Do you think she is ready to be Commander in Chief?
How should Obama and/or Biden respond when they are inevitably asked this question about Sarah Palin?
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That's a soft ball, just say the American people will have to answer that question.
August 30, 2008 5:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
Evades the question.
August 30, 2008 5:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
By questioning McCain's judgment...Leave Palin out of it. Attacking her only feeds the "you hate women" notion.
August 30, 2008 5:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
But why is it bad judgment? Saying it is bad judgement on McCain's part obviously implies that Palin is NOT ready to be CiC.
Which, of course, is true. But it opens up the whole can of worms about my experience vs. your experience (or lack thereof, as the case may be.)
I don't think Obama wants to go there.
August 30, 2008 5:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
"John McCain is running to be commander-in-chief, and he has demonstrated that he has neither the judgment nor the temperament to protect our troops and our country." Something like that.
August 30, 2008 5:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
"That's a question John McCain should answer."
August 30, 2008 5:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
That's pretty good.
I'd maybe add:
"That's a question a very large number of people in the country are asking, and John McCain should answer it."
August 30, 2008 5:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
OK, but what happens if she polls really well, has a good debate and the Republicans basically say - OK then, John McCain thinks she has better judgement to be CiC than Democrats?
August 30, 2008 6:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
As a voter, I would not trust her to be president simply because I do not know anything about her. I think the burden is on Palin to demonstrate that she has what it takes, but it still doesn't change the fact that she represents a continuation of the failed policies of the past eight years.
That's my personal response.
As for Obama, I think it's a dicey question (thus the blog post). But if he is asked at this point he could follow a similar strategy, saying basically I need to know more about where she stands on important issues before making that judgement. That line would also have the benefit of reinforcing the fact that nobody knows anything about her.
August 30, 2008 6:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
Or "John McCain apparently thinks so and his decision is a reflection of his judgment."
Evasion is good in this case.
August 30, 2008 5:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
If leading a town of less than 9000 prepares you to lead a nation of 305 million;
If living in a state next door to Alaska gives you foreign policy experience;
If moosehunting makes you an expert on the Second Amendment;
If homeschooling qualifies you to direct national education policy;
If birthing five children makes you qualified to deny reproductive freedom to other women;
If the depth and breadth of your knowledge about the Vice Presidency is not knowing what the office of the Vice President is responsible for;
If that's where Republicans set the bar for the second most important job in the world... well, you know...
August 30, 2008 8:08 PM | Reply | Permalink