Why Palin's at the podium, Pawlenty's on the bench

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Because Palin could better handle our nuclear arsenal than Pawlenty. Palin will be able to command our American military generals and tell them what they need to get done. After all, she is a mother of five children. General's shouldn't be a problem for her. The torch will be carried on from Bush to McCain/Palin and America will have another 4-8 years of safe and secure times. Never forget Bin Laden, he is still out there. We need to be protected from him. And, the Republican party will protect us.

True, Julie; I agree. Mr. McCain at 72 could get sick or ill. And then Palin would have to step in as the Commander in Chief. I also am confident in her abilities. If she sends us to war, I'd go.

To me, Tim Pawlenty is a Cheney Clone. I used to watch him debate Tom Rukavina (and others) during floor sessions of the MN Senate on TPT Channel 17. Pawlenty is one vicious weasel. He plays with a full arsenal of cards: half truths, distortions, convenient omissions when he talks about issues. I see a lot of Pawlenty in Marty Siefert today.
I'm hearing the Republicans (and Joe Lieberman) talk about the way McCain works with others across the aisle. Tim (Cheney) Pawlenty will have none of it. Hardball all the way. Look at the budget negotiations with the last few legislatures. During the session, he plays passive-aggressive with sarcastic quips-- never bothering to meet with legislative leaders and disclose his priorities. At the eleventh hour before the end of a session, he tips his hand in a 'take it or leave it' manner.
He's a lap dog to the "No new taxes" crowd. Tim likes "Fees". Rather than take a pragmatic approach to tax and spend, he will only agree to "charge and spend". Tim--you gotta do a little of each as the situation warrants.
He does play to the Republican base. They'll love him when it's his turn to compete at The Dance. His public stance on family values, personal responsibility, country ahead of party, pro-life (no exceptions), voter I.D.(That's code for keeping 'them' from voting) is in lockstep with the right wing. His personality (mentioned above) won't be an asset as Leader of the Free World, but as Cheney and Bush have shown: "We don't need no stinkin' allies!"
But I'm glad Palin was selected. Otherwise, if the GOP did win, poor Minnesota would be stuck with someone worse: Molnau.

I'd vote for the Republican ticket because I think Mrs. Palin is cute. She is my type of woman. A life member of the NRA. She is totally against abortion and is an evangelical. These are the type of people that we need to run this country. These are the Republicans of Abraham Lincoln and Reagan. God Bless Them. And, God Bless America.

Kevin wrote:

I'd vote for the Republican ticket because I think Mrs. Palin is cute.

Yup, even the ignorant get to vote in America.

it's funny to see the right, with its white celebrity, mock 'elitists' while promulgating policies that really only help the wealthy. it's also funny to see the party pretend it's interested in reform, when the speakers preach against law, against the constitution, and should be in prison.

If you couldn't run your own house, you couldn't run the country, specially when John is in the zone with his age with a cancer history, and she is next in line?. Come on, if you couldn't even get your own girl to agree to the minimal requirement of a condom in sight while sex took place while under age???

It is not easy to replace a bitch with a witch. Clinton has a world economy at NY, verse Palin has an economy with the wild life?

If there are no better choices for McSame than Palin and Pawlenty who are two of the most lack-luster possible nominees since Dan Quayle, then should that be a sign to the McCainiacs that it's time to pack it in and give up?

How old were Bristol Palin and Levy Johnston when they engaged in the act that got her pregnant? They must have been running pretty close to statutory rape. Fortunately, the laws in Alaska on this topic are among the most lenient in the land, especially under the current governor.

Link to statutory rape laws by state:
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2003/olrdata/jud/rpt/20...

Let's put foreign policy in order, I would vote for Michael Palin any day even for president before Sara Palin, if you even know Michael Palin is. He came a long way, and it would be a great lost to the world if something happens to him entertainment and travel show wise.

Looks the United States will have what Nixon cherished the most, the Police State.

I am in California, for Obama, but NEVER for any teenage non-sense like Palin's parenting, period. It is NOT ALLOWED, and neither should you.

If you couldn't even get your own child to agree to have a condom in sign, try to have millions and millions of people to agree with you, and try to have billions of people worldwide to do the same. Good luck!

