Comments on: Transcending Issues and Details http://www.historyishappeningnow.com/2008/08/31/transcending-issues-and-details/ Yet another political blog Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:51:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ian http://www.historyishappeningnow.com/2008/08/31/transcending-issues-and-details/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Ian Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:18:31 +0000 http://www.historyishappeningnow.com/?p=274#comment-191 I totally agree with the post above. The nastier attacks on Palin advance the argument that there's something bad about her -- and maybe there is, but it's so hard to tell when the national media has had only a few days to look at her biography and record. The fact is, it's unreasonable for McCain to expect us to just take his word for it that Palin is the best person to lead the nation if McCain has to leave office for some reason. We can't judge Palin based on her record (which is too small), we can't judge her based on her ability to campaign -- as she won't have to campaign except with the full support of the entire Republican establishment. She may be a brilliant, capable woman -- but if we elect McCain and then she turns out to be in way over her head, we'll have nobody to blame but ourselves for taking McCain's word for it. Bush told America the war in Iraq was necessary, and we (or most of us, anyway) felt we had no choice except to take his word for it because we couldn't judge for ourselves. Once again, we're being put in that position. Let's just hope, if McCain gets elected, Palin won't turn out to be a disaster the way Iraq did. (I realize its a strange comparison, but you get my point.) I totally agree with the post above. The nastier attacks on Palin advance the argument that there’s something bad about her — and maybe there is, but it’s so hard to tell when the national media has had only a few days to look at her biography and record.

The fact is, it’s unreasonable for McCain to expect us to just take his word for it that Palin is the best person to lead the nation if McCain has to leave office for some reason. We can’t judge Palin based on her record (which is too small), we can’t judge her based on her ability to campaign — as she won’t have to campaign except with the full support of the entire Republican establishment. She may be a brilliant, capable woman — but if we elect McCain and then she turns out to be in way over her head, we’ll have nobody to blame but ourselves for taking McCain’s word for it.

Bush told America the war in Iraq was necessary, and we (or most of us, anyway) felt we had no choice except to take his word for it because we couldn’t judge for ourselves. Once again, we’re being put in that position. Let’s just hope, if McCain gets elected, Palin won’t turn out to be a disaster the way Iraq did. (I realize its a strange comparison, but you get my point.)

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