Palin: the great debater?

[rocketpig]

madskillz said:

rocketpig said:

madskillz said:

Plus, why in the devil are folks prepping her for this anyhow? She could pass the debate, but doggone, what will it accomplish if she's successful? She has to train to be on this level - almost 30 days before the election and could lead the nation.

Sorry, but I'd rather have the 3 Stooges in the VP slot than Palin. She's totally clueless.

I don't like Palin much but I'm not going to get worked up about a VP candidate, either. I don't like Palin or Biden much.

It's not as if she's going to assume the Presidency in January... Unlike Obama will if he wins. I like a lot of things about Barack but let's face it, his record is hardly spectacular when it comes to experience or leadership.

I hear you, Pig. I wanted Hill as VP but she wasn't even vetted. As far as Obama having the experience or leadership, sure - none of the candidates are qualified - only former presidents are - but someone with good judgment, someone with great advisers and someone who will talk to long-standing enemies to see if their tone has changed is a deal-sealer for me. There is nada appealing on the right for me.

Tonight, either she'll do great or fail. Either way, it's Obama's race to lose.

I agree and disagree on the bolded. McCain, love him or hate him, has been one of the leaders in the Senate for years now. He has authored and pushed several important pieces of legislation through both Democratic and Republican Senates. He has shown that he has the ability to lead a group of people toward a common goal, whether you agree with that legislation or not. Obama... Well, he hasn't done much in the Senate at all except vote almost unanimously Democratic. I'll leave it at that. I'm not knocking him for not having done much, he's a junior senator who has been in office for what, ~3 years? It does leave his experience open to questioning, though.

As for Obama offering to talk to "rogue" nations, well, I'm not sure that's always the best policy but I do believe that if there is progress to be made through diplomacy, Obama would do his best to try - probably more than McCain. Sometimes that works but other times, it can bite you in the ass by trying to appease a country that is playing you like a fiddle. He said he wouldn't attack Iran and then in front of O'Reilly, he said that military force is never off the table when it comes to Iran. I get this nagging doubt whenever I listen to Obama that he's always talking out of both sides of his mouth. His downright ignorant comments about rural America and now watching him pander to those same people about the economy and jobs only solidify that feeling I get when listening to him. He's promising the world and not giving us many answers as to how he's going to provide all those promises. Frankly, I get the feeling that I'm listening to a snakeoil salesman whenever he talks. Whether that's better than the beaten down old man who no longer has the will to fight feeling I get from McCain is really up for debate. I respect both candidates but there are serious flaws with both of their campaigns.