Palin Is Ready? Please.

I would hire you because of what you wrote. Thank you for putting into words my same exact thoughts! :-)

I personally would flee to Canada if someone like her was in charge during my service time in the Vietnam era.

2012 shows just way too much optimism. Since Bill Clinton spends all day trying to knee-cap Barack and shill McCain love, you can tell that He sees this as a two-termer that blocks his return to the mansion via Hillary.
After two terms, I doubt Hillary will be electable, 2012 was her shot if Barack lost this one. Now 2016 is an entirely different matter. If the GOP changes it's party name, purges it's fanatic religious zealots, loses the awful Rove/Atwater stench, and finds a slate of competent candidates, goodness sakes I see an opening at dogcatcher in municipal politics.

From A Hated Democrat. Thanks for the concession, when can we move in?

You know, stereotypes have a solid root in reality sometimes.
Please stop tarnishing the image of trailer trash.

It is called the Peter Principle that applies to Palin. Please see the following link if you want to learn about the Peter Principle...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle. And this article is not about Obama. And even people like George Will on the right has said she should not be running. So all your rants and raves are meaningless.

sounds like we need to bring the 60's back, LOL...

Biden often contradicts party line because he can think for himself, and speak for himself. That's good, it shows he has a personal grasp of the issues, even if they may not be his bosses choices.
You are looking for that lock-step stupid, obedient Romney-drone, that will say whatever the handler thinks is right. Bush has reall set your bar so low that you just need a tape recording, that Palin has proven that she can not reproduce.
Yeah, you need to keep smart people away from power. Since you people have obviously ditched "Country First" you need to rebrand. How about: "Stuck on Stupid."

Very interesting you brought Biden into your paragraph. Do you know why people do what Biden does when he makes a dumb remark? I am guilty of this along with millions of other people who have a brain that is full of thoughts. It is called having your brain three steps ahead of what you are speaking. Perhaps you did not know that happens, now you do.

Ethics reform in Illinois and Washington and The Obama-Lugar Bill for nuclear weapons security.

http://www.globalsolutions.org/in_the_beltway/lugar_obama_bill_seeks_secure_weapons

None of the debates are debates. They are semi-moderated forums.
If they let Biden loose on her it would get bad ugly. He'd eat the blame and the R''s would trot out more of their PUMA shills to claim that Obama is sexist, etc. There is almost no upside to the 90 minutes that are coming. The people who support McCain now are not going to change their minds no matter the result.
They hate Democrats more than they love America.

Its actually better this way... we know that Biden will rip her to shreds... so to avoid these ridiculous sexist claims, just have him not attack her... but its great because she will only hit her talking points and then will go into one of those rambles that she gave to Couric... we are only allowing her to hang herself... without the aid of Biden!

Reagan had practice with actual monkeys, delivering lines in "Bedtime for Bonzo."
He was also a Democrat until the red scares and McCarthyism drove him across party lines for convenience. He was also a Union leader. you know, community activist and radical....
Palin is the organ grinder's monkey.

WOW, I never thought I would ever see that happen. Some of those scenic pictures of Alaska are absolutely gorgeous too.

Bush didn't "do" anything. Members of our Military, our Intelligence agencies, and Mercenaries have "done" things. Shrub has vacationed, done a drive-by at Katrina, choked on a pretzel, and shredded the constitution. He is proof that generations of inbreeding will produce an imbecile.
But heck, he makes you look smart.

You scare me because of your thought processes. Palin is too dumb to know any better.

The question is, Bush gave us 8 years of stupid. McCain isn't stupid, he's clever. Do you want 4 years of Stunts? Will he cancel the Presidency because of a crisis?
Caribou Barbie has flunked out.

Do you know what the Peter Principle means? I will even give you the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle

More and more people recognize that Palin is out of her league, regardless of what you want to believe. Every interview she has had shows that she cannot be vice president.

I beg to differ. We are not afraid of her abilities, but rather her deficiencies.

Palin does fine when debating issues and topics about which she has adequate familiarity, i.e., when she is in her comfort zone. As soon as she is asked to address a topic unfamiliar to her, she resorts to scripted talking points, and if a follow-up question is asked, she freezes with that "deer-in-the-headlights" stare, her voice quavers, and she simply restates the same memorized response.

You can respond with "I told Congress, thanks but no thanks" only so many times....

Ask McCain's first wife, Carol about how that works out. Johnny MaC has gone trophy-fishing before, he can do it again.

It is called the Peter Principle. Read and understand and then you will understand why journalists left and to the right are calling Palin out on her remarks.

How about our right to have a competent presidental candidate? I have the right to have that too. And review Obama's stance on abortion. Nobody is in favor of having abortions and no women ever wants to go throught one. You are the same people that voted the idiot George W Bush in and look what we got. Educate yourself lady

McCain picked Palin for ONLY 2 reasons: to appeal to (1) extreme right-wing conservatives and (2) disaffected Hillary supporters. He thinks voters are too stupid to realize that the only thing he cares about is being President; by his VP pick, he shows he cares nothing about the country, only himself.

