Letter: Palin wasn't ready for VP

Letter: Palin wasn't ready for VP



David Thundershield Queen
St. Augustine
Publication Date: 12/05/08


Editor: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's continued political appearances show why a substantial majority of Americans wisely chose Obama-Biden. The twin GOP mantras of absolute-deregulation and "trickle down" failed miserably and have brought America to a deep depression.

Palin continues to show that she -- even ignoring her and husband Todd's far right-wing pals (secessionists, neo-Rebels and John Birchers) in the Alaskan Independence Party -- wasn't anywhere near ready to be a vice president.

Palin should study national-international affairs, history and civics (at the high school level) and stay out of the media spotlight for awhile.

Even in Palin's illusionary, more-patriotic, "real-America" -- Guilford County, N.C. -- Obama defeated McCain, 59 to 41 percent.

The post-election McCain camp wishes to blame Palin -- a woman who McCain held in high regard and said he confided in for advice.

The McCain-Palin campaign of fear, smear and race-baiting didn't wash with a substantial majority of thinking Americans. McCain also did some "paling around," as late as 1998, with a terrorist-extremist in "shockjock" G. Gordon Liddy of Watergate-infamy.

Liddy, besides frequently hosting McCain on his radio-show -- including donating to the McCain campaign and holding a fundraiser at his house -- told his listeners how to shoot ATF-agents and even drew up plans to bomb the Brookings Institution. Two weeks before the election, McCain said that he was proud to know Liddy. (Source: MSNBC- Olbermann broadcast 10/23/08).

McCain's pick of Palin spoke volumes about his lack of judgement.

Fortunately a substantial majority of Americans saw through McCain and Palin. They decided that a vote for the centrist uniter -- Barack Obama -- made far more sense and represented their (95 percent of taxpayers) best economic interests.

A victorious Obama-Biden team will serve America's best interests while helping dig us out of the eight-long-year Bush-Cheney nightmare that no incoming president should be forced to inherit.

David Thundershield Queen

St. Augustine


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