Is Palin experienced?
A case is made for the idea that Palin is actually more experienced in foreign relations than Joe Biden. No, this is not a joke. Read it and see what I mean. And why do you think it was that … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Palin
Rules for the female campaign road: let’s hear it for the Vestal Virgin
Watching the Palin feeding frenzy, it occurs to me that we now have new rules for female candidates. These rules apply almost exclusively to candidates on the Right, of course; those on the Left (unless their name happens to be … Continue reading →
Democrats: beware the backlash to Palinsanity
I’ve been doing some reading on the blog TalkLeft, which seems to have a large percentage of liberal Democrat commenters (mostly female?) who supported Clinton for the Democratic nomination. At this point they’re not overly enchanted with Obama, but most … Continue reading →
Dissing Palin’s small-town mayoral experience…
…doesn’t strike me as the smartest move on the part of the Obama campaign. First of all, that’s more executive experience than Obama has ever had. Second of all, it’s been superceded by the fact that she also has some … Continue reading →
McCain/Palin and Biden: walking the walk
It occurs to me that if the McCain/Palin ticket were to win, both the President and Vice-President would have sons who would either be presently serving or have served in Iraq. And the same is true of prospective VP Biden.
Continue reading →Palin: the “Northern Exposure” candidate
Palin’s nomination has kept me grinning ever since I heard of it.
Continue reading →Sophia and Sarah: separated at birth?
Palin: a curveball to the Democrats on shattering the glass ceiling
It occurs to me that McCain’s choice of Palin puts Democrats in a remarkably uncomfortable position regarding that glass ceiling. Not only are they perceived as having dissed women in their choice of Obama plus Biden and their rejection of … Continue reading →
Sarah Palin: sent from Central Casting?
[NOTE: I wrote this post a couple of days ago but had kept it as a draft. Now that McCain has stunned me by picking Palin as his VP choice—I didn’t see that coming—I will publish it just as I … Continue reading →