GOP Sees Sarah Palin as Mrs. Anybody USA

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It always amazes me of the mentality of the dems. Yet you are the very ones that are so freakin corrupted who steal from the hard working, our bank accounts and want us to have to pay more?
I don't think so. We will find those who put us into this bailout crisis and kick those of you out of office. Mrs. Palin be glad that you were not a part of this fiasco. Just be yourself. The dems think they can get away with anything but America is finally waking up and fighting back. Who do you think stopped the House and Senate from voting? I say continue to bombard the phones and email these characters and say no bailout until we the people are satisfied of what you put in the plan and if they have not made anyone accountable for getting us into this mess boot their as... out of office.
I say to Mrs. Palin show these people how wrong they are about you and when you get to the white house do what you said you would and clean out all the corruption that's going on there.
I admire everything about you.

Annieainoa of WA 1:09AM October 02, 2008

This almost trillion dollar deficit is almost $10 trillion and it has gone up every year since 2001, the year the Republicans took over. Gas was $1.55/gallon in November of 2000 and it's what now?
The Democrats didn't gain the majority in Congress until 2006 and by then the Republicans had already begun plans to bail out Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac beginning in 2004.
Friday's unemployment report will give us more bad news....to the tune of over 110,000 more jobs lost for September, bringing the total year to date to over 750,000.
THIS is the REPUBLICAN economic plan, not the Democrats.
The REPUBLICAN president created this $700 billion "Bi-partisan Economic Recovery Plan" (BERP) and the Republicans voted against it 133-65. So what does that tell you? That his own party doesn't trust him to fix his own mess, that's what.
And what does McCain do? Blames the Dems for playing party politics. Guess what Senator McCain, the Dems voted 141-94 in favor of the BERP, but only after they put in enough restrictions to monitor how that money was spent, not just the blank check Bush was asking for.
Before you blame the innocent for what is wrong with this country, you might want to check voting records, economic policy records and read some articles. The Dems left Bush with a budget surplus which he took less than 2 years to blow through and reverse the trend.

Prince Alby of CO 11:52AM October 01, 2008

Sarah Palin is the poster woman for everything that is wrong with this country. She is the classic example of style over substance and the now infamous "lipstick on a pig" comment was 100% accurate.
McCain wrongly believes that the American people are so stupid that they would rather have a pretty woman with no experience and no clue, than a qualified man who is less aesthetically appealing. He is counting on her appeal to average moms and dads everywhere to save his candidacy and give him a chance to hold America's highest office.
In 2004 Bush was re-elected because he and his party knew how to sell fear to the American people. He sold them a fear of Islamic extremists, a fear of WMDs, and a fear of what would happen without him in the White House and it worked.
But ask yourself this question America, do you honestly feel safe with McCain as old as he is and Sarah Palin as the next line of defense against those who would seek to do us significant harm? Just because she kills animals herself doesn't mean she is qualified to represent our military to other countries in negotiations of any kind.
Those who choose a candidate because she comes from a similar background and is "one of them" aren't thinking. Look at your other friends/co-workers who are "one of them" as she claims to be. Is there anything about them that would suggest to you that they should be 2nd in command of the entire country? Why is it so hard to elect a smart person? Personally, when the sh!t hits the fan, I don't think the average Joe (or Sarah) has the stuff it takes to lead a nation through a difficult time in history. So why are we settling for someone who has as much chance of figuring things out as your next door neighbor?
My neighbors are salt of the earth people whom I admire and respect very much and when I go out of town on vacation I count on them to watch my house and care for our pets, but I don't for one second think they would make a good VP. Nor do I think as much of myself. Unless you have a lot of personal government experience dealing with foreign countries, economic issues, and wars in two countries, being just like you isn't qualification to run the PTA, much less the second highest office in the country.
In November of 2000, the average cost of gasoline was $1.55/gallon. The oil companies reported record profits that year and every year since, even with the damage done by Katrina. We elected an oil man and his cronies and they are the only ones who are better off today than they were 8 years ago.
McCain is proud of voting with Bush 90% of the time, yet calls himself a "maverick." In what world does conformity=rebellion? You can't be a maverick if you tow the party line 90% of the time. McCain owns 8 homes and calls Obama an elitist because he went to Harvard Law School. Wake up McCainiacs and smell the hypocrisy.

