Reasons why we hope Palin doesn't become President

Jul 16, 2009 19:52

From here!

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Really, where would we be if a bumpkin like Palin were president? With her brainpower, we'd probably be stuck with a Cabinet full of tax cheats, retreads and moralizing social engineers.

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The idea of printing money we don't have to pay for programs we can't afford is, apparently, the work of a finely tuned imagination, soaring gravitas and endless policy know-how.

Palin is so clueless she probably would have rushed through some colossal stimulus plan that ended up stimulating nothing.

If Palin were president, no one doubts this nation would have continued the Bush-era policy of indefinite detention of enemy combatants and the CIA's program of transferring prisoners to other countries without legal rights. Be thankful you have a president who makes you think this nation doesn't have such a programs [sic].

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And how is anyone as simplistic as Palin going to help change the habits of all these fatsos in America? We need a mommy . . . but, you know, not a real mommy.

For Palin, though, there is hope.

Just because you're the target of a revolting elitist hit job doesn't mean you're ready to be president. I don't believe Palin has thought deeply enough about serious issues. She has certainly proven unable to adequately defend herself on intellectual grounds.

To this point, at least, Palin hasn't offered much more than populist sloganeering. Her popularity often seems fueled by charisma alone.

So, judging from Barack Obama's success, she has all the makings of a future president.

oh snap, politics

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