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Alaska’s first female governor is making history today. She is the first woman in the GOP to be tapped to lead a national ticket as Vice President. Many will make great arguments on her readiness and her record. Let there be no debate that she is by far a spectacular individual with an powerful story full of wonderful accomplishments. She has a great record as a student, a daughter, wonderful marriage, inspiring mother, successful business woman, motivating Mayor, member of the state’s Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and the most popular Governor in America.
Her story is a great one. The daughter of two educators and public servants dedicated to moving the newest state in the union forward. She grew up working hard and valuing her education. Her marriage has been one of strength and unity. To look at her family it tells the story of America. Talented children with the oldest willing to give of himself to serve America aboard. She can tell the story of growing developmental problems in American children having one herself recently born with a developmental challenge. When one looks at her political career not to be inspired is hard. She took on the sitting Republican Governor whom she saw is corrupt underachieving. She took him on and then won. After that she took on the former popular Democratic Governor and won. In one election this woman beat two male governors.
Her story is great. Her abilities are greater. However let no mistake be made. Sarah Palin is no Hillary Clinton.
Senator Clinton has worked hard to combat the negative effects that guns have on our community. Sarah Palin has spent her life working with and being a member of the NRA.
While in 2002 Sarah Palin was running for Lt. Governor as the the best pro-life candidate any candidate can be Hillary Clinton was fighting to ensure that President Bush and the GOP majority didn’t restrict a woman’s right to choose.
While Senator Clinton has joined Senator Obama in an unprecedented effort for universal health care for all Americans, Sarah has joined a team that degrades the need for health care for all as socialism or Hillarycare.
So yes we all should congratulate the historic moment of her nomination. We should take note of the road she has traveled. However it is important to remember…Sarah Palin is a woman…she is not Hillary Clinton.
Tha-Kid JK
tha-kid@revkitchen.com
So Much for the Text message…
The Ticket
At this time, 12:45 A.M. CNN has confirmed that Joe Biden is the Vice President selection of Barack Obama.
From the AP:
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine have been told by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign they will not be his vice presidential choice, NBC News reported on Friday quoting sources.
Speculation about Obama’s choice has centered on Bayh, Kaine and Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden. Other names in the mix include Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Texas Rep. Chet Edwards.
Obama and his campaign have offered little information but the Illinois senator said earlier this week he had made up his mind about the choice.
UPDATE: Flight from Delaware to Illinois, arrived in Illinois late Friday night. A flight to perhaps pick up Biden?
An article penned by David Brooks, called “Hoping It’s Biden,” just went up on the New York Times website. Brooks makes a very strong case for Joe Biden as VP, and the article was so well-written, I just had to post an excerpt here:
Even today, after serving for decades in the world’s most pompous workplace, Senator Biden retains an ostentatiously unpretentious manner. He campaigns with an army of Bidens who seem to emerge by the dozens from the old neighborhood in Scranton. He has disdain for privilege and for limousine liberals — the mark of an honest, working-class Democrat.
Democrats in general, and Obama in particular, have trouble connecting with working-class voters, especially Catholic ones. Biden would be the bridge.
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Biden’s the one. The only question is whether Obama was wise and self-aware enough to know that.
On the Republican side of the Veepstakes, Mark Halperin of Time Magazine reports that he has spoken with two Republican sources close to McCain who say that Sen. McCain has settled on Mitt Romney as his VP. It should come as no surprise to anyone that I’m not really in tune with Republican political buzz, so I’m not sure whether the GOP’s base would consider it a victory or disappointment if McCain chose Romney as his running mate. Maybe some of Think Youth’s occasional Republican readers can provide their insight.
I was talking to my mother yesterday because Senator John McCain had recently made a visit to my hometown of Fresno, California. She said that actually she was unaware that he was even in town until after it happened, but she wished she knew. She will be voting for John McCain. What!? She will be voting for John McCain! My mother has been a Democrat since she knew what the word meant. She has NEVER ever even considered voting for a Republican. So what could get her to vote for one now?
