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Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008 | 2:05 a.m.
As a lifelong Democrat since the 1960s, I am voting Republican for the first time in my life. I attended the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago as a delegate from Indiana, but everything since has changed, mainly the quality of executive candidates offered by the two parties.
I struggle with voting for my party’s selected candidates come November because something just doesn’t seem right with these two senators. Then along comes Sarah Palin. I was astonished and mesmerized. This is a true American. Sure, some pundits will try to discredit her with their spin, but I carefully read into both sides of each issue and came to the conclusion that she is as near perfect a candidate as I’ve ever seen.
As far as being unqualified for the vice presidential position, I say nonsense! Let’s face it, in reality, both the presidential and vice presidential positions require on-the-job training because the knowledge required is so vast in so many areas. Every candidate has areas of expertise and other areas of weakness.
This is why there are expert advisers and Cabinet members with precise knowledge in their respective fields to aid the elected executive in intelligent decision-making. Sarah Palin by all definition is a born leader who I feel comfortable will make righteous decisions, and experience will follow.
Daryll---I agree with you 100%. It seems that the demoncrats have lost their way. I also am a lifelong democrat and will not vote for Obama-Biden. Obama is a loser and cannot win this election... envy has grabbed the democrats and with that they will lose...Big Time.
Virgil A. Sestini
Sorry, but I don't buy for a second that you're a Democrat. You sound EXACTLY like a Republican trying the same tactics one sees in the major news blogs. Move on.
She's certainly an impressive liar, I'll give you that.
She certainly follows in the footsteps of George Bush.
She's just another borrow and squander Republican who jets off to Washington every year to beg for more federal cash to spend. In February, she requested $200 million in earmarks for the great state of Alaska... after pocketing 26.9 million in earmarks during her tenure as mayor of Wasilla.
"This year she submitted to Congress a list of Alaska projects worth $197.8 million, including $2 million to research crab productivity in the Bering Sea and $7.4 million to improve runway lighting at eight Alaska airports. A spokesman said she cut the original list of 54 projects to 31."
"So while Sen. McCain was going after cutting earmarks in Washington," said Steve Ellis of Taxpayers for Common Sense, "Gov. Palin was going after getting earmarks."
And all that baloney about telling Washington "no thanks" for the Bridge to Nowhere? That's not exactly "straight talk."
"However, as a candidate for governor in 2006, Palin had backed funding for the bridge. After her election, she killed the much-ridiculed project when it became clear the state had other priorities. She said she would use the federal funds to fill those needs."
So she didn't end up funding the bridge, but she sure has heck kept all that cash.
And spent it.
So when she stood on that stage, in front of 38 million television households and told us she was a reformer? Well, there's only one response to that:
Liar!
I do so look forward to the "I'm a lifelong Democrat" trolls crawling out of their holes like clockwork every four years.
Ah, it brings back such memories!
The sad, depressing truth is that we're screwed no matter which party we choose to support on this upcoming election. I just wish we were given a real option rather than having to choose between the lesser of two evils.....depressing, yes very depressing - I wonder how soon after the election we will see the suicide rate increase. Trust me there are very many of us feeling very desperate, depressed and hopelessness abounds.
Why did the Democrats screwed themselves over and not pick a winner like Hillary?
I was fully commited to either voting none of the above or writing in Hillary Clinton until McCain picked Palin. Now, I simplay can't take a chance that she would ever sit in the Oval Office as POTUS. The simple fact that she could do so and potentially have 1 or 2 Supreme Court picks gives me no choice but to hold my nose and vote for Obama.
I bet you could change the word "God" to "Allah" in Palin's speeches and people would swear she was an Islamic extremist. Thanks, but no thanks.
Really an Islamic extremist??? From the people going to elect OBAMA...Obama whether he professes to be a christian or not attended Islamic schools and had Muslim dads... Obama then found his love for Christianity in the hate filled church of Rev Wright....Obama has been endorsed by HAMAS....That should tell you something...
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?f...
From the writings of the darling of the neocon Right, McCain's been endorsed by a group tied to al-Qaeda.
That should tell you something.
My point was this: the language used by Palin (and other Christian fanatics) is essentially indistinguishable from that of extremists from other religions, including Islam. I don't care if a fanatic is Dem or Republican, thanks, but no thanks.
On the other hand, Obama has changed or clarified his positions so many times already I can't see him having any fanatical religious beliefs. I am, however, concerned that he is merely a puppet and not his own man. (is "puppet" code for anything nowadays?)
Therefore I say I will "hold my nose" and vote for him instead of McCain.
The stench coming from this year's ballot is possibly worse than that of 2004.
As a lifelong Independent since the 1970's, I am registered Democrat for the first time in my life. Sarah Palin is the scariest/silliest thing I've seen in years - and that takes some doing in politics.