Katheryn M. Bliton – 9/7/08

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Losing touch with reality; Katheryn M. Bliton; Beaver County Times; September 7, 2008.

This is only one of at least six letters in four days (9/4 – 9/7) from local lefties upset (worried?) about John McCain selecting – and Republican delegates approving – Gov. Sarah Palin as his VP candidate. The “concern” has nothing to do with qualifications as the authors would have us believe. It’s clear these folks are afraid of Mrs. Palin because it demonstrates even the Republican VP candidate has more relevant experience than the entire Democrat ticket, unless you consider being an ACORN street organizer relevant experience. Let’s also keep in mind the questionable judgment of local lefties when it comes to their own choices. Do names like Joseph Glenn, Frank LaGrotta, Darla LaValle, Edward Piroli, Sean Ramaley, Lois Sutter, and Mike Veon ring a bell? Before lefties try to convince us Mr. McCain made a mistake, perhaps they need to look in the mirror.

And what of Mr. Obama’s choices? For a candidate who incessantly talks about “change” and “hope,” why does Mr. Obama surround himself with the same lefty activists, advisers, and politicians we’ve seen since at least the 1990s? Why would a true change agent select as his VP running mate a 35-year Washington insider (Joe Biden)?

Below is a detailed critique of the subject letter.

“Have John McCain and the Republican National Committee completely lost touch with reality?”

[RWC] To the best of my knowledge, the RNC didn’t have anything to do with Mr. McCain’s choice of VP. The delegates at the convention who approved the ticket aren’t members of the RNC. If the choice had been left up to the RNC, the candidate would likely have been a RINO or close to it.

“Some people think Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her family represent a regular American family. Does this, the fact that she is a self-proclaimed hockey mom or any of her capabilities, qualify her to be a heartbeat away from being the president of the United States, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces or the leader of the free world? I don’t think so.”

[RWC] Ms. Bliton told us none of Gov. Palin’s “capabilities qualify her to be a heartbeat away from being the president of the United States,” but never told us the “capabilities” of Messrs. Obama and Biden that qualify them for the position. In fairness, to date this has been true for all letters from Obama supporters.