Bush wasn't qualified to be president because he was a spoiled brat who accomplished nothing on his own in life, other than selling a baseball team he bought with family money. its ridiculous the american electorate voted that man in not once but twice, I would almost rather have seen palin. her giving birth makes her more qualified.
Can someone answer a question without blasting. I personally am not a fan, but we all have our own opinions. What is appealing about Palin? ( I don't mean physically)
No, I am saying that in a President, I would have liked more experience than either Obama or Bush had when they got the job.
What works for Palin and Obama is actually their lack of experience. When you have experience in government it means you have had to make compromises in you ideology and you have taken positions that have opposition. Inexperienced candidates are a fresh slate of ideological purity. The vision thing works very well at inspiring people and shaping a concept of a candidate but it really means little about doing the actual job. In fact it probably works against them because the appearance of a failure and lack of adherence to the ideology is almost given.
briefly, she's had a record as someone who truly worked with both sides to find solutions, not blindly sticking by ideology or party, w/o particular concern about who might be offended. i don't think she was presented that way in the campaign, and i'm willing to give her a hearing the next time around. the NY-23 race should give some indication of who she could be, someone that neither party should take for granted. i find that refreshing. YMMV. more later...
I think this is true, actually, at least until the heavy Republicans got their hands on her. Her decisions in Alaska prior to the vice-presidential candidacy may very well be bipartisan and logical, but it seems like ever since she got the nomination to be McCain's running mate, she's been nothing more than a Republican talking point machine; a puppet of the hard right, if you will. I can respect the decisions she made before she was known to the country (pre-vice presidential nomination), but she's not that person any more. She is now a tool.
No, I voted for more experience. The Obama/Biden ticket was so much more experienced than McCain/Palin that it was a no brainer.
That's true, it showed that her and the wingnut teabaggers, when combined, are capable of driving voters into the arms of Democrats and losing elections that Republicans have not lost in 100 years.
So did Palin. Her view didn't even last a full term. Palin lost a seat that the GOP held onto for a century, and couldn't win that election for the candidate she chose. She also couldn't help McCain win in the general election. So far she's a loser. She's also unqualified without even a basic knowledge of how the executive branch works on the federal level, or are you hoping your internet posting will win you a position in the Department of Law?
By most non-partisan accounts I've read, she was a very capable and effective governor of Alaska, and mayor of Wasilla, with little interest in national and international issues. If the presidents role is reduced to overseeing infrastructure and getting airports paved, I think she'd be a fine candidate, doncha know. Meanwhile -- she's cashing in on her celebrity to sell books, which I guess is fair enough. With a little work, she may cultivate her talking points to the level of an am radio host. Maybe.
Will be fun to bump this thread a few years from now when Palin has the same relevance as Dan Quayle.
Exactly She governed a state that is very unique. Alaska doesnt face budget shortfalls (consistently generating surpluses from oil money), has little infrastructure to actually develop, and is basically self-sufficient. Managing Alaska isnt really comparable to any other state, you simply dont have the tough issues that break a lot of governments in other states. I'm not even sure she was any good at managing infrastructure projects, its just that money is easily available in Alaska (along with absurd amounts of federal money thanks to ted stevens) that pretty much anyone can build anything in Alaska. There are plenty of stories about poor bidding processes for Alaskan projects along with favoritism for select contractors. Alaska has always been very insulated with a small well connected group managing government contracts. It's just that not having any budget pressures whatsoever means that no one gives a damn about stuff like that. I find the whole experience criteria to be rather silly since successful presidents have always learned on the job but Palin simply lacks an understanding of basic concepts of government. And I find that downright scary for someone who potentially wants to be president of the US.
Part-time mom. Part-time governor. Part-time book writer. Full time opportunist. Yet her supporters hold the previous two up as examples of her qualifications to run for higher office.
