must read: Frank Rich in today's NY Times:

[amborin]

The Palin-Whatshisname Ticket

By FRANK RICH

Published: September 13, 2008

WITH all due deference to lipstick, let’s advance the story. A week ago the question was: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be a heartbeat away from the presidency? The question today: What kind of president would Sarah Palin be?

It’s an urgent matter, because if we’ve learned anything from the G.O.P. convention and its aftermath, it’s that the 2008 edition of John McCain is too weak to serve as America’s chief executive. This unmentionable truth, more than race, is now the real elephant in the room of this election.

No longer able to remember his principles any better than he can distinguish between Sunnis and Shia, McCain stands revealed as a guy who can be easily rolled by anyone who sells him a plan for “victory,” whether in Iraq or in Michigan. A McCain victory on Election Day will usher in a Palin presidency, with McCain serving as a transitional front man, an even weaker Bush to her Cheney.

The ambitious Palin and the ruthless forces she represents know it, too. You can almost see them smacking their lips in anticipation, whether they’re wearing lipstick or not.

Edited to 4 paragraphs to conform to DU's fair use policy for copyrighted material.

Lithos
DU Moderator

Story may be continued below:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/opinion/14rich.html?hp

[Submariner]

1. A good read. I hope Obama gets to see it

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/opinion/14rich.html?hp

[amborin]

3. hope so too n/t

[FloridaJudy]

8. Of course he'll see it.

Unlike the Dishonourable Opposition, our dude reads. Six bucks says at least two staffers have clipped this and stuck it on his desk, or forwarded it to his in-box (he knows how to use the Internet too).

Excellent article. Recommended.

[madmax]

2. K & R n/t

[Douglas Carpenter]

4. kick and recommended!!!

[Miss Chybil]

5. K & R nt

[AzDar]

6. K & R...

:kick:

[Number23]

7. What a FREAKING read!!

I need a cigarette after finishing that! I am truly becoming a Frank Rich fan, and had never even heard of him until fairly recently.

Best quotes: "They want the bar for admission to the White House to be placed so low that legitimate scrutiny and criticism of Palin’s qualifications, record and family values can all be placed off limits."

"The more voters see that McCain will be the figurehead for a Palin presidency, the more they are likely to demand stepped-up vetting of the rigidly scripted heir apparent."

Good stuff. Happy to rec