Isn”t it McCain who”s been staring at Palin”s behind?
In response to the letter “Behind a strong man, like McCain, is a woman like Palin” published in the Sept. 17 edition of the Record-Bee:
First, McCain”s choice for VP has not “riled the Democrats” as you so quaintly exhorted; it has riled intelligent people who care about this nation”s history and the election process.
One should require no more knowledge about Harriet Myers, excuse me, Ms. Palin, than these two statements: (a) she wants to teach creationism in our schools, placing us yet further behind the rest of the world”s best and brightest and, the only other possible statement that could follow, (b) she believes she has foreign policy experience because she can almost see Russia from Alaska, and, she once changed flights in Ireland. My son laughed at that one ? he”s three.
And this has nothing to do with her gender. I like many of the things that Hillary Clinton stands for ? not because she is a woman ? but because of her ideas and policies. My wife is one of the most intelligent people I know. I must even agree with the reader (“Behind a strong man is a woman like Palin”). that it is not good to ?stay the course” when new information presents itself.
However, in the case of the infamous Bridge to Nowhere, the facts never changed; what did change was nationwide criticism against Alaskan officials (including Palin) regarding such wasteful spending. Using your definition, does that mean she “flip-flopped”? I think it does. I simply cannot comprehend how any female could vote for this ticket.
They are against a woman”s right to choose, even in the case of incest. What? McCain has voted against equal pay for women (stating they need more “education and training”), Palin does not believe humans have contributed to global warming, and McCain voted against the family and medical leave act (time off to care for loved ones). Also, an 80% approval rating in a state with a little more than 600,000 residents is kind of like being the most popular cheese steak in South Philly; that”s nice.
Who do you think is responsible for the financial crisis gripping our country at the moment? Let me help – that would be 7 straight years of Republican majority and rule. No regulation on Wall Street (Bush”s appointee to the SEC – supported by McCain – does not believe in government regulation), unemployment up to 6.1% (a new total of 9.4 million Americans unemployed, compared to only 2.9 million in 2000), a $500 billion deficit (from a $280 billion surplus), and falling wages for the average worker.
I don”t know about you, but in a crisis of this magnitude, having a president who admittedly does not “know much about economics” would not just make things worse, he could destroy the entire system. Do we need a person holding office who finished 894 out of 899 students in his graduating class from college. Even then presidential hopeful George Bush (and Karl Rove) knew McCain was not the answer as Rove suggested, “McCain committed treason while a prisoner of war and was accused of intervening on Federal regulators on behalf of a campaign contributor (Keating Five)”. Maybe you would enjoy having another president who is “just one of the boys.”
No Thank you. I”ll take one of the most intelligent individuals in the nation, who was the president of the Harvard Law Review. The person who fills this position is supposed to be one of the best and brightest; not average, and definitely not 894 out of 899!
I cannot imagine having a daughter, and having some horrible act committed against her wishes, only to have two dimwits in Washington tell her that she has no choice of what she does with her body and her life. That is not freedom! That is not what my grandfather gave his life for in Normandy and Germany. This country has serious problems, and we need serious people; Mc-Palin, you are still not the answer. When you hear the bell, your fifteen minutes are up!
David Blair
Kelseyville
