The American Spectator

BD57| 7.1.09 @ 6:36PM

The only good thing about all this is the hope that none of these bozos will ever get a job working on a Republican campaign again.

John| 7.1.09 @ 8:44PM

What if:

What if Palin had been allowed to be Palin in late September and Early October - Instead of looking like a confused stuffed puppet in lipstick and designer glasses?

What if Johnny Mac had called George Bush at the outset of the financial crisis in late September and said "George, just keep the banks from failing, I'll keep on the campaign trail and beat this guy... then I'll come back after the election and we can clean up the mess before you leave. Coming there now would make me look like a handle on a baseball..."

What If: The "Establishment Pundit Class" had actually backed McCain instead of backing "The One"? And blaming it on Palin instead of on their anger at their pet Romney not being picked?

What would have happened if McCain would have actually pulled off a win in 2008 because he did the right things listed above?

One term McCain and the next in line as an acting incompetent? Not a rich, pampered, Liberal Northeastern Establishment former governor for 2012.. that's for sure. And just maybe that was the rub...

McCain/Palin wins in 2008 = Palin/someone else conservative in 2012 and 2016... With no Romney in sight.

Hummmm? Just speculatin... not accusin... that's all... but hummmm....

r/John TMF

Sean| 7.1.09 @ 9:40PM

What if Republicans nominated the one man running that knows about economics? McCain basically admitted in the debates he knew nothing about the economy. Romney also knows nothing based on his record in MA.

Scottie| 7.2.09 @ 3:04AM

Absolutely, amazing! Bush, with the help of both the Democratic and Republican Parties left us deeply in debt, added two more countries to our inventory of nation building projects, contributed to the housing bust through his compassionate conservative “Ownership Society,” added $billions with his prescription drugs bill to the nearly bankrupt Medicare program, substantially increased funding for Bill Clinton’s scam program, Americorps and left us, the taxpayer, holding the bag on TARP. Now we have a new president who has, in the course of 5 months, tripled and possibly quadrupled the national debt far and away from what Bush left us with, taken controling interest in several major banks, taken controlling interest in AIG, ditto with two car manufacturers, given us a parallel government (Czars) answerable only to his highness, is trying to nationalize our healthcare system and is currently trying to ramrod through a tax scheme (Cap and Trade) that may very well be the final nail in our coffin.

The sky really is falling and all the nattering pseudo elitists in the STUPID PARTY can find to talk and write about is unsubstantiated rumors and nonsense coming from anonymous failed and inept campaign managers about Sarah Palin seven months after the election ended.

In the meantime, Sarah actually has done something that will help us achieve energy independence.

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=329698559684271

Becky| 7.2.09 @ 7:52AM

Of all four, Palin seemed to have a better handle on what to do: get government out of the way of business and drill for oil. The complexity of our economy cannot and will not be solved by a few people in Washington, especially using Chicago tactics.

Because Palin's clear thinking of government's role in economics and energy production, I would have to believe her instincts regarding protecting America would have been sound as well.

I do not think her personal intelligence is on a level with George Will, but the other character traits she possesses that Will doesn't puts her in a better position to lead.

Of all 4 candidates last year, she was ahead on the idea of global warming, way ahead of her running mate. I think time will prove out the rush to manipulate climate, will have been a rush to manipulate money and people. Like Dan Quayle, her integrity for speaking out on some of these issues contrary and in a sometimes clumsy way to intellectual's sensibilities will be acknowledged someday.

ian cormac| 7.2.09 @ 9:34AM

The financial system, was systematically
undermined through the sub prime players (Fannie & Freddie, Countrywide, AIG, ) all who generously financed Obama, Biden & Co, which
had blocked any reform of the system proposed
by McCain and the Bush Administration. I don't think that TARP was the answer, but I didnt see
a "Mellon style" mass liquidation of assets were
going to solve the problem. The one time where
Palin, did seem disingenous, was when she supported the TARP, because it ran counter to all her instincts. She warned about everything we would be facing, and the likes of George Will dismissed it all; his instincts and all his experience failed him significantly

Steven Donegal| 7.2.09 @ 2:46PM

"What if Palin had been allowed to be Palin in late September and Early October - Instead of looking like a confused stuffed puppet in lipstick and designer glasses? "

You mean, she's not a stuffed puppet in lipstick and designer glasses?