Conservatives turning on Palin? "Palin 'Makes Barack Obama Look Like George C. Marshall'"

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David Frum: Palin "Makes Barack Obama Look Like George C. Marshall"

By Greg Sargent - September 2, 2008, 11:51AM

A prominent Republican writer says it's legit to bring up McCain's age -- and makes the interesting argument that the choice of Sarah Palin as Veep candidate should make us put McCain's age front and center as an issue.

Check out this http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.28535/pub_detail.asp">absolutely brutal piece on Palin by former Bush speechwriter and American Enterprise Institute resident fellow David Frum that was posted on AEI's site today:

Ms. Palin's experience in government makes Barack Obama look like George C. Marshall. She served two terms on the city council of Wasilla, Alaska, population 9,000. She served two terms as mayor. In November, 2006, she was elected governor of the state, a job she has held for a little more than 18 months. She has zero foreign policy experience, and no record on national security issues.

All this would matter less, but for this fact: The day that John McCain announced his selection of Sarah Palin was his birthday. His 72nd birthday. Seventy-two is not as old as it used to be, but Mr. McCain had a bout with melanoma seven years ago, and his experience in prison camp has uncertain implications for his future health.

If anything were to happen to a President McCain, the destiny of the free world would be placed in the hands of a woman who until recently was a small-town mayor.

Obviously, the fact that a prominent conservative writer is giving voice to this argument should make it a bit tougher for Republicans to yell about the "age card" when Dems point out that the choice of Palin puts McCain's age on the table.

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1. Interesting Prosense

David Frum also praised Obama on NRO in a back-handed sort of way. I posted it on http://www.realitywindow.com/realitybites/archives/2008/09/david-frum-acknowledges-obamas.html">Reality Bites.

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2. Man! There's one FANTABULOUS comeback to the POW issue - that plays straight into

the mcsame age issue:

His 72nd birthday. Seventy-two is not as old as it used to be, but Mr. McCain had a bout with melanoma seven years ago, and his experience in prison camp has uncertain implications for his future health.

Taken directly from a 'CON - david frum, no less!

EXCELLENT!!!!!!!