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Originally Posted by Poppinjay
No, my same old standard is the governors should govern as if they had lived the life of their region's least advantaged. Don't be all for these porgrams when you don't know real costs yourself.
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So, as an example, driving on public roads - "governors" should govern this issue based on....? What? I would suggest a minimal level of competence, balanced against logistics and individual needs and desires. If the "least advantaged" can not meet the level of competence then they should not be allowed to drive on public roads. Hence the blind should find alternatives to driving.
On the issue of serving on boards, given the responsibility of board members, politicians having the experience can be good. I would not dismiss a political candidate just because they served on a board, even if it was for an organization I fundamentally dislike.
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Originally Posted by StanT
Sorry for leaving off the smiley, though I see the picture as satire, rather than a vicious attack on anything. Pretty much rolls up all the stereotypes into a single picture (the Schlitz can is a nice touch).
Where exactly are these vicious attacks by the left? Surely you'd expect the VP nominee for the Republican party to be thoroughly vetted by the press.
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I started reading posts today from the past three days, I think there are about 3 or 4 threads on the subject of Palin, they are not issue based but are mocking and are dismissive of her, her family, her state, her experience, her values, and McCain's reasons for selecting her. Granted, it could be me - because I think she is a good pick and in my perception the attacks are vicious. I did not see the vicious smears that were circulated on Obama show up on TFP, but I don't think the folks here have missed any smear regarding Palin.