McCain Aides Attacks on Palin Grow Tedious
by Roger Stone
The continued attacks on Sarah Palin by campaign Aides to Senator John McCain are almost beyond belief. Continued attacks on Palin, and on her performance as the Vice Presidential candidate by McCain Aide Steve Schmidt, are particularly ridiculous given Schmidt’s track record of incompetence and missteps by the Senior McCain Aide during the Presidential campaign.
Schmidt is, after all, part of the gang that had McCain suspend his presidential campaign and rush back to Washington to take the exact same position as Barack Obama on the first Federal bailout bill which in the end, only bailed out Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street Bankers. With his endorsement of the bailout, McCain lost any chance to draw a contrast with Obama and wage a competitive race for the Presidency.
Schmidt, the political genius was also party to the late October announcement that the McCain campaign was writing off Michigan. Even if polling showed that Michigan was beyond reach, why would you announce it publically so the Obama campaign could shift resources from Michigan to another toss-up-state?
Schmidt also made the rookie mistake of releasing campaign videos on a regular basis which almost always stepped on the subject matter of McCain’s speech on any given day. The pathetic “Paris Hilton” video is a perfect example. It drowned out media coverage of McCain’s speech on healthcare that day. Under Schmidt, the McCain campaign was sending mixed and conflicting messages to the media. Insiders tell me Schmidt was running his own campaign from his end of the office, rarely coordinating with Campaign Manager, Rick Davis, or the traveling party.
There is no doubt about the fact that the situation on the Palin campaign tour was chaotic. The candidate was rarely on time, baggage was lost, daily schedules were not printed or distributed on time, and Palin’s speeches were rarely given to the press in advance as is customary in a presidential campaign. This is all because Schmidt insisted on appointing two of his college buddies with no previous political experience whatsoever to run the Palin tour. Jason Recher was Palin’s Tour Director and Andrew Smith, Schmidt’s college room-mate, was her Chief of Staff. The complete lack of any political experience by both ensured the chaos that surrounded Palin.
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It's as if they would like one to think they just met her – and everything she's saying is a surprise. Schmidt et al are behaving like teenagers – they act as if they are invisible and no one notices what they do and say. Criminy – are there no adults left in the (political) world? It seems that way – all the adults are trying to earn a living in the real economy.
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New ACORN video on Hannity tonight … He says it may be the best one yet !!!!
Come on over Bertha and bring the popcorn!
Gee if you did not know better you would think Schmidt was working for Obama.
The media is trying to kill her … Here is a woman who holds no office. It's funny to watch the LSM… it really is … 300,000 books sold in one day !!! Now they say she's a "star" – really and NObama wasn't?
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laugh all the way to the bank Sarah…. Keep it up … Can't wait to see you @ Ft. Hood …. Obama will be watching .. I guarantee it !
So Mr. Schmidt ran a flawed campaign with a flawed candidate in John McCain. He's a Washington guy and finger pointing is a way of life in D.C.. Rather than get a real job, he's probably working on his next political oriented gig.
Just because he ran a national campaign does not correlate with class or good form as he is showing us now. No matter what he says or does, fact is nobody likes a loser and it's now time for him to sit down and shut up.
I can't wait to put a black dot in the space next to anyone who is running against McCain next time.
"why would you announce it publically so the Obama campaign could shift resources from Michigan to another toss-up-state?"
(Maybe) McCain losing was the best thing for America. It is completely inconceivable that "We The People" Americans already privy and high up the learning curve of the dangers of this brand of liberalism could have ever convinced those more oblivious to the Soros Agenda that it were true.
The 'house of cards' inherent in this brand of hyper-liberal "America" is crumbling all around them. The marathon is now a full-speed sprint to the finish line. They know it. And we know it. The almost walked into the end zone. Games are won and lost in the trenches.
The people that frequent Big Government are the kind of people you want in that fox hole when life is on the line. Not a bunch of immature metrosexuals, post-graduate elitists, eggheads and hippies. And David Axelrod knows this. Hence the plethora of recents posts by Axelrod surrogates "hitting back twice as hard" against Andrew B.
