Sunday, August 31, 2008

PREFACE:

They don’t know what hit them.

On FOX News Sunday, lone guest John McCain described Sarah Palin as a “partner and a soul mate,” in changing the business of politics-as-usual even if it means taking on some in their own party.

On ABC’s This week, Senator Lindsey Graham said that Sarah Palin was “absolutely” qualified to become President, more so than is Obama: “What’s he done?” Next up was a clearly angry and flustered John Kerry, who declared that John McCain is a “radical,” not a maverick. He added that Sarah Palin is the next Dick Cheney.

On NBC’s Meet the Press, moderator Tom Brokaw made the case that Sarah Palin is unprepared to be President by citing her mother-in-law. Governor Tim Pawlenty, who gave as good an interview as I’ve seen from him, deftly turned the question around on Obama. This raises the question of whether Tom Brokaw was prepared to step in to Tim Russert’s role.

On CBS’s Face the Nation, Rudy Giuliani said that in Joe Biden, Obama had picked “more of the same,” while McCain had opted to select a partner. Joe Lieberman said that the Palin selection was like “opening the door and bringing some fresh, Alaska air into Washington.” Next up, Carly Fiorina said that she has talked to some Hillary supporters who are “ecstatic” of McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin for his ticket.

On CNN’s Late Edition, Fred Thompson delighted in the fact that everyone is comparing the Republican vice Presidential nominee’s preparedness with that of the top of the Dem ticket. Next, Chris Dodd accused President Bush of letting New Orleans drown three years ago, and he added that the Republicans would have held their convention anyway this year if they were certain that President Bush would handle the emergency management properly.

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