Dan Sainovich – 9/4/08

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An insult to Clinton backers; Dan Sainovich; Beaver County Times; September 4, 2008.

In a previous letter, Mr. Sainovich told us what a great guy then-State Rep. Mike Veon (D-14) was. In another letter, Mr. Sainovich supported giving in-state tuition to illegal aliens.

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.

“Sen. John Mc Cain has picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.

“Palin said there are ‘18 million cracks in the glass,’ referring to the 18 million voters in the Democratic primary who voted for Sen. Hillary Clinton.

“I hope the Clinton voters who may be undecided are able to make a clear decision now that McCain has just insulted their intelligence.

“Palin is no Hillary Clinton, and they are about as politically opposites as could be. McCain believes that Clinton supporters will vote for him just because he has a woman as a running mate.”

[RWC] Perhaps Mr. Sainovich should check the news. Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman nominated for VP and a Democrat who supported Mrs. Clinton, is considering voting for the McCain/Palin ticket.

Sorry, but I believe Mr. McCain was trying to solidify support from evil conservatives. Face it, Mr. McCain can win without disgruntled “Clinton supporters,” but he can’t win without Republican conservatives. Besides, Clinton supporters – PO’d or not – are still leftists and most will eventually get over their current disappointment and vote for Mr. Obama come November. In my opinion, for the McCain campaign to assume otherwise would be stupid and I don’t believe they’re stupid.

“I give the Clinton supporters much more credit. I cannot speak for them, but I believe that Clinton is a quite capable candidate who has progressive ideas and happens to be a woman and would have made an excellent president.”

[RWC] As a reminder, “progressive” as used in this paragraph really means leftist. Note Mr. Sainovich didn’t tell us why Mrs. Clinton “is a quite capable candidate.”

“I believe that U.S. Sen. Barack Obama will be an excellent president, not because he is African American but because he shares values and dreams that I do.”

[RWC] Remember, Mr. Sainovich also thought Mike Veon was a great state representative.

“Both Clinton and Obama had relatively similar platforms. I believe that Clinton supporters will not switch to McCain because of Palin’s sex. Thank you, Sen. Mc Cain, for insulting 18 million Clinton supporters.”

[RWC] As with other lefty letter writers, it’s clear Gov. Palin scares Mr. Sainovich.

Here’s the problem for leftists. For both Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama, many of their supporters are/were influenced by race/sex. Here’s one example. That’s what happens when your fundamental strategy is based on group politics. If you constantly tell people to vote for/against people because of their group membership, you can expect many of them to do that even if it means voting for a candidate in a different party.