Hopefully, we can all thank John McCain for surrounding his campaign with crony moles one day. Hopefully.
Tired of the attacks?
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Mr. Schmidt, take a flying leap you worthless RINO creep.
Sarah is hot, Scott_Z is going to beat me severly for saying that but it's true.
Scotts conscience thinks sarah is a good motivator for conservatives, women scare Scott_Z though, Scott_Z is especially terrifed of Sarah, he has nightwares about her cornering him in a dark alley and asking followup questions that he can't avoid or run away from. Scott_Z likes her high heels though, he has 10 pairs just like them, same running shorts too.
Sign the petition to emancipate Scott_Z's conscience from Scott_Z now! Remember he has no use for me and abuses me in ways that are unspeakable! Please in the name of all that is holy and decent petetion now before he kills me!
During the whole debacle, that was the McCain/Palin campaign, tru insiders and those who aren't, but closely follow politics, knew exactly who was doing Sarah Palin in with the mishandling of her and leaking to the MSM. Both Schmidt and Nicole Wallace were the major manipulators/leakers. Neither of them should ever be hired by a GOP candidate ever again and Hannity et al on FOX should NOT have Nicole on with them, either!
It was patently obvious, last year, that McCain didn't know how to, nor truly want to win the election; but Sarah did.
"Schmidt is, after all, part of the gang that had McCain suspend his presidential campaign and rush back to Washington to take the exact same position as Barack Obama on the first Federal bailout bill .."
Is he implying that McCain's campaign manager was supposed to dictate what McCain as a Senator endorsed or not? That's another reason that I LIKE McCain – he acts on what he believes, not on how someobody wants him to appear. He's got character, which is severely lacking in BO.
That financial collapse was a very serious matter. I am convinced that Bush did the right thing with the FIRST bailout. I've read that nine of those bailed out banks held 75% of the total US banking assets at the time. I prefer bailouts to sleeping in the streets and begging for food because of no cash.
Go McCain.
I think the mistake he made was to not go after Ayers and Wright. If that came from McCain, and I'll respect him for that too.
Scott Zee the toilet paper magnate?
Just want to make sure we have the right stream of consciousness…
I doubt that Obama gives two hoots and a holler what Sarah Palin does or says.
Yes, but you have to go back and see what perpetuated the bailouts. Who behind the scenes were causing alot of this to create a financial crises to get Obama elected. Soros?
We have known since the campaign "issues" that Nicholle Wallace and Steve Schmidt were both infections to Sarah Palin's team. In fact, some of these snide remarks and attempts at backstabbing were even reported at the time they occurred. There are a few specific reports that I recall, but I won't specifically identify them until I locate video clips of the exact instances of news reports as evidence.
At any rate, since I heard Sarah was writing this book and would tell all about the staffers in the campaign, I have been anxiously awaiting it's release, especially to get the scoops of the Schmidt and Wallace efforts against her.
Of course they're going after Sarah Palin…
A REAL Conservative leader who pushes that agenda hard makes McCain the "collegiate appeaser" irrelevant…
And McCain must remain relevant, ESPECIALLY to himself and his obsequious sycophant toadying minions!
Grr. Punctual punctuation, Big Government. Please. Do you want an editor? The content is always spot on and interesting, but…
Watch it's a wonderful life this holiday season … pay attention to Mr. Potter's collection man when he comes in with his maps… I think someone will be telling Obama that soon!
The mistake that McCain made was being himself, which most of America does not like and can see through. He compounded this mistake by hiring campaign campaign managers who were just like him. The GOP needs a very thorough housecleaning, which probably will start in exactly one year. Lets all pray that there is an America left by then that we can recognize. I am simply amazed that the republican party has turned over their complete opposition research to a man named Glen Beck.
