In an amazingly even-handed article (except perhaps the use of 'plots' rather than 'plans' in the title) from Newsweek, Sarah Palin comes across as intelligent, human and even presidential.
The policy positions are pitch-perfect to me, including actual removal of some government agencies, and especially an unwillingness to do a 'sky-is-falling' act over raising the debt ceiling.
Sorry, DWT. Sarah Palin is the right-wing response to Obama. And she is as much of an empty suit as he is.
ReplyDeleteMy advise to Republicans would be to throw their support behind the only plausible candidate, Romney. I am far from enthusiastic about him -- I'm just less unenthusiastic than about the other clowns. He alone has a chance both of beating Barry (if the economy keeps sliding into the shitter, which it probably will), and of being at least a marginally competent POTUS.
Oh, you're so cynical! Mitt would be more than marginally competent, don't you think? Really?
ReplyDeleteI don't think Sarah will run but I think she has more experience in goverment than Obama did when he ran...I also think her life experience is more applicable to successful governing office than Obama's experience in academia. But it's all just speculation as I believe she is not running.
I was enthused to hear today that Giuliani is considering a presidential bid. IIRC, his polling was pretty decent.
Of course, I wish John Bolton would have a realistic chance, I so admire and respect him.
Aridog's been on both sides of the Palin debate, so I hope he can weigh in.
Thing is, Romney is pretty weak on the issues I care about the most: immigration, race industry, foreign entanglements, separation from Islam (not that the others are much better) -- issues that I summarize as "the national question". But at least, Romney is the likeliest to do something about the economy.
ReplyDeleteYes, they all turn out to be disappointments on immigration. I thought GWB - being a Texan - would do something significant in dealing with the problems. He ended up being worse than ineffective.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think of John Bolton, solus? Just curious, I doubt he's even considering a run anymore.
From my impression, he was pretty good on foreign policy. Not sure about his other positions, including on the National Question.
ReplyDeleteTell you the truth, I'd gladly vote for a conservative Democrat (running as Independent, probably but not necessarily) at this point, as long as the issues of national existence are properly addressed. Or hell, for a liberal one. Party distinctions mean very little for me, as I am an Independent and always will be.
Solus I completely disagree with the empty suit characterization.
ReplyDeleteYou shuold read the things she has written over the last 2 years, and ignore the things the media claims she has said or done.
I don't know why Palin gets such a bum rap, but it tickles me that she keeps on fighting. She's not an empty suit. Unlike the guy in the WH, she actually EARNED her creds, and she has cogent, reasonable, and responsible views.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Romney can carry the conservative vote. He has a McCain aroma, he smacks of borderline progressivism, and he's "next in line", which is how we got stuck with McCain last time. However, I do think he can garner a percentage of the independents (due to his economic prowess), and perhaps a swath of democrats who are fed up with their party being co-opted by elitist snobs, union thugs, and blatant Marxist ideology.
I'll take a hard look at Bolton if he throws his 'stache in the ring. He's impressed me in the past with his "no nonsense" views, but I would need to know more.
ReplyDeleteI'm also keeping an eye on Rick Perry. If he jumps in, I'll take a hard look at him too.
I like Bachmann, but she stirs up the same "eek, it's a female!" response that Palin does. We may have elected an African-American (as opposed to an American black) to the WH, but I don't think the country is psychologically ready for a president who wears panties.
However, Bachmann and Palin are laying substantial groundwork for a woman to be taken seriously as a presidential contender (someday), and I applaud them. Standing ovation, even.
If King Obama is dethroned in 2012, whoever takes up residency in the WH had better bring an army of staff. All the "czars" and their underlings, all the thousands of Obama appointees, must be immediately FIRED (within minutes of the oath of office), and quickly replaced by competent individuals.
ReplyDeleteThe DoJ will need to be swept clean, and then disinfected. And then disinfected one more time.
Palin "earned her cred" by quitting her first term midway in order to become a political celebrity?
ReplyDeleteTell you the truth, I wanted to like her, and at the beginning, I did. Not the least for upstaging Obama's convention speech. But -- she lost me with that "Drosophila" remark. It showed, simply, that she understood fuck all about the subject, and didn't bother to learn. Meaning that she was either a fool herself, or took her audience for being ones (or both). And I just don't suffer anti-intellectualism gladly.
Solus, if you've been paying attention, then you would know just why Palin resigned her office of governor.
ReplyDeleteDozens of proven bogus ethics complaints by a very few individuals (some of whom have been shown to have ties to Rahm Emmanuel) that, because of a quirk in Alaska law had to be defended not by the state gov't, but by Palin herself.
It was an attempted political Death By One Thousand Cuts, and it was distracting, to say the least.
So she resigned, and passed the job to her LtGov, who has done a fine job, by staying with policies that she instituted, while one after the other of the complaints were shown to be (and I will be polite here) BS.
Try reading her writings now, instead of allowing the media to control your admittedly fine mind.
Agree to respectfully disagree, DWT. I just don't see much substance there. And when I do (Bachmann), I admit that I just don't particularly like it.
ReplyDeleteProbably because I am not that big a conservative. Rather, I am a classical liberal with several strongly held conservative positions, because I realize that our cherished liberal values can be preserved only within the framework of a particular nationhood that is itself non-liberal.
I am socially libertarian and economically moderately Keynesian, but my (traditional) liberalism ends at water's edge.
Solus, #12. Great comment.
ReplyDeleteIn the sense of the basis of a good discussion.
I just got gonged for dinner. I'll be back.
I'm glad you're here, by the way.
The DoJ will need to be swept clean, and then disinfected. And then disinfected one more time.
ReplyDeleteDitto the State dept., EPA, INS, etc.
I agree with Luther on your comments, solus.
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm the reverse, a conservative with a few liberal positions. Mostly I want minimal government and less bureaucracy (on every level!). A better economy, less foreign "entanglements".