Frank for his efforts on behalf of the region's fishing industry. He has been a leader in trying to assist the fisherman, but the other two? You can have them both. A lifetime of democratic representation has done this area little good, and yet they're likely to get elected time and again.
As an independent and a woman, I am disappointed with John McCain's pick. With all the very experienced women in the Republican Party, he chose one who makes me nervous, should anything happen to John McCain. Zero foreign policy experience. Oh, she got a passport in 2006 and went to the Mid East. Wow. Three years ago, Gov. Palin was giving out hunting licenses as mayor of a town of 7,000. Alaska is a state of only 600,000 in population. What was he thinking. Obviously not putting 'Country First'.
I agree anon 11:08. There are so many good choices that McCain could have gone with-female or otherwise. This one is from left field and seems the vetting was less than thorough. I will still vote for McCain given his sensibilities are closer to mine than the opposition. Time will tell if this will be his undoing.
Not to change the subject, but I just heard on the news that the 1942 law of statute of limitations on defective construction materials has been overturned right now because it can stay in effect as long as the country is at war, and it was determined that we have been at war for a long time now. That means the state will go after the company responsible for providing defective materials for the Big Dig for fraud. The company was hoping, I guess, to stall so the statute would run out, but now they are on the hook. Maybe that will give us more state aid, especially for schools, but it will still be a long time coming, probably.
On the subject of this thread, I just feel we have no one candidate that stands out above the other, and I think this is more so in this election than in others. It's a tough choice for some to make.
It is funny how the people on this blog downplay Mayoral and Governor experience. They make it sound so easy when the biggest decision they make on a daily basis is what there going to have for dinner. Give her some credit. Watch her speech tonight and get to know her better. I think you are going to find that she is the type of person that handles whatever you put in front of her. She is a problem solver.
I'd be very surprised if she did not do well tonight and thoughout the campaign. You get bet Joe Biden is practicing how to debate her right now.
To say the least, McCain sure did make this race more interesting.
http://www.truthout.org/article/palin-faces-laundry-list-complications
That site is for Left wing nut jobs. I put that next to the New york times and the National enquirer. That's who we want to take over this country. A bunch of conspiracy theory propagandists.
Good luck to all! See you in Washington at Mccain's inauguration.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/opinion/03wed1.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Palin doesn't represent this conservative woman. Spare me, wrong pick, no credentials. Stay at home and help your family. Hold your baby.
No credentials? Compared to what? A 'community organizer' with 3 years as a Senator under his belt - 1 1/2+ years of that running for president the balance voting 'present' at 2/3rds of his votes. I'd say as a Goevrnor and former mayor she stacks up pretty well. And she's not even running for President!
There have been nine VP's who have become President while in office. That does it for me. Not voting for McCain.
Palin has been a distraction, so that McCain doesn't have to talk about issues: economy, continue tax breaks for the wealthy, $$$$for War while our infrastructure is falling apart. Our schools are suffering, people are losing their homes, out of work, etc. His answer: DRILL
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