McCain's Obama-Palin comparison falls short (AP)

[jefferson_dem]

McCain's Obama-Palin comparison falls short
By JIM DRINKARD, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 26 minutes ago

Republican presidential candidate John McCain says his vice presidential pick, Sarah Palin, was already an experienced government official while his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, was working as a community organizer.

She wasn't. Palin was finishing college, getting married and working as a TV sportscaster when Obama was directing a church-based community group on Chicago's South Side in 1985-88.

McCain sought to make the comparison in an appearance on Fox News Sunday, criticizing Obama as too inexperienced to be in the White House despite his choice of a running mate who's also being called too unseasoned for that role.

Challenged about his vice presidential choice, McCain said as governor of Alaska for the last two years, Palin "has had enormous responsibilities, none of which Senator Obama had." Later, McCain elaborated that "as a governor, she has had executive experience. She didn't sit in the state legislature."

The same contrast could be made with McCain himself, whose entire 26-year political career has been spent in Congress.

It's true that in recent years, more presidents have come from governorships than from legislative bodies. But it's a stretch to argue that running the statehouse in a small state is ideal preparation for the issues that will confront the next president, from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to coping with a half-trillion-dollar budget deficit and serious energy and health-care problems.

In the same interview, McCain continued the theme, noting that "when she was in government, he was a community organizer."

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[Thrill]

1. He's a lying sack of shit. Who continues look like a fool everytime he opens his mouth

[gateley]

2. Why is McCain comparing Palin to Obama?

Shouldn't he be comparing his VP to Obama's VP? :evilgrin:

[Cronus Protagonist]

3. Puts him head and shoulders above the two of them

Tar Obama by association with Palin. McCain is left being the only POTUS choice as, clearly Obama and Palin are even and Biden couldn't win his own party's presidential primary campaign. McCain wins on that basis.

This is why we must immediately dismiss any comparison of Obama with Palin as ridiculous. And leave it at that.