Let me tell you, it is not because John McCain has used his charm and political leadership to win over her vote. For my father, who has likely been voting Republican for years, it wasn’t anything new. What was new on that front is that he might NOT vote for McCain but a third party. For my mother it was Hillary Clinton. During the days that at times Sen. Obama called the divisive days of the 90’s, my mother stood tall in her support of President Bill Clinton. She loved his leadership, and felt he was being wronged. In 2008, when Hillary launched her campaign, my mother was right on board. She even refused to give my younger brother a ride to the polls because he might have voted for Obama. As the campaign went on, and the attacks got greater, my mother got more mad. When it seemed to come to an end, lets just say she was pissed off. Those wounds haven’t healed, and in my mothers words, “They won’t, unless he picks her.” Picks her? Yes, my mother won’t vote for Sen. Obama unless he selects her to be his running mate as Vice President.
I don’t think that my mother is unique. I think that she represents the voice of millions of women and other voters who gave their time, tears, and painfully helped wage a historic campaign for the White House on behalf of Mrs. Clinton. To many of them, she should be awarded with the Vice Presidential nomination, and I am proud to announce I agree.
Senator Clinton has spent her life fighting for people in poverty, people who look like me. She has spent a career advocating for just what America needs at this time, and that is healthcare for all Americans, that is affordable and works. Her experience on the details of this issue that cripples many family budgets, is bringing down budgets of states and local governments nationwide, and is the largest expense of businesses that drive them to other countries, is what he needs. Her willingness to fight for things that are important regardless of what the storyline might be tomorrow is what he needs. Her ability to seek compromise, but only good compromise, and have friendly relationships with countless numbers of people on the other side of the aisle is what he needs.
So when it comes to who should be selected to the job of inquiring daily as to the health of the President, and preside over the proceedings of the Senate, I nominate Hillary Clinton.
Tha-Kid JK
tha-kid@revkitchen.com
Barack Obama’s possible Vice Presidential candidates are dropping like flies. I think it’s safe to say that these names can be cut from the list.
Mark Warner of Virginia - The former Governor and now U.S. Senate candidate plans to focus solely on his current race:
“Let me be clear about this: I have been working very hard these last few months to ask the people of Virginia to give me the honor of being their United States senator,” Warner said. “I will not seek, and I will not accept, any other opportunity.” [WaPo]
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Ted Strickland of Ohio - The current governor of Ohio said in a Shermanesque fashion when asked about a VP slot, “Absolutely not. If drafted I will not run, nominated I will not accept and if elected I will not serve” [Political Radar] Strickland has promised to do everything he can to help elect Barack Obama president.
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Chris Dodd of Connecticut - The former presidential candidate and current United States Senator recently has found himself in some hot water. Dodd is being investigated for allegedly receiving VIP treatment from home mortgage lender, Countrywide. In all fairness to Dodd, he did say, “If anyone had ever suggested to me that somehow I was going to get preferential treatment because I was a United States senator, that would have ended the relationship immediately. Terminated. Immediately — never do business with that organization again.” [Political Ticker]
Regardless, this would be an unnecessary distraction after presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama has publicy criticized specifically Countrywide.
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Jim Webb of Virginia - Webb’s first controversy came up during his senate race in 2006, after it was uncovered in 1979 that Jim Webb wrote an article in The Washingtonian titled, “Women Can’t Fight.” I doubt Clinton’s women supporters would be happy about this.
On June 10, 2008, The Politico reported that Webb has, “An affinity for Confederacy.”
Most recently, Webb has sided with Bush and McCain in favor of offshore drilling for oil. Obama is opposed to drilling. [The Hill]
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Sam Nunn of Georgia - The former United States Senator has a gay problem. It’s been reported that in 1982, Nunn allegedly fired his staffer for being gay. [Washignton Blade] This was not Nunn’s only anti-gay issue. During the ’90’s Nunn actively campaigned and fought against gays serving in the military through his support of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. [WaPo]
In the past, according to Wikipedia, Nunn has taken more moderate voting stances while in the U.S. Senate from 1972-1997.
He voted in favor of school prayer, capping punitive damage awards, amending the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced budget, and limiting death penalty appeals. On certain issues like abortion, the environment, gun control, and affirmative action, Nunn took a more moderate line. [Wikipedia]
