Reply #121: I don't like this line at all...

[hughee99]

"Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. "

First, during the convention, we heard a lot about Obama's "humble" beginnings. I heard quite a bit that Obama IS the American dream, and proof that you can rise to the top no matter where you come from. IMHO, it seems a little hypocritical criticizing Palin's old job as proof of her inexperience. Are they implying that someone being a small town mayor is a strike against them? That they shouldn't be able to rise to the highest levels of government? I don't think that's what they're intending to say, but the repukes can absolutely spin it that way, and it will resonate with some voters.

Second, yes Palin has no real foreign policy experience, but lets be honest, while Obama has more experience then her, he has a lot less than we would normally like from a presidential candidate. That was a big reason for picking Biden. If the Dems were to run a commercial "do you want a former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency." The repukes would return with a commercial "do you want a former community organizer with zero foreign policy experience as president." They'll use the criticism of Palin to highlight Obama's own inexperience.

It's about policy, not people. It doesn't matter what Palin or McCain did for the last 2, 4 or 40 years. She and her new boss are on the wrong side of too many issues to vote for them.

Just my 2 cents, anyway.