Look, I don't want to insult you, but Obama IS putting people on the street, because he has all the cash tied up into these bills, but he's distributing the money only to political cronies, not the people who actually need help…and he's doing as little as he can at Chinese Water Torture speed for the Average American…
McCain should have contained his ego and his staff, and spent more time listening to Sarah…
Palin REALLY understood and STILL understands the situation…and has fully embraced Reagan Conservatism against the Socialist tide…while McCain wants to be "collegiate"…
You are not insulting me, you are merely disagreeing with me! I agree that BO is putting people in the streets. I vehemently opposed the Stimulus that BO passed. I believe that TARP saved our butts. The nation's money wheel was grinding to a dead halt.
Try to imagine McCain's vote total if he HADN'T picked Palin. I, for one, would have sat the election out… but I didn't.
Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out.
McCain's campaigning was painful to watch. If I were McCain or any of his staffers, I'd definitely not rehash the memory of it by trying to lamely rebut Palin. Why deliberately call more attention to your own political clumsiness?
I love it! I think a lot of typical politicians are starting to shake in their boots because Americans realize there are real people who care about our country, and are willing to stand up and do the right thing. Sarah Palin and Doug Hoffman are two perfect examples of how the political landscape is going to be changing very, VERY soon.
The more Washington ignores us, and pretends we aren't out there telling them "Stop the Madness", the more we are going to fight to get our country back. The only reason the press, politicians, and the elite keep attacking Palin is because they know they can't beat the type of person she represents. The media is just hoping they can convince us otherwise.
Now if we can just manage to get Steve Schmidt on the Obama re-election campaign….
Two years ago I might have agreed with you. During the short period of time that We The People had to debate this issue, I questioned not only the Constitutionality of the bailouts, but the very logic associated with the "we have to do it now" debate. I had a short, yet heated discussion with a fellow employee who happened to be my superior on the subject. His argument was that "the government could not stand idly by and allow this to happen", my retort was "where in the Constitution is the federal government given the right to take from the public sector to give to the private sector?" My superior did not have an answer to that question.
Sometimes an "uncontrolled" crash over the water is better than a "controlled" crash on land. By bailing out the banks we may have averted a crash over the water. Since the bailout is a fact, we will never know for sure what the outcome may have been if the bailout had never happened. However, the bailout did not avert losses, it merely deflected them. The bailout transferred the losses from those responsible and those invested, to all of us. We the taxpayer, the taxpayer's children and the taxpayer's grandchildren are now responsible for paying the bill. A crash over the water would have destroyed the plane and its' passengers. A crash over land destroys the plane, most, if not all of the passengers, and all life, limb and property in its' wake. Sure, the act of the crash itself is slower and the damage more spread out, but there is more damage all the same.
That bailout set a precedent. It set the precedent of "too big to fail". I'm no lawyer, but I understand the future implications of setting a precedent. The bailout set a very dangerous precedent. It left the taxpayers on the hook for any future company or set of companies deemed "too big to fail".
A collapse of the financial system is happening. Due to the bailout, it is simply happening in degrees and not all at once, putting the taxpayer on the hook and leaving those responsible in the clear.
Doctor Duhh,
Hmmmm. You sound like a watered down version of Scottz. Someone who cannot spell one's opposition name correctly ought not use it on a blog post. And, if you knew anything about GLENN Beck, you would know that the Republican party is running away from him as fast as their little legs will take them.
Palin is believable and credible.
Any paid political hack, working for McCain, is strongly suspect. Professional politicians, and their handlers are not to be believed.
I've pondered this very question, quite often. Are we possibly better off that Obama won, since a win by McCain wouldn't have resulted in a Conservative administration, and others simply would not see the Soros Agenda, without it playing out in front of their eyes? I strongly lean toward your point of view.
Besides, even though I voted for McCain, I would probably have been majorly pissed for the entire term of his presidency. I mean, I'm majorly pissed at Obama's crud, but it would've been a different kind of pissed had McCain won. It was awful, having to vote for the lesser of two evils for the office of the presidency.
