As widely predicted, ex-Gov. Sarah Palin is cashing in after dropping out, reportedly making a haul “in the low six figures” for her speech in Hong Kong this week. Described as more moderate than last year’s campaign speeches, Palin’s 90-minute oration for an audience of investors did include criticism of U.S. foreign policy, especially regarding [...]
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No signs of McCain at Palin rally — really
What to make of a Florida Republican campaign event featuring Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, where none of the campaign signs even mentioned presidential candidate Sen. John McCain?
Frum advises rats on sinking GOP ship
The short of David Frum’s Washington Post op ed is that the GOP should abandon McCain and Palin’s botched campaign, concentrating instead on holding enough Senate seats to hobble Democrats.
Amazing, what amazes the guy who chose Palin
Sen. John McCain is “amazed” by the fact even fellow Republicans and conservative pundits have a problem with his vice president choice, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Yes, that’s what a bemused and displeased McCain said during a guest shot on Don Imus’ radio show.
Palin a cancer on the GOP? You betcha
Talk about wheels coming off the wagon — the neocon scourge has at long last become too much for even loyal water carrier David Brooks to stomach. The New York Times columnist vented this week at a gathering for the redesigned Atlantic magazine.
Debates should add three-strikes rule
Palin came to the debate pumped and primed with McCain campaign/GOP talking points, and she recited them whether they were appropriate to the questions asked or not. Palin even had the gall to announce that’s what she intended to do.
Nonsense aside, Brooks is right about Palin
We once had a car radio that got terrific reception and sounded great, except when it went staticky and then cut out, going silent for awhile. That radio came to mind as we read David Brooks’ column, “Why Experience Matters,” today, only what went staticky and cut out was making sense, not audio.
Palin presidency = Bush 44 on steroids
Were Palin to become president, her handlers would make sure White House veterans such as Karl Rove . . . maybe even Dick Cheney were brought back to do the real policy-making and political strategizing. . . .The result would be the worst of the Bush administration reloaded, re-energized and turned loose to do their damnedest again.
Dishonest duo out to break GOP record
With a cranky, sold-out septuagenarian and his flaky female sidekick to peddle, the McCain campaign has settled on a strategy of flooding the airwaves with falsehoods. Face it, as McCain’s handlers obviously have, honesty and openness will never win the White House for these Republican lamers.
Forget vetting, McCain chose blind date
Turns out Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain’s vice presidential running mate, has more baggage than an airport carrousel at rush hour. We’re finding out by the day what a slipshod vetting McCain and his people did, and how flaky his judgment is — not what this country needs in a president.