Everyone talks about how much Palin has accomplished as mayor and governor. I agree she has accomplished the following:

1. Wasilla had zero-debt when she became mayor, but $22 million in debt when she left office.

2. As mayor, fought for and won a $20 million hockey rink built on land not owned by the city, thus resulting in millions of dollars in lawsuits, which are not over to this day.

3. Rape victims were charged for their own 'rape kits' while she was mayor of Wasilla.

4. As mayor AND governor, fired qualified, loyal people and put her own friends into the jobs.

5. Now is 'against' PORK, and as mayor and governor requested and got millions in pork. Yet she and McCain continue to lie about this.

6. Is under investigation for abuse of power as governor; stated she would cooperate with any investigation before she became VP pick. Now refuses to cooperate, and her husband and employes have refused to honor subpoenas. If you or I refused to comply with a subpoena, we would be in jail for contempt. Of course, McCain has a team of lawyers and campaign people helping with the coverup. If there IS no coverup, why won't they cooperate?

7. She and McCain continued to lie about the 'bridge to nowhere' even after it was proven to be a lie.

I could go on with several other points showing what a liar she is, and certainly no 'breath of fresh air' at all. She and McCain both lie as easily as breathing. Maybe someone can tell me exactly how that is being a 'maverick' or different from some other politicans (I said 'some', not 'all').

If you think Obama is qualified to be Commander and Chief when he didn???t even know the difference between a Battalion and Brigade, and all that experience of less than 2 years as a first term Senator, (wow)! Obama's recent Condoning of the Russian invasion of Russian aggression against Georgia in South Ossetia is Ludicrous! His 3rd response was for the UN to pass a resolution to condemn the Russian invasion which shows he didn???t even know that all members of the UN Security council had veto power, (something most 13 year olds know)! You can pick up ANY person on the street and they will be able to answer the questions better than OBAMA! ??? What is truly pathetic is that Obama supporters have to compare him to the VP nominee, and he???s still a loser!
Palin has more experience as a leader than Obama hands down.
1) Leader of the State National Guard
2) Mayor
3) Governor
All executive leadership jobs with a record of real change. Clinton was only governor of AR with one of the smallest budgets of any state! Reagan was governor of CA, Carter was governor of Georgia in fact 15 presidents are former governors, I???m trying to think how many ???Community Organizers??? became president? Oh that???s right ZERO. I do agree with Biden though when he said ???Obama isn't ready to be President??? As Obama keeps opening his mouth with his indecisiveness and profound ignorance American???s will see Obama is dangerous for America.

Did you ever hear of the Peter Principle? Apply that to Palin, and you will understand why she needs to remove herself from the Republican ticket.

This is a tired talking point. Palin has shown that she cannot even talk coherently about HER OWN experience, executive or otherwise. You believe what you want to believe, but don't pretend like you're making a cohesive argument about Palin's experience when the McCain campaign's sequestration of her says it all.

Well, lets hope that small towns in America don't have the same issues as Wasilla since that town went from a zero deficit to a 20 million dollar deficit under Palin.

OMG did you ever hear in business that people reach to the highest level of incompetence. You can hide by putting your head in the sand. The woman is clueless beyond her borders of Alaska. And that is even a reach by me. I don't like to dis on anyone, however, this is beyond belief, and way over her head. Dan Quayle is a genius next to her.

Dear Panda,
Palin's experience, while providing many laughs to many people (and we thank her and her GOP handlers for that) could be 5x more lengthy and we would still come back to one fundamental truth: The time she had in office has fast turned out to be fraught with lies, cover ups, scandal and incompetence - and this was at the local and state level, heaven forbid she be let loose on the National and International level. Listen, while you're at your university make sure to research her (ah hum) distinguised (LOL) track record.
Vote Obama/Biden

Add up the years of experience Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld had. The take a look at where America is today. I rest my case.

Perhaps experiece of Palin sounding more like someone who has no brain. Experience that makes Dan Quayle sound like a genius compared to Palin. Experience that if I lived next to Canada, that I can say I have foreign policy experience. Experience to compare a Harvard constitutional lawyer who has a brain, to someone who is clueless? Do I need to go on? This is not a Republican versus Democrat issue, this is an issue that affects people on a global level too. Think MACRO!

Kathleen Parker, an early supporter of Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin, said Friday recent interviews have shown the Alaska governor is "out of her league" and should leave the GOP presidential ticket for the good of the party leave the GOP presidential ticket for the good of the party. Parker's comments follow those by prominent conservatives David Brooks, George Will, and David Frum who have all publicly questioned Palin's readiness to be vice president.

And the above list of conservative commentators are some of the most prominent on the right side of the spectrum. Considering the facts and the commentary of these well respected journalists posting what they did, can you still look someone in eye, knowing that Palin could become POTUS, and say without hesitation, or trepidation that she is ready right now to lead our country after seeing Couric's interview with Palin?