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Originally Posted by Boomer
Bucco,
A couple of weeks ago, somewhere in all this heap of political posts, I wrote something about how I felt when John McCain picked her. I said that I felt like he had just slapped me right across the face. And I also said that I believed this to be just like an arranged marriage, arranged for the big, fat dowry.
In that post, I asked the question, "Where did that brave man go?" I honestly thought at the time that he had been bullied into it. That confused me. But now I have to wonder if he did it because he wanted to, in order to bring in that far right knee jerk reacting vote because he thought that would win it. And, Bucco, I cannot get this old Boomer head around either one of those explanations. But either way, my moderate Republican self was left out in the cold.
And in another post, very long ago, long before the pick, I wrote about how I hoped he would not cave to the far, far, off the charts, far right. C'mon, who were they going to vote for? Obama?
And call him a maverick all you want, but this one showed him differently. What was he thinking? I still do not know. But I do know that he was not thinking about me.
And I also know that I am truly a pretty nice lady. And I actually have begun to feel a little sorry for her. And I have to wonder how she really feels now.
But that does not make me any less angry at what John McCain did to me. He caved or pandered to the far, far right with this choice. And even though, I feel a little sorry for her, I know that I probably should not. But you know what else, I really am pretty weary of the pity party for her. So I think I will just go throw a pity party for myself because I honestly am completely lost on this one.
And don't you have to wonder if he were making his choice today if it would be different. Our world has changed a lot in the last week. Roe v. Wade should not even be getting air time.
Boomer
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You make many valid points.....I do however wonder where you saw a pity party for her
Seems pretty much the reverse to me, but whatever.
Listen, as I said you make some good points and I am not here to defend her or Sen McCain as I have said many many times. I think this election is about the lesser of two evils, and for ME...maybe not you...but me....having and radical left wing socialist in the WH WITH a Democratic congress who we know had not a clue is just plain scary to me. Perhaps if there was a Republican congress I may feel differently. There is no way as this choice is set before me that I could do anything but support Sen McCain because despite all my disagreements with him he is not proposing what Sen Obama is proposing...he has a transparent background (we know about him) while Sen Obama has a past of a lot of shadows, NONE of which make me very comfortable at all.
I could make a case about Sen Biden and his infamous gaffes over the years but that does not seem to make any fun for folks thus we go after Gov Palin....I suppose my defending of her is more on a human level; I have said many times, I find the mocking and making fun of people whether in public life or posters on this board to be disgusting and a manifestation of the true character of the person doing it. Just to clarify, that is not aimed at you as I do not recall you ever doing such a thing.
I am scared Boomer.....and have been mocked on this fear on here...I am scared for this country. We just voted in congress to do something that is another step to socialism.....we have a congress that is controlled by not only socialists but inept ones at that.....we are about to probably elect a President historically the furtherest left we have ever done.
I know that much of this is the fault of the current President and administration...I am not as stupid as I sound sometimes, but I do not want to make this radical change SIMPLY FOR CHANGE Sake...that makes absolutely no sense to me.
All of these words to explain why I defend Gov Palin
......I have done a lot of reading and investigating on all the candidates....their backgrounds..their associates...their idealogy...I am not easily swayed by words, smooth as they maybe, and have come to my personal conclusion. Perhaps we should go that far left and join Europe but again, my investigation shows that most socialist countries...not most...ALL...either fail or involve serious difficulty.
Ok....sorry for the venting and promise to not defend Gov Palin again...those who enjoy the personal stuff can have had it
She will survive !