September 30, 2008 at 17:39:59

The pitfalls of common sense

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You see, it might be debatable, though, just what Sarah "understands," in John McCain terms. In her interview with Charlie -Charlie Gibson (aged 65 -not "just some young man"), she was asked fairly specifically about a hypothetical attack "with or without" the approval of the Pakistani government. "I believe America has to exercise all options in order to stop the terrorists who are hell-bent on America and our allies," she said.

Hmmmmm -drat!

Of course, for Senator McCain, this isn't the first time, or on the only issue, his running-mate, Governor Palin, has talked out of turn, or had the misfortune of appearing to agree with "the enemy" (by "the enemy" we mean the Democratic candidate for president, by the way). I pointed out in an earlier post that Palin actually applauded certain aspects of Obama's energy plan when it was first announced. That was before she was chosen for the ticket. Before the script. (Yes, even silent films have scripts!) Palin did what she could to erase all evidence of that prior indisgression. She struck a certain problematic press release from the Governor's website archive and turned her focus towards more appropriate dismissal and invective for the enemy. She now realizes that, where the policy is the same, it's the attitude that counts -and something about blinking.

Careful handling by the campaign is sure to protect her from other such lapses into common sense. And when all else fails, we'll always have John McCain to explain what she really understands.

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