Palin accuses Obama of "ambition before country" .

Sarah Palin's new attacks on Obama allege he "put ambition before country" by conversing with Iraqi politicans in June of 08 about troop withdrawal.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/campaign.wrap/?iref=mpstoryview

As a senator involved in the troop withdrawal negotiations, informing the Iraqi negotiators that the plan would need congressional approval seems to be within his role and responsible at that.

WHY is CNN all hot about how this will dominate the media next week??

She starts by saying "If this is true . . . " Does that mean she isn't bothering to check ANYTHING anymore?

What do you mean "anymore"?

CNN reports that this spectacular event was just reported by The Washington Times but I just searched and can't even find the link.

She's just jealous cuz he got to talk to some foreign leaders!

But . . . but . . . she reads ALL the newspapers!!!

in what respect, Charlie?

are she and john playing good cop, bad cop now? or is she just coming up with all the distractions because she's horribly inept at discussing the real issues?

I'll have to get back to you on that.

that's just too much fun to not use.

Heh. Sarah Palin isn't convincing anybody of anything. The wingnuts love her and everybody is laughing at her. The end.

Apparently she really doesn't read "every news source." She missed the New York Post. This thing hit all the right-wing blogs almost a month ago, claiming that Obama had violated the Logan Act.

And then it died, because it was bullshit. Apparently, Caribou Barbie likes the smell of reanimated zombie bullshit.

thanks for your investigative work!

It's what I live for.

Projection

I've been doing a bit of armchair psychoanalyzing of candidate McCain (as we all should be) and I keep coming back to this point of projection you've just hit on. He seems to project an abject dislike upon his opponent no matter if a foreign leader, a political rival or a nosy reporter. Initially, he refuses to talk to "enemies" as a matter of policy, similarly he refuses to directly acknowledge (or even look in the eye) Barack Obama. I wonder if his general approach to dealing with someone of conflicting personality is to deal with them as if they were his enemy (but to keep himself in check, he refuses to directly engage them). History has shown that once he has been forced into a confrontational situation that he cannot avoid, he can become volatile and angry. My guess that this behavior may be contributed to lingering symptoms of PTSD, but such behavior likely goes back even further into his childhood.


Regarding Palin's "ambition before country" comment. Talk about the teapot calling the kettle black. Doesn't she know that nearly every single argument she makes against Obama, it comes back to her two-fold? Maybe if she had a real, positive and substantive message, she'd have more people's attention.

perfect characterization!

Palin now has to explain why going to war in Iraq was in the best interests of American troops. That should be interesting.

You've hit it on the head SockPuppet.

To note, I'm sick and tired of Repugs thinking they have a monopoly on the "best interest of the troops". They've done nothing but use and abuse them. They're keen on wrapping themselves in the cloak of nationalistic patriotism (if you question their motives you get accused of being unpatriotic) and are always keen on using the troops as a political screen ("I love the troops and they love me" which seems to imply " if you don't love me, you must not love the troops"), meanwhile they've been sent off to an illegal meat grinder, unsupported, unprepared and ill equipped all under the watch of the Republicans. Furthermore, they had to worry about not receiving the proper care and services they deserve once they finally come home. Those who have been unfortunate enough to have lost their lives serving this country have been martyred by the Republicans who have the gall to accuse their detractors of "cutting and running". Their calculus defines the loss of any soldier in this war as a "meaningless sacrifice" should they not get their say on how this war ends. It's sickening.

In fact, I'll take it a step further. This rush to war the Republicans seem so keen on defending has actually weakened the country. It hasn't brought stability to the region and it has placed our National security in further jeopardy of attack from radicalized elements that have a new cause to go to war. The States' National Guard forces have been forced to support the regular Armed Forces instead, leaving the country incapable of handling domestic emergencies.

In addition, unlike other divisions of the military, the national guard members are older, and often less physically fit, and they signed on to help their local communities in most cases - not to go to fight ground combat! They die disproportionately too.

But, but ...

Governor Palin has command experience with her National Guard troops. Commander In Chief, even.

Oh wait, perhaps not.

She has, in fact, never given a single direct command to Alaska National Guard troops.

oops

Yeah, but you know... She can see Russia from Alaska. Alaska is the central front against Soviet aggression... Oops, wrong century.

Well, you know, when Putin rears his head ...