Politico invites more than 100 "notables" to weigh in on Palin pick.

[ErinBerin84]

Ok, I think that Politico is as sucky as the next person, but this article was kind of interesting...included some reaction from prominant Dems, Repubs, and "scholars". Some are just so spun it's ridiculous, others are pretty hilarious. I have included my favorite reaction...from Bernie Sanders, of course. Oh yeah, The politico comments are either sad or hysterical....MANY of them are selling the "Alaska is close to Russia!" foreign policy credential.


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/13033.html



Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

McCain's selection of Sarah Palin was brilliant, and successfully accomplished one of its primary goals. As was to be expected, the corporate media, far more interested in process than substance, abruptly ended its coverage of Obama's informative and inspiring convention speech, and began its never-ending discussion regarding the political wisdom of McCain's surprise VP choice. For the McCain campaign, deflecting attention away from the real issues was a mission accomplished! Meanwhile, in the real world of Vermont and America, working families want to know why over the last eight years the middle class has been collapsing while the richest people have seen a huge increase in their wealth, and what can be done to create decent paying jobs for ordinary people.
They want to know why, under Bush, health care costs have soared, why 7 million more Americans have lost their health insurance and why the United States is the only major country on earth not to have universal health care. They want to know why we continue to spend over $10 billion a month on Iraq, while our infrastructure disintegrates, schools are underfunded and millions of young people can't afford a college education. In the final analysis, they want to know if the government of our country is capable of representing anyone who is not a millionaire or the head of a large corporation.

My own guess is that the American people will see through the hypocrisy, irresponsibility and opportunism of McCain's selection of Palin. After attacking Obama for months saying that he doesn't have the experience to be president, McCain, who would be the oldest first-term president in American history and who has had bouts with cancer, selects the least-experienced VP nominee to ever represent a major party.

Barack Obama will win this election because the American people do not want four more years of Bush's disastrous right-wing policies. They want change. Despite the corporate media's coverage of this election as if it were a football game, a soap opera or an Academy Award ceremony, the American people want to move America in a very different direction than Bush-McCain policies have taken us. And, within that context, McCain's selection of Sarah Palin will make little difference.

[eshfemme]

1. I love Bernie Sanders!!!!

He's also a proud socialist and I can bet that just like Joe and his Catholicism, he'd fucking shove it in the faces of people who try to make an issue out of it.

[Cha]

2. Does this idiot know she wasn't Vetted?

Ron Bonjean, top strategist for Senate and House Republicans

'The brilliant choice of Gov. Palin is that is has energized the conservative base while appealing to independents, working moms, disaffected Hillary voters and those who want change brought to Washington. It was smart, outside-the-box thinking to shake up the Obama momentum and has turned the media upside down on news coverage.

Sen. Obama's inexperience is actually being amplified through McCain's choice. The more Obama's campaign and its surrogates attack Gov. Palin on her positive track record, the more damage they do to Obama's brand. Their attacks have a boomerang effect because it allows McCain's team to remind voters that Obama doesn't have strong leadership credentials.

Gov. Palin's challenge will be to perform flawlessly over the next 60 days, because any mistake or misfire can quickly shape her image among voters who are still absorbing this choice."

Thanks for this Erin..I'm saving it to read at my leisure:)