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br> -- Ed Nemeth br> Sacramento, California /p>

It has been interesting watching the conservative bouncing ball concerning Sarah Palin. George Will and David Brooks revealed their assessment of the governor when they criticized McCain for naming her as his running mate. Conservatives Kathleen Parker and Kathryn Lopez simply called for Ms. Palin to step down. Laura Ingraham, in a moment of candor, identified Will and Brooks as members of an "elite," one of the apparently worst epithets a conservative can hurl. Bill Kristol, who is famously wrong on nearly everything, called on the McCain campaign to let Sarah be Sarah. Last night, in the debate, she was. The polls I've read this morning have done nothing to undermine Kristol's reputation for being wrong. J. Peter Freire tells us that the problem with Palin's interview with Couric was not the governor's lack of information, but the interviewer's lack of "reportorial know-how."

All of this would be very amusing if we were not in the middle of a major economic crisis, the gift of an administration that believes government is always the problem and never the solution. With the credit markets in turmoil, Wall Street and Main Street are looking to government for a solution. We are left to wonder if there are enough competent government leaders around to save the day. Our president has proven not to be. Georgie, you're doing a heck of a job!

Last night, Sarah Palin called for strict government oversight of greedy Wall Street while insisting that government must get out of the way of business. Is she intentionally obfuscating the true McCain policy position on oversight and regulation or is she simply so ill-informed and confused that she doesn't have a clue where her campaign stands? When it comes to knowledge of the economy, remember that McCain has already punted. If, heaven forbid, she had to, could Palin lead us out of the mess in which we find ourselves? Who would advise her? Phil "this is a psychological recession/we are a nation of whiners" Gramm?

Am I worried about Palin being one heartbeat away from the presidency?

p>You betcha!! Wink, Wink. I end with a "shout out" for Ms. Parker and Ms. Lopez. br> -- Mike Roush /p>

One common-sense statement made by Governor Palin about the Fannie and Freddie fiasco that didn't get much notice was her gentle, chiding reminder that her folks always warned against living beyond one's means and this was a part of the problem. Palin was obliquely laying blame on the borrowers.

I was part of a conversation on an elementary school ground last week with mommies ranging from 25 to 35 in age and I remarked that people who assumed mortgages they had no realistic hope of paying are as culpable as the lender. One said. "Easy for you to say -- you own a nice home that's probably paid for."

I said "Let me tell you about my first "home" in 1946. I married at 18, left a huge home in the best neighborhood in Dallas, surrrounded by the grounds we called our yard, which seemed like a city block by today's standards, came to southern California where my recently discharged Navy Lt. husband planned to attend college on the G.I. Bill.

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