rssWhat Does Reform Mean
Friday, August 29, 2008 at 4:43 pm
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Earlier today I was thinking about how I couldn’t help but admire Gov. Sarah Palin a little for breaking with Sen. Ted Stevens on his “bridge to nowhere.” Since then, plenty of people have disagreed with me on whether she actually did anything heroic, arguing she didn’t fight hard enough to kill the project or come out swinging early on. In another state I’d probably make that same argument. But in Palin’s case, I see the decision within the bizarre context of Alaska politics, where the bar for what is “reform” is pretty low.
But Palin’s outside of Alaska now. Presumably, voters in other places in the country won’t be impressed that she didn’t sign on to the legislature’s “Corrupt Bastards Club,” that walked the halls of the capitol wearing custom-made hats with their CBC logo — paid for by the oil services company for whom they did their shilling. I don’t think it will sell too well to say to the American public, hey, I didn’t get a 1,000 percent return on a sweet-heart investment in Utah like Uncle Ted did. Oh, and I didn’t try to move into a major campaign contributor’s back yard for half price like our state’s junior senator. I don’t think “my chief of staff wasn’t indicted like the last Alaska governor’s was” makes a great slogan. That’s the kind of reform some Alaskans were imagining when they went with her — a sad state of affairs, to be sure. I’m thinking now at the national level, this isn’t going to be enough. It’s a far cry from what 80,000 fans cheering for change at Invesco meant.
12 Comments
Comment posted August 29, 2008 @ 6:57 pm
She broke with the bridge project, but didn't reject the money. It just went toward bacon instead of ham.
Comment posted August 30, 2008 @ 5:21 pm
If this election about judgment – the choice of Sarah Pahin shows poor judgment on McCain's part.
Any intelligent person knows when you choose to have unprotected sex at 43 you have a very high probability of having a child with Downs Syndrome. She used poor judgment not using birth control.
Would she use better judgment dealing with our economy?
Would she use better judgment dealing with our enemies?
I for one am not willing to take a chance on her and John McCain’s judgment. With the conditions in this world you can not depend on a roll of the dice for the person that is 1 / 2 of a breath away from being the leader of the most powerful nation in the world. .
And I’m a educated woman so don’t get on my back about sexism.
Comment posted September 2, 2008 @ 10:21 pm
How about voting for The man who has served our country in ways you and I could never imagine.
The question you need to ask yourself ,Will he make a postive change in The United States of America?
He has spent most of his life living for America.
Downs Syndrome babies can be loved. What does her choice in birthcontrol have anything to do with being a Vice President.
Comment posted September 2, 2008 @ 10:27 pm
I dont think you sound very intelligent! The question you should ask yourself is who can make change and how have they showed the ways they have made it happen. We are voting for a president who can lead our country with expiernce and courage.
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Comment posted November 17, 2009 @ 10:09 am
I need to know what the heck reform means.
I am tired of everytime I get on thee internet something pops up about how someone feels.
It is a little more than annoying.
So get a life, because honestly hunn.
No one cares.!
Comment posted November 17, 2009 @ 3:09 pm
I need to know what the heck reform means.
I am tired of everytime I get on thee internet something pops up about how someone feels.
It is a little more than annoying.
So get a life, because honestly hunn.
No one cares.!
Comment posted May 9, 2011 @ 6:04 pm
no one cares about u so go die stop being a bitch and get the sand outta ur vagiina ok hussie
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