Jackie Boggs – 9/17/08

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Experience should be a major factor; Jackie Boggs; Beaver County Times; September 17, 2008.

This is only one of a bunch of letters since September 4^th 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)?

I wonder if Ms. Boggs is related to Joe Boggs (here, here and here).

Below is a detailed critique of the subject letter.

“In response to the Sept. 7 letter to the editor “Palin is more than qualified”:

“Using executive experience as cited in the letter, just let me remind everyone that George W. Bush was a two-term governor of Texas with a population of more than 23 million in comparison to under 700,000 in Alaska, and look where we are today.”

[RWC] In a much better position than we were after Jimmy “Stagflation” Carter, also a governor.

“Need I say more.”

[RWC] Seriously, I can’t believe lefties actually want to get into the experience issue.