Comments on: Parker and Palin: This Week in Bus & Driver http://themoderatevoice.com/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:08:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Jillmz http://themoderatevoice.com/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-154592 Jillmz Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:59:31 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/vice-president/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/#comment-154592 Hi Jazz - I linked to this post of yours at a post I wrote about Parker's column but also Rod Dreher, another conservative at the DMN:<br><br><a href="http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/white-house/22975/%25e2%2580%259chow-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-ms-palin%25e2%2580%259d-conservative-calls-for-palin-to-drop-out/">http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/white-hous...</a> Hi Jazz – I linked to this post of yours at a post I wrote about Parker's column but also Rod Dreher, another conservative at the DMN:

http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/white-hous…

]]> By: JSpencer http://themoderatevoice.com/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-154578 JSpencer Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:23:18 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/vice-president/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/#comment-154578 Hogwash. Hogwash.

]]> By: RevDave http://themoderatevoice.com/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-154567 RevDave Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:59:28 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/vice-president/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/#comment-154567 How sexist of Parker to complain about her qualifications and performance under scrutiny. She is attacking all women by making this rash judgement and is yet another example of the liberal media trashing an honorable person who puts America first. How sexist of Parker to complain about her qualifications and performance under scrutiny. She is attacking all women by making this rash judgement and is yet another example of the liberal media trashing an honorable person who puts America first.

]]> By: lotusflwr http://themoderatevoice.com/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-154566 lotusflwr Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:47:32 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/vice-president/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/#comment-154566 Palin bowing out and being replaced is about the only thing that could save McCain, but I doubt it's very likely. This campaign just seems bent on gambling it all recklessly and it would be very un-maverick-y to switch it up now.<br><br>It's sad because Palin actually seems like a decent governor for Alaska - a very green one who needed to incubate & get some grooming for at least another 4-8 years.<br><br>Now if McCain loses, she'll be thrown under the bus as the reason why, unless McCain finds a few more ways to royally mess things up himself. <br><br>I don't know what the statistics are on re-electability for governors whose bid at VP fail, but bowing out from being VP to spend time with family while you're still chief executive of a state probably would be the end of her political career. Actually it's pretty sexist to ask her to play the Mommy card -- if she was a man, no one would be saying "sir, don't you want to spend more time with your newborn"? But it's about the only excuse that wouldn't immediately be mocked by all. Still I'd wager it'd be political suicide to back out now for any reason.<br><br>Oh well, just highlights the many & varied reasons why McCain's VP choice was an unnecessarily complicated and poor one. Palin bowing out and being replaced is about the only thing that could save McCain, but I doubt it's very likely. This campaign just seems bent on gambling it all recklessly and it would be very un-maverick-y to switch it up now.

It's sad because Palin actually seems like a decent governor for Alaska – a very green one who needed to incubate & get some grooming for at least another 4-8 years.

Now if McCain loses, she'll be thrown under the bus as the reason why, unless McCain finds a few more ways to royally mess things up himself.

I don't know what the statistics are on re-electability for governors whose bid at VP fail, but bowing out from being VP to spend time with family while you're still chief executive of a state probably would be the end of her political career. Actually it's pretty sexist to ask her to play the Mommy card — if she was a man, no one would be saying “sir, don't you want to spend more time with your newborn”? But it's about the only excuse that wouldn't immediately be mocked by all. Still I'd wager it'd be political suicide to back out now for any reason.

Oh well, just highlights the many & varied reasons why McCain's VP choice was an unnecessarily complicated and poor one.

]]> By: JSpencer http://themoderatevoice.com/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-154564 JSpencer Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:45:44 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/vice-president/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/#comment-154564 This assessment from Kathleen Parker is noteworthy and republicans should take notice. I've always read her as a cool and thoughtful conservative, and as Jazz has observed, she has never been shy about taking democrats to task. Maybe her insights here can help some of the diehard Palin fans reconsider their aversion to getting a clue. This assessment from Kathleen Parker is noteworthy and republicans should take notice. I've always read her as a cool and thoughtful conservative, and as Jazz has observed, she has never been shy about taking democrats to task. Maybe her insights here can help some of the diehard Palin fans reconsider their aversion to getting a clue.

]]> By: kathleen parker http://themoderatevoice.com/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-154563 kathleen parker Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:42:33 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/vice-president/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/#comment-154563 [...] Parker and Palin: This week in Bus & Driver 1 hour ago [...] [...] Parker and Palin: This week in Bus & Driver 1 hour ago [...]

]]> By: et-3 » kathleen parker http://themoderatevoice.com/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-154562 et-3 » kathleen parker Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:40:58 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/vice-president/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/#comment-154562 [...] Parker and Palin: This week in Bus & Driver 1 hour ago [...] [...] Parker and Palin: This week in Bus & Driver 1 hour ago [...]

]]> By: » kathleen parker » kathleen parker http://themoderatevoice.com/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-154558 » kathleen parker » kathleen parker Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:07:43 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/vice-president/22968/parker-and-palin-this-week-in-bus-driver/#comment-154558 [...] Parker and Palin: This week in Bus & Driver 1 hour ago [...] [...] Parker and Palin: This week in Bus & Driver 1 hour ago [...]

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