When ultra-conservative evangelical mouthpiece, World Net Daily is questioning John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin (and paying back-handed compliments to Barack Obama) there is cause for good cheer among us. WND guest liberal writer, Bill Press, calls Sarah Palin, "a national joke." You can read about it here: Bill Press's article
In the article, Press asserts that:
It's time for some straight talk. You'd have to be brain-dead or on the RNC payroll to defend McCain's pick of Palin. It's not a bold move; it's a stupid move. Indeed, it's a dangerous move. And it saddles the already-on-life-support Republican Party with the most unqualified vice-presidential candidate since Dan Quayle.
He also pays a number of compliments to Barack Obama, denying the "lack of experience" argument:
True, technically speaking, Barack Obama has no "executive experience." He's never been mayor of a town of 5,000. Nor has he been governor of a state with more reindeer than people. Yet for four years as a United States senator, Obama has studied, wrestled with and voted on every national issue from Social Security to health care to education. He has helped chart foreign policy from Iraq to Georgia. And for the last 19 months, as candidate for president, he has been grilled and spoken out on every domestic and foreign issue there is.
Incredible as it seems, many in the Republican base are waking up to the fact that those controlling the Republican Party are making a mockery of this election. As historian Jacques Barzun notes, when the absurd becomes normal, your society is decadent. The culture of those in control of the RNC is obviously quite decadent. I particularly loved this gem from Press on Palin's foreign policy preparedness:
As articulated by that master international strategist Cindy McCain, since "Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia," Palin is uniquely qualified to punch out Vladimir Putin the next time he swallows up a neighboring province or two.
I think we could all use a chuckle today after the mudfest of the RNC. Enjoy!