September 5, 2008
Random Post-convention Thoughts
The Refugee has had a few random thoughts, hopefully to be found worth by his Three Sources bretheren:
1. First and foremost, WAY TO GO AC!! The daily updates were must-reads and something The Refugee awaited eagerly.
2. Do you suppose Barack Obama is wishing for a Mulligan on his VP choice?
3. Only the Democrats could simultaneously argue that no woman will vote for Sarah Palin just because she's a woman and opine that Obama should have picked Hillary to get the women's vote.
4. Even if Hillary were the Dem VP choice, here's what The Refugee would have to say: "I've seen Sarah Palin and you, Mrs. Clinton, are no Sarah Palin!"
5. Since intensely personal issues are in-play, could anyone find out Joe Biden's history of cosmetic surgeries?
6. On O'Reilly's show, Obama admitted that The Surge has worked "beyond anyone's wildest dream." (More precisely, he means that it worked beyond the Democrat's wildest fear.) He went on to say that he would still oppose The Surge, even knowing what he knows now. So, even in 20/20 hindsight he would consciously make the wrong decision. And we're suppose to believe he has the judgement to be Commander in Chief?!?
7. The #1 question that should be posed to Obama in a debate: "Mr. Obama, you've stated that going into Iraq was a colossal mistake. If you could wind the clock back to pre-invasion time, knowing that it would put Saddam Hussein back in power, would you wind it back?"
8. This is going to be a very interesting 60 days!
1. Indeed-squared. Awesome job, ac!
Posted by: jk at September 5, 2008 5:11 PM2. Give the Junior Senator three picks, he won't find a Sarah Palin (see #4). I guess I thought that Gov. Richardson was always his best chance, and he might hold up a little better than the scrappy kid from Scranton.
3,4. Yes,yes.
5. Don't wanna know, myself.
6. The One needs to find a little nuance on this. Not sure how he can stay stubborn without ignoring reality, but he has the best handlers.
7. Sad to say, br, more than half the country would say yes to that (I was just yelling at one of them over Celtic music night last Wednesday). I'm not one of them, but you can make a legitimate argument -- unlike defending a vote against the Surge or funding the troops in 2007/8.
8. IYNHFYNPA (If You're Not Having Fun, You're Not Paying Attention!)
Can I add a #9? (No, git yer own danged post!)
9. Was not Cindy McCain impressive? This woman could have had the "Full Paris Hilton" lifestyle but chose to get a Master's Degree, travel the world, and pursue humanitarian endeavors. Wow.
(I don't want to rile the Randians -- Ms. Hilton has created successful businesses and is certainly entitled to live life as she chooses, I just see the more serious pursuits as having more meaning.)
Posted by: jk at September 6, 2008 12:11 PMNot at all. Ayn Rand would admire Cindy McCain for spending her life as a creator of things she (and most people) consider valuable. Paris Hilton, on the other hand, is a second-hander in every sense. There is nothing for a "Randian" to admire in Paris Hilton. You must be projecting the Libertarian mindset again.
Posted by: johngalt at September 7, 2008 11:18 AM | What do you think? [3]