Sunday, October 05, 2008

Friday, September 19, 2008

Sunday, September 07, 2008

If I Were Obama...

Right now, the Obama Campaign doesn't seem to know what to do with Sarah Palin. Mostly, it seems they're going to ignore her and hope she goes away. Perhaps she will, but it's not likely. They seem to be afraid of attacking her, for fear of appearing sexist. But since she went so hard after Obama, I say, take the gloves off. If I were Obama, my response might go a little like this:

I've been a senator for 12 years -- 8 years in the Illinois Senate, 4 years in the U.S. Senate. And since my opponents seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to you what exactly it is a senator does...

It's kind of like being a small-town mayor. Except, instead of dealing with small problems like where to put a stop sign -- you deal with big problems like nuclear proliferation!

Instead of simply carrying out the laws passed by the city council -- you actually make the laws. You also have to make decisions -- like, whether to vote for or against something.

Before I was a senator -- not 20 months ago, but 20 years ago -- I was a community organizer. And since my opponents seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to you what exactly it is a community organizer does...

It's kind of like being the governor of a sparsely populated state. Except, instead of abusing your power to carry out personal vendettas against your relatives -- you use your energy to revitalize a community and get people back to work.

In closing, I'd like to tell a pre-scripted joke and pretend that I just came up with it on the spot -- you know, to appear more "folksy". Here goes:

What's the difference between a Hockey Mom and a United States Senator?

A United States Senator is qualified to be President of the United States.

Thank you and God Bless Our Troops.

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

She could be a heartbeat away...



John McCain likes to fancy himself a maverick. He likes to portray himself as someone who isn't afraid to go against his own party on big decisions. But on his first presidential-level decision, the choice of a running mate, how did this supposed maverick operate?

Today's NY Times offers some telling insights. The Times reports he really wanted to pick Joe Lieberman as his running mate. When the Christian Conservative base of his party objected to the pick, what did this maverick do? He did what his party told him to do. He chose an Evangelical -- one that he had met exactly once before he interviewed her last week and offered her the job on the spot.

There is likely a lot more that we will learn about Sarah Palin in the next few weeks. But the choice itself has already taught us a lot about how McCain would make decisions as president.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Sunday, July 06, 2008