Strong women scare lots of these liberal magnates. (I meant maggots, of course.)
I once dreamed I went parasailin' with Sarah Palin.
The errors are a distraction.
Just finished watching Glenn Beck – if America would just get it's head out of their behind and listen just once. All he does is take things you teach your kids but on a much larger scale. We are truly loosing this country. The show was amazing if you have half a brain and really listen.
2010 is going to be a scarey year….
I think his plan on Saturday will be around the Constitution before we loose it. he keeps talking term limits. I think he will go for an admendment.. This requires states to vote .. not so much total across all states…. The more states that vote for the admendment the more it becomes law… This is where the middle of America has it's pwoer …
just my guess…
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitu...
I read a post the other day on BH, that said to paraphrase, “give me Michael Moore over Sarah Palin any day.” My response was “ewwww….” In the 57th state the metrosexual thing is big, don’t you know!
You are right we will never really know, and it will be debated until the end of time. I was in a pet food store during that time and noticed that two major national brands of food were not on the shelves. I asked the manager what was up, "is it the credit crisis?" He said that he knew that's what happened to one of them, the other he was not sure about.
There were ships stranded at port, loaded with goods unable to go anywhere because there was no money being paid.
It was a domino effect, and eventually it would have reached my employer – no paycheck. Then my bank – can't honor my deposits.
There is a chance we can get some of the money back, like the much smaller S&L crisis of the 90's.
Same here brother, my wife and I felt the same way. Without Palin he would have gotten two less votes.
If McCain's aides had been competent or had they really wanted the ticket to win they would have parked McCain in a nursing home and made Palin the 'front man'. and they would have attacked that flakey fraud Obama with all the gaffes he and Biden had made and brought to light all the crooks and clowns in his camp.
LOL — Now, there's a visual I could've done without.
A person would have to drink a WHOLE lotta Kool-Aid to make such a remark. But, of course, we're dealing with idiots here (Michael Moore fans).
Thanks for the reply, I think. (LOL)
sarah rocks and would very much like to see her as v.p. in 2012
I know! I read that, and felt unclean.
Why V.P.? Why not POTUS?
I would hate for her to go up against bambi and lose. But i adore her and think she would add alot to the ticket.
It was obvious the campaign was poorly run. It's also obvious that Palin did well BEFORE she ever met up with McCain staffers. The incompetent campaign some of these people ran was a gift to Obama. They're simply inept jerks.
Let’s put it this way, soon we’re going to see “Don’t blame me, I voted for Palin” bumper stickers. Not McCain.
Schmidt is an anchor and any candidate who hires him next go around is a loser, just based on his past performance and poor judgement. Without Palin, the Republicans would have lost by a wide margin. Watch whoever hires Schmidt, they are the DOA candidate since Schmidt’s ego will undercut running an effective campaign.
My crackpot theory is that the Democrats installed the people who ran McCain's campaign to insure McCain's failure. Everything those guys did for McCain looked to me like it was coming from the Democrat playbook. The socialist infiltration is nearly complete. Sarah Palin stands in the way. One woman and God is a majority.
I was in the same position. I was seriously considering writing in Ron Paul just in spite but end the end decided to vote for Sarah, McCain's name just happened to show up next to her's.
He should try going after the doddering old fool who told millions of American on live TV that America has nothing to fear from an Obama presidency.
I attended a McCain fundraiser in town. What a major cluster. First they didn't process my donation. The event started earlier than advertised. The focus was completely different than advertised. If the McCain administration would have been run twice as well as his campaign, our country would have been in major trouble. And that's saying a LOT.
Probably not too far off the mark. I have said for awhile that hardcore libs have infiltrated the Republican ranks for the express purpose of turning it more left. The McCain travesty turned me off the Repubs almost entirely. They are going to have to change totally and purge these people until I support them again.____Completely Independent for 2010 and 2012.
I gotta agree here. McCain's greatest service to this country may end up being his loss. His campaign's treatment of Palin should be a source of great shame to these despicable people.
