Re: Sarah Palin?
If the "historic vote" was McCain's goal there are many more qualified woman in the republican party that he could have selected.
Palin ran for her first office in 1992, so while she has only been governor for a year and a half she's been involved with politics for 16 years, Barack wasn't even elected to the IL senate until 1997, his first race. She may only have 1 1/2 years of executive experience but thats 1 1/2 years more then Obama. Oh wait, she's not running against Obama.
I'm pretty sure just like any job, government positions are at will, you serve at the pleasure of the person in charge. If she wanted to fire the Public Safety Commission I'm pretty sure that's her right.
This is the 2nd time I've heard someone call her corrupt since her selection. Corrupt for what? So what if she got the oil companies to pay back some money to her state, it went to the residents not her. When she took office she sold the million dollar jet the former governor was running around in and put them money back in the budget. I'd like someone to tell me what she is corrupt for.
I'm pretty sure most politicians have changed their minds more then once. Maybe instead of ridiculing her for this one people should point the finger at the senator that originally requested the pork barrel spending, oh right he's being investigated for fraud.
Someone said earlier in this thread or in some other thread that we'll never elect a woman to pres or VP because woman can't come together behind one. I'm not saying everyone should get behind her just because she's a female - I don't think any votes should be placed based on race, religion, etc. But the things she's being picked apart for would never be an issue if McCain had picked a male governor with the same experience.
If the "historic vote" was McCain's goal there are many more qualified woman in the republican party that he could have selected.
Palin ran for her first office in 1992, so while she has only been governor for a year and a half she's been involved with politics for 16 years, Barack wasn't even elected to the IL senate until 1997, his first race. She may only have 1 1/2 years of executive experience but thats 1 1/2 years more then Obama. Oh wait, she's not running against Obama.
I'm pretty sure just like any job, government positions are at will, you serve at the pleasure of the person in charge. If she wanted to fire the Public Safety Commission I'm pretty sure that's her right.
She appears to me to be just another corrupt, small-time politician who got a break simply because of her gender.
She initially supported the "bridge to nowhere" but backed down when it became a national disgrace.
Someone said earlier in this thread or in some other thread that we'll never elect a woman to pres or VP because woman can't come together behind one. I'm not saying everyone should get behind her just because she's a female - I don't think any votes should be placed based on race, religion, etc. But the things she's being picked apart for would never be an issue if McCain had picked a male governor with the same experience.
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