Sarah Palin scares me to death; she is a dangerous, populist, reactionary zealot. Her ideology is so backwards, the only presidency she is qualified for, is that of the Flat Earth Society.
How is she ever going to take the oath of office? she openly announced, at the convention speech, that she does not believe in the Fifth Amendment (the snide comment about prisoners at Guantanamo), we know she has issues with the First Amendment, separation of state and church is not her theme, banning books from the local library is not in the spirit of freedom of speech, and her prolife goals, undermine the Fourteenth Amendment; what is she going to say? “ I promise to uphold the Second Amendment and some of the laws of the United States of America”.
Please send this woman back to the middle ages, she would be happier there, and we would all be safer here.
Events transpiring in Georgia bring to the fore the extensive resume of Gen Wesley Clark in considering Democratic Vice Presidential candidates. His military career, which included COMMAND experience, GOOD COMMAND experience, puts "Panama John McWar's" to shame. He was right on to say that McSame's experience was not a qualification to lead. It's not, and Wes Clark was one person who could say that and back it up with his own hefty resume. As Commander of NATO his experience was not just command military experience, but foreign policy experience as well. And he has a healthy skepticism toward the Pentagon.
Wes Clark is a great communicator as well - intelligent, well educated (in economics, no less), direct and diplomatic. He's a midwesterner or a southerner, depending upon the region in which you place Arkansas. He is in touch with middle America and has a deep appreciation for soldiers and veterans and people of all faiths and ethnicities. He was a Clinton supporter and is right on with women's issues.
On ALL the issues, he's an outstanding Democrat and knows how to lead and function within a collaborative setting. He's "notcho ordinary retired General" who knows that you don't make war on people unless absolutely necessary.
I don't think that the choice should be political - hinging on which state or the other the Veep might bring to the ticket. I think the overarching rule is to pick someone who could step into the role if need be. Wesley Clark could do that for sure.
So, Sen. John McCain is the presumptive GOP nominee. Considering that tomorrow's Valentine's Day and all, we need to find the guy his winning match. A great vice-presidential candidate will really help "round out" the ticket and assuage his many detractors, come convention time. A Simon for his Garfunkel. A Sonny for his Cher. Below are some of the contenders that everyone's buzzing about.
As we move on with our campaign and we look at the different options for vice-president; we can possibly come up with quite a few names. Some of them even contemplate the possibility of Senator Clinton being that, what some people call a Dreamed Ticket.
I would rather think in some other Dreamed Tickets like Obama-Gore; not quite feasible at this time;
But there is another possibility that I much rather like to think about and that according to the latest developments could be a very certain possibility.
What if … and this is only my speculation Senator Obama chooses what in my opinion would be the best option ever … Caroline Kennedy.
He could be consolidating All Americans Will; with just this union.
I do believe that Caroline is a very well informed woman, very involved in politics (even when we don’t hear much about her) since she rather keep a not noticeable position most of the time.
What do you think?
Some information about her, extracted from the John F. Kennedy Library web page http://www.jfklibrary.org
Leonel
Caroline Kennedy is an attorney and the editor of the New York Times best selling A Patriot’s Handbook; The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; A Family of Poems - My Favorite Poetry for Children; and Profiles in Courage for Our Time, and the co-author of The Right to Privacy and In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action.
From 2002-2004, Ms. Kennedy served as chief executive for the Office of Strategic Partnerships for the New York City Department of Education where she helped raise more than $65 million in private support for the city’s public schools. She currently serves as the Vice Chair of The Fund for Public Schools.
Ms. Kennedy is the President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and a member of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award Committee. She is a Director of the Commission on Presidential Debates, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and serves as Honorary Chairman of the American Ballet Theatre.
Ms. Kennedy was born on November 27, 1957. She is a graduate of Harvard University and Columbia Law School. She lives in New York City with her husband Edwin Arthur Schlossberg, president of Edwin Schlossberg Inc., a multi-disciplinary design company that specializes in interactive exhibit design and museum master-planning. Kennedy and Schlossberg were married on July 19, 1986. They have three children.