2010 tells the tale.
ummm
No, thanks……
As I posted above to another comment, I agree with that to a point. After the colorless Rommney and the lackluster Huckabee, there was nothing else credible, not that I ever considered McCain all that credible. The DNC knew they were sitting pretty when McCain was all that was left. I believe that the explosion in Palin's popularity took them (McCain's staff) completely by surprise. The media saw their carefully crafted narrative, suddenly, tossed upside down. They did and must continue to trash her.
Problem is:
Who to run for Pres?
Nothing, that I see in the Repub stable excites me over a popcorn fart. Squishy metrosexuals and barely centrist moderates who can't be trusted to fight the leftists.
FWIW, there is a major upsurge in the gay blogging community in support of Sarah Palin. They seriously love her. They despise the way Hillary Clinton (no, I am not a big fan of hers) was treated by the DNC and the LameStreamMedia. They are not turning Republican (for my money, who cares?) but they are definitely turning Conservative/Libertarian, my self-identification, and firmly Independent. This is what we are seeing in the polls. The bigger story is not oBOWma losing independents. It's the Democraps LOSING party members to the Independents. I think this is an important distinction as it will resonate heavily on a local level as well as national. Reaffirming Conservatism on a national level won't do much if the local level stays liberal.
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Watching the incompetence of the McCain campaign (throwing Palin, who was new-to-the-national (lame-stream) media gauntlet, to Gibson and Couric for roll-out interviews!?!?! Idiotic!), I have often wondered if "moles" were at work in the McCain campaign. Who would ever hire these "professional operatives" for future campaigns?
Sarah Palin is the only reason I voted for that RINO McCain. The more the media tries to discredit her the more I like her. They must be terrified of this woman and THAT is a wonderful thing.
Two, John McCain, and his Mother. Family loyalty is hard to break!
I have firsthand knowledge as to why these attacks on Palin are wrong at best. In 2004 I was a volunteer for the Bush campaign in Columbus, Ohio. In 2008 I did the same for the Mccain campaign. The difference between the two was vast. Where as the Bush campaign was run with competence, motivation, and extreme effort the Mccain campaign as disorganized with little help paid or otherwise. The ONLY bright spot in the entire debacle was when Sarah Palin was announced as the VP running mate. For the first time during the entire campaign we saw voters show up asking for signs, to help, etc. And the only signs we ever ran out of were of the Sarah! variety. I am sure the Mccain staff wishes Going Rogue were fiction-In fact it details the very reasons why the campaign was unsuccessful despite the emergence of Sarah Palin.
Run a Palin, and Condi Rice ticket together. Palin's expertise on domestic issues, Condi on Foreign affairs. Right now those two have more credibility as Conservatives, than any of the guys! Besides it could be great fun watching the Democrats try to figure out how to deal with them. As somebody posted We'd get to see the Libs being sexist and racist! Also the MSM would be foaming at the mouth!
if the point is made…..amen…shut up
Palin is ,i'm sure a nice lady.god knows she can balance a check book and make a family budget work.(thats more then hussein can do). sooooo….some pissssed off mccain fan chunks a rock,so what. my point is mccain needed Connie rice as a running mate. we would not be in the hussein mess we are in now..Palin just does not have the real "what it takes". she has balls,but balls ant enough when you're dealing with corruption.
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Palin revitalized the GOP beyond belief… and they treated her like dirt, nearly as bad as the fringe media did. I donated to the RNC for the first time in my life as a result of her and her honest, conservative values. I like McCain, but he's too liberal on a number of issues, including illegal aliens. Palin provided necessary balance and energy to the "Yosemite Sam" campaign. The weasels in the McCain camp sabotaged her whenever they could… remember the phone call from a prankster radio DJ that was allowed through to Sarah on her private line, with her thinking that French president Sarkozy was calling? Who in the heck permitted that embarrassing prank to happen? McCain's weasels.