Alby of CO 10:49AM October 01, 2008

Why do so many people complain about Palin but accept someone like Obama with no questions? Community organizer? For Acorn? Give me a break, his community organizing focus was on getting more hand downs from the government. Community organizers are the ones who teach self-reliance to people; who teach them to claim their rights but not to expect special treatment because they are 'disadvantaged'. I am hispanic, from a family with seven generations of American citizens. We help each other, we don't go to the government expecting a 'bailout' like these irresponsible companies who destroyed our economy. How about the fact that the great Obama wanted to approve the bailout just the way it was although 2/3 of the American people were opposed and who criticized McCain for objecting to the way it was written. The Obama who couldn't take the time out of his campaign to go do his job as a Senator and whose bright idea is to increase insurance on bank accounts. Why? so next time people who have $250,000 in the bank have more protection, rather than demanding changes to prevent what happened from happening again. Palin is running for vice president, Obama is the one running for president. God save us all. I just harvested the crops that I planted this year and I suggest others start their own 'victory' gardens because the way this country is headed we will all need to make do. Neither Obama or anyone else is going to save this country it is up to us all. By the way, I used to be a community organizer (7 years) and am a retired attorney, so I know Obama is not qualified to be president based on either of those two things. If he is, so am I. Sorry, I'm not running but you can write me in.

Carmen Ortiz of MN 8:37PM September 30, 2008

So what if she doent's have as much experience as others. She has more than the 143 experience days than Obama!

Gloria of TX 8:16PM September 30, 2008

As much as I would like to trust Sarah Palin as vice-president, I cannot. As much as I would like to want John McCain to be president, I do not. But the alternative scares me and turns me off even more. Obama/Biden? No way! Are there any more out there besides me who don't want either team to win?

Nell of MO 2:24PM September 30, 2008

She's an idiot!

of 2:22PM September 30, 2008

I a am middle class, middle age, female living in rural Ohio and my husband is a hunter. When you state "people get that she's like them and that's a big deal" and I wonder how many who think like that feel they would be ready to be Commander In Chief? How she is not like us is that we would not babble on trying to answer questions we have no idea what is even being asked. We would honestly say we do not know the answer or we do not understand the question. I think McCain's recent decision's including the choice of Palin should cause great concern to voters about his health and why he is making such rash decisions as of late. I'm sure the Repubs at this point don't care because they would be happy to get Palin in charge and Rove, Newt, Bush and Chaney could all tell her what to do for the next 4 years. I will not vote for McCain because of this VP pick. I have my children and grandchildren's future's to think of as obviously McCain doesn't care about them, he just cares about winning an election. Even Alaskan's are reporting now that Palin is being vetted she is not who they thought she was and her ratings are dropping.

Lynn of OH 7:45AM September 30, 2008

Sarah Palin, at best, is an advertisement...as in meaning a fictional representation, of some values that McCain and co, hope will attract some votes.
In reality she has no place, based on her qualifications...i.e.,life experience, intelligence, approach to governing or just about anything else you can think of, being in the position she has been placed in.
Her choice as V.P. pick was a pure cynical, political ploy...an irresponsible choice, that again shows McCain is "unfit to be President" (George Will).

Transcender of IA 6:30AM September 30, 2008

You are stating that Sarah Palin was not the first one to talk about Alaska's proximity to Russia as a talking point. You have said that Senator Ted Stevens used the same tactic back in the '80s. I'd like to see Governor Palin use Stevens as a reference. The man is not only under indictment, but has become symbolic of political corruption.

A.L. Fuhrman of NY 5:31PM September 29, 2008