First thoughts on the Palin problem are here, a much longer post. Now the defenses of her record are getting laughable - why not just say what Clinton, Reagan, and other governors have said, notably that governors have a record of executive experience, not foreign policy experience? Maybe it is because the McCain camp painted themselves into a corner by making foreign policy and national security experience the paramount issues in their messaging ...
From today's WSJ:
"In an interview with ABC News, Sen. McCain defended his running mate and cast her as a change agent who will shake up Washington. He said that she was "by far the best candidate" for the job.
He was asked if felt comfortable with her foreign-policy experience, given the dangers the U.S. faces abroad. "Alaska is right next to Russia. She understands that," Sen. McCain said, echoing a point delivered by his supporters this week. Regarding her support for teaching creationism in schools, he said she wasn't running for the school board." (emphasis added)
Huh? The Alaska-Russia analogy is so strained it deserves its own South Park episode. And with respect to the school board logic, I guess a candidate's abortion stance doesn't matter because he or she is not running for Secretary of Health? National security experience doesn't matter since he is not running for Defense Secretary?
In litigation, they teach you a very important lesson when you evaluate the case before you. If you have the law on your side but not the facts, pound on the letter of the law. If you have the facts on your side but not the law, pound on the extenuating facts of the case. And if you have neither the facts or the law on your side - pound on the table! Feels like that's what is going on here ...