"Glenn" Beck, Duhh. And when did they do that, pray tell? I'm an informed Republican, and I must have missed the press release that you're citing (cough, cough). Beck is a commentator on FOX, not a Republican, BTW. He's a Libertarian.
"Going Rogue" is at the top of my Christmas list… hubby doesn't shop until about December 22, so I'll be one of the numbers in her sales as we get closer to Christmas. I'm guessing that the 300,000 copies sold now will only be a drop in the bucket for Sarah in the coming weeks.
He was nuff said
Schmidt/McCain were almost onto something when they came up with the notion of having McCain suspend his campaign. They fell from grace when they voted in favor of the bailout. He could easily have voted against it (it was always going to be passed, in any case), and then played the populist card, pulling a Harry Truman, running against everybody: GWB and Paulson and Bernanke, Wall Street, the bailout mentality on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue, etc.
And then, he fecklessly voted in favor of the bailout, rendering his previous decision to suspend the campaign appear to be totally incoherent. Typical of Schmidt. Somehow, we're supposed to believe that Schmidt was the sober, disciplined one, and Palin was the nut job? Ha. If by some means, Palin had been at the top of the ticket last year, she would have come up with an intellectually consistent, non-focus-grouped, outside-the-Beltway response to the financial crisis, and she would have gone out to the people and made the case for it.
McCain's campaign is textbook case of HOW NOT TO RUN A PRESIDENTIAL/VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. McCain had wasted his wife's money for another "honorable" loss. Remember McCain ran against Bush previously.
McCain is the Carter of lost campaigns. I'm sure we will hear McCain's whining over how he didn't really lose until McCain passes on to that great POW camp in the sky.
He was. Well, he wasn't working AGAINST Obama — during the campaign there were reports he said he would quit the campaign if McCain "attacked" (read as "pointed out the facts about") Obama.
He's more valuable to Obama posing as a Republican campaign adviser.
gotta love the McCainiacs– so predictable– they've looked at Sarah as an oddity from the get-go– and when Governor Sarah tells the truth, they whine– so be it– the truth hurts, sometimes–
This is why I give money to canidates I like and put the fund raising junk mail from the RNC, NRCC, and the rest of the republican alphabet in the trash. Idiots! Schmidt GO AWAY!!!! You Loser!
They lost. She's still popular (and certainly has no secrets). Seems like an "end of argument" to me.
What's important is that had McCain won his administration would have been labeled conservative and would have intentionally behaved badly just to further damage public opinion of the republican and conservative brands. As it is the public was aware and ignored all the warnings and we got what we deserve. What's important now is that we secure the means to correct that mistake and institute damage control as quickly as possible.
I really like Palin and would vote for her if she ran for president. I hope her recent guest spots are an attempt at repairing her battered public image. If she can keep herself in the public eye for the next few years, especially that of the moderates, she might be able to create an image that is not so easily damaged. Such a buffer or reinforcement could aid her in any future bids for office. Even if only for senate.
Another BRILLIANT move on Republican's part. Divide ourselves and conquer in the name of Democrates.
All parties MUST UNITE against the god aweful dems! Stop beating each other up over stupid crap and UNITE againt the Tyrant!
I used to respect McCain. But it seems he's just like the rest. His staff seems punkish at best and deep down I feel they never really wanted to win the election. I will never again vote for someone that is lukewarm or milktoast.
Palin was an outsider and for this reason alone I will support her and run from the usual career clowns that now inhabit OUR government. Most americans with common sense could do a far superior job than the mooching politicians we now have. The less lawyers we have in office the better.
EXACTLY …. He is a commentator on FOX and is doing more in that position than the entire republican party. That was the point I was trying to get across, obviously I failed the first time. Oh, and by the way I am also an informed x-republican. I was a republican for 60 years, now just an independent.
And that is exactly what is wrong with the republican party! He is doing their job for them, they (the republicans) should hire him to teach them what they should be doing to win another election. I may sound like a "watered down version of Scottz", but I am at least old enough to know what's right … Anyone can be old enough to care, it's just what you CARE ABOUT.
