Awkward title for Palin's new book

[jimster]

In my opinion, McCain and people like him hurt the republican party very, very badly.  They should switch to the Dem party according to the congressional voting records.  The Republicans lost power because people voted them out, because of people like McCain.  That is not to say anything bad about McCain as a person...but he represents the opposing party more than his own.  A matter of record.  As long as the Republicans keep voting on questionable legislation, reaching out to the other party, and trying to obtain a bigger tent...they are doomed and well should be, if your a conservative, why would you have any use for people like this?  Although I was never a registered anything, over the years I voted for the most conservative which happened to be Republicans,  but since they went left, they lost my vote and million of other votes...and that is the way it will stay until such time as they move to the right, both on their voting records, and what they speak.  Until then...they will not get my vote.  In my opinion, things would be the same or worse with Mac in there as president right now.  If Republicans don't get that, they will never make a come back.  I do not trust them yet.  They need to prove some things to me.

Far as Palin goes....she has what it takes to make good calls and more experience than any of the politicians....problem is, the position of president would be a waste as Congress has all the power and is FUBAR at this time.  Palin would better serve us holding a seat in there somewhere, it's up to us to replace those people and turn things around.  President will fall into line after Congress does...not before.

[Dixie Dude]

Palin didn't leave the governorship because of lack of experience.  She was being suied at every turn, all being thrown out, but she owed $500,000 in legal fees.  She makes more money doing a book deal and making speaches, to help her pay off her legal debts.  She isn't rich, just average.  Rich governors can stay in office and pay their lawyers.  She couldn't, and the dems knew it, so they attacked at every turn.  She will get my vote in 2012 if she runs. 

[SHOOTALL]

she has them shaking in their boots !

[jimster]

If she runs for anything Dixie Dude...she would have my vote because it is highly likely she will be the most conservative person on any ticket....

They are after her because she is THE biggest threat to those socialists and tax money stealers in both major parties....people in both aprties are trying to destroy her...because people in both parties are corrupt and doing the same things. 

She gets anywhere near Washington, they will start the paper shredders up all at once and cause a power problem...both parties will be scared, because she has hammered people in both parties during her years in Alaska.  Any person who gets that many enemies intent on bring them down, must be my kind of person.

[Ruskin]

In every election cycle we look for the most experienced to vote for.  Our founding fathers did not envision the permanance of our elected officials who camp in office until they all start thinking alike.

We have had those with experience running our ship of state, and they have have us heading for an iceberg.  I think we need new blood.  people who can balance a checkbook and are not going to saddle our next generation with debt.  I feel like we are being asked to pay for a dead horse.  Our founding fathers were scared of debt.  With every dollar of debt, we loose freedom.

I will take Palin over those who have us in hock up to our head in debt.

[SHOOTALL]

Ruskin , Our founding fathers did not limit length of term at first and it wasn't until After FDR that terms were limited to 2.5 . It would seem they did envision such as GW could have served for life had he wished to .

[Ruskin]

I don't think I touched on term limits; however, I am leaning to term limits.  Washington did not envision being a career politician.  We also did not have a congress in session year round.  They were not in session when Lincoln started prosecution of the Northern War of Agression.  We are at risk of loosing freedoms everyday our elected officials are in Washington.

Read the 5000 Year Leap.  The action should be at the state level where we can get more involved, not in Washington.  After thrashing it out with our state senators, then let them go to Washingotn and represent the state.

In the future, we need to look to restoring the 10th amendment and repealing the 17th amemdment.  The Senate should not be popular vote.  The house is.  They represent the people.  The senate represents the state not the people.  That would do away with unfunded mandates.  The senate would check the mandates.  As it is they being answerable by popular vote, they don't represent the state.  They have an allegience to the people because of the popular vote.  Our founders set it up that way.

[SHOOTALL]

My point was the issue was not addressed , only after abuse was it challenged .
 Term limits would be great as would the stste govt. having finial say as to how the congressmen conducted business . IE a congressman could not vote to pass a law that violated his states laws .

[ironglow]

Ruskin has it right..why in Sam Hill should we try to elect the "most experienced" politician.. that is like hiring Col Saunders to babysit your chickens.
  GB had it right, none of the four save Palin were executives before the election. None of the four, save Palin were independent businessmen and none ever met a pay roll. I even doubt that any of the others ever worked as hard a Sarah on the fishing boat. Yes indeed, it is comical to hear libs pretending to be "conservatives" condemning her...either they are that or they are conservatives who were "sucked in "  by the major media and the "talking points" that were handed to them by the DNC.
   Yes, there will be some women who will vote against her...jealousy is a bad taskmaster!.