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| Win or Lose, Many See Palin as Future of Party |
| 2008-10-30 |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 ...and a potential presidential candidate in 2012, albeit one who will need to address her considerable political damage. Doctor, heal thyself. Well this is the NYT, part of a media that will need to reflect on their own political damage, and potential might not be around themselves in 2012. |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins 5*** 2008-10-30 22:07 |
| #7 Only the successful rebirth of our original intent as a nation can retrieve what we've lost in the last 100 or so years. Most people fail to understand just why Jefferson insisted on the Second Amendment. A hint - it wasn't for hunting or sport shooting. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-10-30 19:35 |
| #6 We have a Republic, not a democracy. There's a reason for that. When the Press does everything it possibly can to get one person elected over another, the Republic is strained - possibly to the breaking point. Voter fraud distorts the representative capacity of our electorate, and may result in some people being elected that shouldn't have, and destroying the aspirations of others unfairly. It's time to return to the roots of our nation - the Declaration of Independence which set the tone of how we would live, which was further emphasized by our Constitution, which declared how we would govern ourselves. Both documents have been stretched out of their original meaning, and distorted into something our Founders would not recognize. Only the successful rebirth of our original intent as a nation can retrieve what we've lost in the last 100 or so years. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-10-30 14:01 |
| #5 Organizations like ACORN and voter registration and Chicago Machine polling place irregularities must be repaired or democracy is doomed. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-10-30 11:09 |
| #4 You are partially right Betty. From a policy stand point that's fine but what we really need is a POLITICIAN to sell those points. As far as the election goes the "who" matters a lot. The same policies being pushed by an ugly old troll wouldn't have the same success in the "market". We need young, sharp, aggressive, HONEST talent. Palin and Jindal are that as far as I can tell. If you've got some others that meet the need let me know who they are. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2008-10-30 10:55 |
| #3 Hello! It is not Palin but the product that she is selling that is valuable. Granted, not everyone can sell it as well as she can, but it's not her legs or her folksy style that is what we are looking for. We want what it is she is selling. |
| Posted by: Betty 2008-10-30 10:03 |
| #2 RoO, hear, hear!! I wish that they both had a full term as governor under their belts so we could have done without McCain this time. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2008-10-30 09:46 |
| #1 Sometimes for me, the future seems awfully dim and I despair for our future. Obama's vision takes me back to the fear and despair I felt when reading 1984 during the height of the cold war. Then, I think of Sarah Palin and Bobbie Jindal(?). These two young people give me hope for a brighter future. God bless them both. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-10-30 04:37 |