I too voted for Sarah. I was not really sure what to do until Palin was announced.Then at best I held my nose and voted for Palin McCain.
Probably would have been similar to Dole, Losers!
Makes perfect sense to me now but certainly didnt at the time–the idiots working for McCain were so hell bent on disliking Palin that they lost sight of the big picture like winning an election. HOWEVER–do not be fooled–again as someone who was there watching the entire debacle play out, the McCain campaign sucked LONG before Palin was ever even mentioned. Lazy with no ideas and waiting for the "Bradley effect" to do their jobs for them. I heard more about that from the campaign then I did anything about actual strategy.
Totally my experience as well Todd. They couldnt get it together so they went after Palin.
I don't even know if anyone is paying attention to McCain or his aides anymore.
Palin is everywhere and McCain is trying to keep his seat in 2010. which he may very well be in jeopardy. He should step down just for running such a pitiful Presidential campaign. I hope someday I could get in a spot were i could run for President and lose, and stay in the Senate. Not bad.
greenblue50 said, "Now if we can just manage to get Steve Schmidt on the Obama re-election campaign…. "
Why is it I ask myself the question, 'Was he party to that group before the elections'? Palin was handled poorly. That is fact. Ineptitude by campaign staffers was the order of the day. Maybe that speaks for McCain as well, although I'd still trust him before Obama. Perhaps, just perhaps, the entire group (including McCain himself), were (are) afraid of Palin & her popularity? Lets face it, prior to announcing Palin as his running mate, McCain's campaign was foundering. Once Palin came onto the stage, the publics reaction was incredible.
Then….. McCain got bad advise on the bailout. Was it the right thing to do? Maybe yes, may be no. I stand on the no side. I think, it could or should have been altered to do much the same differently. Would need pages upon pages to explain that.
The virulent nature & vicious level of attacks on Palin are surprising. Hillary was attacked once the powers to be decided they intended to put all their money behind Obama. It was evident from news reports the media had abandoned Hillary along the line. No one knew why, they just knew the media were not her cheerleaders any longer. But it was obvious the media were fully behind an Obama presidency. (Apparently folks like Soros issued their orders on who to back & who to dump!)
I think the McCain camp was afraid Palin's popularity would over-shaddow McCain. In fact, if you look at the reactions to her versus MCain, it was patently obvious the crowds wanted her & not him. His campaign people could not permit the VP candidate to outshine the P candidate. So the appointment of certain people to run the Palin end of the campaign, might have been a deliberate act. I think the McCain people (& maybe McCain himself), underestimated or failed to realize just how popular Palin was or would be!
One thing is certain… if a Republican gains the White House in 2010…. they had better be ready to clean the bureaucratic house of the federal bureaucracy. Based on those serving, even in the civil service, no Republican will be able to govern effectively. The 'moles' will undermine any & every action taken or even proposed. The leaks during Bush II were astonishing. Leaks always existed, but during his tenure, the levels were increased. Add to this that significant issues leaks were up, & Bush plans would always face a prepared opposition who knew what he planned, long before a public announcement. Obama has had some problems. However, Rham has issued an edict to stop it, and there are stories the admin is actively looking for those who leak anything at all. The 'witch-hunt' mentality of this admin is really scary! The threats were issued & I suspect many are running for cover, even if they are loyal Democrats who thought they were doing no wrong, but just trying to look important to reporters.
Palin has learned the political establishment & the elite who run it, are vicious, vile, despicable beings. That attacks on her persist even months after the elections demonstrates to me the Democrats really do fear her. They know she has the star power w/ the public to gather enough votes to beat Obama in 2010. So the attacks will go on as her intellect is demeaned, claims she has no experience persists. (Ironic isn't it that she is accused of having no experience, when Obama had none at all. At least she ran a state in the union. All Obama ever did was collect a salary to be a legal hack for what we are discovering may be one of the most corrupt organizations to ever grace our political scene. (That would be ACORN for any not paying attention!)
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