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Game Changer
Mona Charen 9/5/2008
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John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin was the most inspired decision of his long race for the White House. The ads lampooning Barack Obama's messianic pretensions were skillful as well. But the Palin pick accomplished several goals at once.

It is, it must be acknowledged, a terrible year to be a Republican. A decidedly unpopular Republican president is finishing his second term. Republican party identification is at its lowest point in 16 years (27 percent, according to the Pew Research Center). All indicia of excitement — money raising, turnout at political events, buzz — strongly favor the Democrats. Further, the attractive, articulate, and charismatic Democratic nominee is an historic first — the first African-American nominated by a major party.

Who would have believed, two weeks ago, that Republicans would march out of their convention more pumped than they have felt since Reagan?

The choice of Palin has recast the entire election. Until McCain chose his vice president,
the election was shaping up to be about "change." Obama was playing the role of knight errant, and McCain was cast as the candidate of the status quo. Many a Democratic speaker in Denver invited the delegates to regard a prospective McCain presidency as "Bush's third term."

McCain declined to play his appointed part. Had he chosen any of the most often mentioned candidates for the second spot — Romney, Pawlenty, Ridge — it would have been impossible to escape the sense of "same old same old" that would have followed the ticket like stale cigar smoke. However much one might revere older white guys, and some of my best friends are OWGs, there is no escaping the fact that this was not the year for such a ticket.

Liberals have indignantly protested that McCain's choice of a woman was a "cynical" bid for disgruntled Hillary Clinton voters. But I don't think that's what this was about. In Palin, McCain found a reformer. He sees himself as a reformer and a clean government crusader.

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Palin walks on water
By Patrick Corrigan - The Toronto Star * Posted 9/4/2008 12:00:00 AM
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Palin walks on water
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Posted By: Chad Steele  on Sunday, September 07, 2008

The thing that totally baffles me is the fact that people can even contemplate another term of the criminals that brought us the liars war, resulting in the murder of USA citizens. The last eight years have brought us the largest deficit in HUMAN HISTORY, yet there are people stupid enough out there to want, even welcome a renewed screwing by a stupid old fool, and a wack job bible thumping petty vindictive she bear from some where no one ever wanted to hear of.



Question: Are all rebubbalicans just stupid or do they hate America that much that they want to watch it destroyed by criminals they allow to be installed in power?



USA Housing Market  7 Trillion

Iraq War            3 Trillion

Your house's equity was spent in Iraq

Thanks very much you stupid retarded repugnantcans.

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