NICE Rhetoric . . . no answers
Photo Credit: MSNBC
By l.t. Dravis
With no surprise questions and no follow-up questions from Gwen Ifill (Republicans everywhere must be thanking the good lord), Palin was able to ask and answer her own questions.
Did we learn anything more about Sarah Palin beyond her ability to recite talking points?
No?
Okay . . . did we learn anything about how John McCain will fix the problems that face the nation tonight?
When and how will John McCain end the war in
Sarah didn’t tell us . . .
When and how will John McCain fight and win the war against terrorism in
Sarah didn’t tell us . . .
How will John McCain stabilize
Sarah didn’t tell us . . .
What will John McCain do to provide the regulatory network so necessary to prevent a future mortgage/Wall Street meltdown?
Sarah didn’t tell us . . .
What will John McCain do to make the country energy independent and when will we be 100% free from foreign oil?
Sarah didn’t tell us . . .
What will John McCain do about Immigration?
Sarah didn’t tell us . . .
How will John McCain stop the loss of jobs across the nation?
Sarah didn’t tell us . . .
How will John McCain strengthen the middle class?
Sarah didn’t tell us . . .
How will John McCain improve education to make us more competitive around the world?
Sarah didn’t tell us . . .
How will John McCain make sure families can afford to send their children to college?
Sarah didn’t tell us . . .
How will John McCain rebuild the infrastructure?
Sarah didn’t tell us . . .
How will John McCain eliminate budget deficits?
Sarah didn’t tell us . . .
How will John McCain pay off the national debt?
Sarah didn’t tell us . . .
So, who won the debate?
An early CBS poll of uncommitted voters read it this way: 46% thought Biden won, 33% thought it was a tie, and 21% thought Palin won.
What did we learn about Governor Palin?
We learned that she wants to expand the power of the Vice-Presidency.
We learned that she doesn’t grasp the issues well enough to address them extemporaneously.
We learned that she was able to memorize Republican talking points well enough to recite her way around the predicted catastrophic meltdown.
We learned that her greatest strength was to not answer the questions that were asked by the moderator. For example, when she was asked about her greatest weakness, she answered by talking about her greatest strength.
So, what does it all mean?
Not much . . . really.
A week from now, this debate will be nothing more than a cultural artifact from the 2008 election . . . people will remember this was the night Governor Palin didn’t completely fall on her face.
What can I say about Joe Biden?
He did what he was supposed to do.
He spelled out the Obama/Biden campaign’s positions on everything from the economy to energy independence to historical lessons from past interventions to foreign policy in general.
Where do the campaigns go from here?
Back to the battleground states . . . at least the ones McCain hasn’t pulled out of.
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posted by Unknown @ 10:09 PM
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1 Comments:
I followed a link about jobs from Obama's site to your blog. We need jobs. We need a big Federal Jobs program. Build our new energy system. Fix roads, bridges and docks. This means lots of jobs that can not be out-sourced. This means lots of people paying taxes gettinbg health care. Put US to work.
Reading your Oct 2 post:
There is not a military win for US in Afganistan. It is not like Ohio over there. They are in the 12th century, living in a tribal manor. Take the advice of experts in world affairs and not the advice of the head military man of the moment.
Want to help the Afgans? Get our troops out, build some hospitals and staff them with American medical teams, and quit trying to deal with the issue like Afgans are just trying to get a good job, buy a car and have a Six-Pack while they watch TV at night.
They are never going to be a consumer base for Western/Chinese products. Want to stop the flow of heroin? Buy it from the farmers. They don't care who buys their crop. It would be much cheaper.
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