MANGO wrote:

I am in California, for Obama, but NEVER for any teenage non-sense like Palin's parenting, period. It is NOT ALLOWED, and neither should you.

If you don't get the grammar of the last sentence, I think I do. I think it is a take-off on the title of Colbert's book. This person is smart enough to send little signals about at sense of humor to other people who are smart enough ro get it! Colbert Nation, we need a rally like Ron Paul's rally! So, whom do we invite to be our speakers? Wouldn't it be a delightful - and friendly - spoof? I'd say try to get Keith O, and Garrison Keiller, and Franken if he would promise to behave himself. It would be more fun than any other gathering I can think of - all those people with a highly informed and ironic sense of humor. We could invite CSPAN to tape it and raise the level of political discussion in the US by about 500%!(It might need to be taped or else time delayed, just in case someon's humor got out-of-bounds!- I can imagine Carlin watching with pride and amusement, can't you?)

Vote for McCain/Republican!
"We want to keep America" under control.
“Pro life “& “Pro Teen Pregnancy“. It work for Alaska & it can work for you.
"Put Americans first" Ship jobs to overseas.
"Illegal" We give them free pass to work.
"Drill more Oil" It lower gas price & America will use less.
"Iraq War" but no Bin laden.
"Gustav" We can do better than "Katrina"
“ Fox” & “CNN” Just the few we control.
“Republicans” We have the advantage.

“We want four more years of your patient”.

sorry about typos - one other theory why Pawlenty didn't get it - no one could find a photo of him with a bloody dead animal, or in a bikini! if you look around the net, you'll find out wonder woman in her little outfit, and in her snowsuit, with her little gun. Is pro-life ? Not really!(even risking the life of her unborn baby by flying all the way to Alaska to give birth - did her husband want her to found a dynasty in the new independent nation of Alaska? and want to make sure the child was born there? or what -- the theories are endless. I wonder what the world thinks of the USA now? they must be laughing, and shaking their heads in wonder -- but how scared they will be when and if McCain and Palin are elected. She can fly low over their countries in a little helicopter with her little gun -- watch out, Putin, stay inside in the wintertime! She's the head of the Alaska National Guard, and a force to be reckoned with! If the Democrats had nominated such a ticket, the Republicans would be calling them a adulterous, crazy fly-boy, fire-starting, turn-coat traitor POW, and his new girlfriend, the helicopter-hunter wonder woman who's out to catch the big fish, and who opposes the bridge to nowhere after she supported the bridge to nowhere. Flip-flop, they would say, about both of them. And much much worse. But Democrats have to be respectful of these two - and so do the media, or we are very bad liberals! Face it, these two are extremely scary, because already any criticism of them is unpatriotic! Imagine, the new Alien and Sedition Act barring criticism of the President or Vice President if they were elected!

what happened? where have all the right-wing nuts gone? haven't they found this topic yet? Usually when a new political opportunity for their lies and slanders, they are Jonny on the spot! don't tell me, have they gone to the recruiting stations to volunteer for the military already, so inspired to serve the pretty Sarah? Maybe she should be sent out on recruiting trips - all the gallant men who would be so happy to fight and die to impress the empress beauty queen!

Colbert Report? I do happen to have the book and watch has sjhow and he happen to have a what? 2% pole? How did you come up with 500% I would like to know. People like you are the same as talking number not knowing math and far off from calculus and data analysis, all just talk and pretend to know the talk and certain not knowing how to walk. I wish you luch with you NASA kids.

lynnette wrote:

<quoted text> If you don't get the grammar of the last sentence, I think I do. I think it is a take-off on the title of Colbert's book. This person is smart enough to send little signals about at sense of humor to other people who are smart enough ro get it! Colbert Nation, we need a rally like Ron Paul's rally! So, whom do we invite to be our speakers? Wouldn't it be a delightful - and friendly - spoof? I'd say try to get Keith O, and Garrison Keiller, and Franken if he would promise to behave himself. It would be more fun than any other gathering I can think of - all those people with a highly informed and ironic sense of humor. We could invite CSPAN to tape it and raise the level of political discussion in the US by about 500%!(It might need to be taped or else time delayed, just in case someon's humor got out-of-bounds!- I can imagine Carlin watching with pride and amusement, can't you?)