You know all that Hockey Mom stuff, the bridge to nowhere crap and

[WCGreen]

all that so-called blue collar charm of Ms. Palin would play real well with voters if times were indeed flush for all and not just those always in the chips tricklers at the top.

The Bart (CNBC's Maria Bartiromo), the pin-up masturbatory fantasy girl for Wall Street's self-described Masters of the Universe, strayed from the safe confines of Board Rooms and Private Jets to speak to plain folks watching Meet the Press. These folks, who have more at stake in the current economic meltdown, brazenly deemed the Frosh Governor of Alaska an expert on energy policy. As if the Bart's high falooten pedigree as a Wall Street Shill would make it so. No mention that this governor outsourced the much ballyhooed Natural Gas pipeline to a Canadian business. Of course that is AOK for the people who fall all over the highly made-up maid of Wall Street. They are the investment class and are big on making money at the average workers expense.

Others have said Palin would attract so-called value voters in droves because of her staunch views on such red-meat conservative issues as abortion and gay marriage.

But now, despite the latest government report that the second quarter grew at an astounding 3.3%, look for sharp downward revisions in the distant, ie, after the election, future. It's okay to vote for a presidential candidate, that economic report allows, who is so driven in his quest for the ultimate brass ring as to roll the dice on Sarah plain and simple.

The reckless senator is really saying never mind that the country is faced with an increasingly new world disorder that begs for a steady and steely eyed approach to diplomacy. Never mind that the country is faced with tough economic competitors from all four corners. And never mind that the devaluation of the housing stock is going to wreck havoc on the financial stability on virtually every Municipal, County and State government across the county. Sarah is Maverick incarnate. She balanced her family budget (let's do open her books for inspection) sitting at her kitchen table with her snow-machine riding husband.

The point is in 2004, people could safely base their vote on social issues simply because the devaluation of the nations home stock had yet to emerge, the bubble still glowingly growing.

I say bring it on. The country can not afford on the job training at this critical juncture.

Non Social Value voters can afford to vote valuably when times are flush. But when people are facing a personal economic meltdown, they will vote their pocketbook. And that means Democrat. Mark my words.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. K&R

Well said...