LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

What’s the difference between Bush, Palin?

Mike Paulson, Henderson

Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 | 2:03 a.m.

Since Sarah Palin was chosen as her party’s vice presidential candidate, I have felt unsettled by the selection but really could not put my finger on exactly why.

During a morning run, it suddenly occurred to me, and I stopped dead in my tracks in that sobering moment of clarity. She has ignited the same base that elected George Bush and has a great deal in common with the president:

Both governors of oil-rich states. Both extremely personable and the kind of next door neighbors you would appreciate. Both street-wise politicians who know what it takes to win an election. Both average achievers in academics and uncomfortable with science when the evidence conflicts with faith. Both creationists and religious fundamentalists. Both with no experience on the complex international political and cultural stages. Both heavily managed by handlers and protected from the prying public eye.

My uneasiness with her stems from my concern that this congenial and personable young woman would make the very same mistakes the president has made. She is, simply put, George Bush with lipstick.

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By Tokoloshe

Oct. 18, 2008

6:13 p.m.

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so funny, what you had is what alcoholics commonly refer to as a moment of clarity,
you are so full of it and so funny, you crazy liberals never quit.............. go ahead and vote for the trillion dolla obama, get ready for unprecedented tax increases, you will be one of the first americans to take home very little of what you earn, i hope you like fast food and free health care but remember your new health care program is going to be similar to the experience you get at the DMV.