LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

McCain deserves the criticism, not Palin

Albert G. Marquis, Las Vegas

Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 | 2:04 a.m.

Democrats, in my opinion, are making a big mistake attacking Sarah Palin by arguing that she is not qualified to be vice president.

The truth is, Palin is capable of being vice president. In fact, anyone can be vice president. There’s really nothing to do (with the exception of Dick Cheney, who seems to have managed to destroy our country’s economy and our worldwide reputation from behind the scenes).

The proper question is whether Palin is qualified to be president. After all, if elected, she’ll be one heartbeat away from that office.

Moreover, it is not Palin’s fault that she is not qualified to be president. She’s been raising five kids and going to hockey games — like millions of other parents in this country.

Some of her supporters say she’s just like us. True. Like us, she hasn’t sought the experience or training to be president. That possibility was probably the furthest thing from her mind until John McCain called.

If someone is to blame, it is McCain. Presidents are expected to make a multitude of decisions, and one of the most important is appointments to key positions. We’ve witnessed, with George Bush, what happens when inexperienced yes-men are appointed to Cabinet positions or to run federal agencies. Disaster.

And now we’ve witnessed McCain’s first, and possibly most important, selection. No one could seriously argue that Sarah Palin is the most experienced, competent person he could find.

Let’s quit criticizing Palin. The blame falls squarely on the shoulders of John McCain, and if we elect him, in light of this decision, then we deserve what we get.

Discussion: 6 comments so far…

By jfnance32

9/21/08 at 8:09 a.m.

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The proper question is whether Obama is qualified to be president. After all, if elected, he will be president.

Moreover, it is not Obama's fault that he is not qualified to be president. He's been raising two kids and writing books.

No one could seriously argue that Obama is the most experienced, competent person the Democrats could nominate.

Too bad 18 million Democrats voted for a good qualified candidate in Hillary and rigs the rules to get Obama nominated.
By thebs

9/21/08 at 10:53 a.m.

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Simply, we don't have to attack her as being "unprepared." All we have to do is let her out into the public eye, let her sit in silence when asked about the Bush doctrine, let people see her record of running Wasilla into debt, then increasing taxes on the oil companies and sending checks to the citizens of Alaska.

We've already seen the effect of people peeking behind the curtain to find out what she's about: her favorability dropped 10 points in a week.

The Palin bubble has burst, she's last month's news.
By LT2LV

9/21/08 at 11:26 a.m.

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Any reasonable person, when offered a job they are not qualified to do, would turn that job down. Gov. Palin "did not blink" when offered the VP position even though a month earlier she had admitted to not knowing what a VP does. She could've said "thanks, but no thanks" to the offer.
By Zebe

9/21/08 at 12:25 p.m.

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People who question Obama as not being the most qualified, usually have another reason for their criticism. Or they simply rely on the Rush, Hannity, O'Reilly, and Fox cable news to give them their talking points. Notice the ney sayers never talk about facts or issues.
By cmon

9/21/08 at 7:08 p.m.

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The reason Nance always tries to turn the argument around is that He's afraid to face true facts. That's why he avoids me at all costs, and cannot answer two simple questions that I have laid out for him many times.

That's the mark of a COWARD, with nothing to back up his lies and filth.

cmon Nance, prove me wrong...> I'm still waiting
By kathy4change

10/14/08 at 11:40 a.m.

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Palin ever being a heartbeat away from the Presidency is frightening - not because of her lack of experience but because of her lack of honesty and integrity! She could not manage to govern in Alaska without ABUSING POWER and VIOLATING ETHICS LAW. And she has gone on national TV after she was found guilty and lies by saying she is thankful that she did nothing illegal. GO TO THIS SITE AND SEE FOR YOURSELF http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7x84MY_m... - do a cut and paste
See the video of her lying - it is from MSNBC - So do we want someone with these LOW standards in the White House?- NO! NO! NO! THIS IS NOT ABOUT EXPERIENCE - IT IS ABOUT HONESTY AND INTEGRITY!!!! Bring honesty and integrity back to the White House!
VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN!!!