Short-Circuiting the Vote

To all of the conservatives out there who think that Obama is a flaming liberal, I would like to remind you of what he did when he was elected President of the Harvard Law Review. The Law Review President gets to name ten individuals to write articles for the Review, and these ten people get to control the content of the publication. All of the minorities and the liberals thought they finally had it made, that Obama would appoint ten left wing editors. Instead, Obama appointed three conservatives, three liberals and four moderates. That year the Law Review was critically acclaimed as the best run and best written Harvard publication in decades.

So when he wins in November, conservatives don't have to freak out. Obama is a centrist and will appoint a balanced cabinet full of active people who will really get things done. Kind of like the way our multi-cultural society is supposed to be. And exactly what we need in this time of economic crisis.

???Well, it certainly does because our ??? our next door neighbors are foreign countries. Theyre in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia ??? We have trade missions back and forth. We??? we do??? its very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where??? where do they go? Its Alaska. Its just right over the border. It is??? from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to??? to our state.??? ???Sarah Palin, asked by Katie Couric how Alaskas proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience, CBS News interview, Sept. 24, 2008

???We realize that more and more Americans are starting to see the light there and understand the contrast. And we talk a lot about, OK, we are confident that we are going to win on Tuesday, so from there, the first 100 days, how are we going to kick in the plan that will get this economy back on the right track and really shore up the strategies that we need over in Iraq and Iran to win these wars???? ???Sarah Palin, suggesting we are at war with Iran, FOX News interview, Nov. 1, 2008

???Im very, very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing ??? any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that.??? ???Sarah Palin, after an Alaska legislative report found she had broken state ethics law and abused her power in the Troopergate scandal, conference call with Alaska reporters, Oct. 12, 2008

???But ultimately what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the healthcare reform that is needed to help shore up our economy.??? ???Sarah Palin, explaining the $700 billion government bailout of Wall Street to Karie Couric, CBS News interview, Sept. 24, 2008

???Oil and coal? Of course, its a fungible commodity and they dont flag, you know, the molecules, where it???s going and where its not. But in the sense of the Congress today, they know that there are very, very hungry domestic markets that need that oil first. So, I believe that what Congress is going to do, also, is not to allow the export bans to such a degree that its Americans that get stuck to holding the bag without the energy source that is produced here, pumped here. Its got to flow into our domestic markets first.??? ???Sarah Palin, billed by John McCain as the nation???s foremost expert on energy, clumsily answering a question while speaking off the cuff at a town hall meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sept. 17, 2008

???I think Gods will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that.??? ???Sarah Palin, on the $30 billion national gas pipeline project that she wanted built in the state, speaking to students at the Wasilla Assembly of God, June 2008

This article gives me chest pains:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-jay/obama-do-not-concede_b_140478.html

I am not sure what is scarier about Sarah Palin: what she says, or what she thinks.

???Well, it certainly does because our ??? our next door neighbors are foreign countries. Theyre in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia ??? We have trade missions back and forth. We??? we do??? its very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where??? where do they go? Its Alaska. Its just right over the border. It is??? from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to??? to our state.??? ???Sarah Palin, asked by Katie Couric how Alaskas proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience, CBS News interview, Sept. 24, 2008

???We realize that more and more Americans are starting to see the light there and understand the contrast. And we talk a lot about, OK, we are confident that we are going to win on Tuesday, so from there, the first 100 days, how are we going to kick in the plan that will get this economy back on the right track and really shore up the strategies that we need over in Iraq and Iran to win these wars???? ???Sarah Palin, suggesting we are at war with Iran, FOX News interview, Nov. 1, 2008

???Im very, very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing ??? any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that.??? ???Sarah Palin, after an Alaska legislative report found she had broken state ethics law and abused her power in the Troopergate scandal, conference call with Alaska reporters, Oct. 12, 2008

???But ultimately what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the healthcare reform that is needed to help shore up our economy.??? ???Sarah Palin, explaining the $700 billion government bailout of Wall Street to Karie Couric, CBS News interview, Sept. 24, 2008

???Oil and coal? Of course, its a fungible commodity and they dont flag, you know, the molecules, where it???s going and where its not. But in the sense of the Congress today, they know that there are very, very hungry domestic markets that need that oil first. So, I believe that what Congress is going to do, also, is not to allow the export bans to such a degree that its Americans that get stuck to holding the bag without the energy source that is produced here, pumped here. Its got to flow into our domestic markets first.??? ???Sarah Palin, billed by John McCain as the nation???s foremost expert on energy, clumsily answering a question while speaking off the cuff at a town hall meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sept. 17, 2008

???I think Gods will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that.??? ???Sarah Palin, on the $30 billion national gas pipeline project that she wanted built in the state, speaking to students at the Wasilla Assem