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Quote of the Day
Political Animal —
QUOTE OF THE DAY.... I'm not sure if the McCain campaign has thought this line through. "[Sarah Palin is] going to learn national security at the foot of the master for the next four years, and most doctors think that he'll be around at least that long," said Charlie Black, one of Mr. McCain's top advisers, making light of concerns about Mr. McCain's health, which Mr. McCain's doctors reported as excellent in May. First, it's not an especially good idea for top McCain aides to joke about whether McCain is going to survive four years in office. Second, it's not an especially ...
The Saturday Word: Assessing Palin
The Caucus —
DENVER – The assessments of Senator John McCain’s choice of Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate seem to be in general agreement: bold , true to Mr. McCain’s form , and ultimately undercutting his fundamental criticism that Senator Barack Obama is not ready to be president. “Senior Clinton advisers said there had always been one big card that McCain could play to exploit the rift between Clinton and Obama supporters — and McCain played it,” write Juliet Eilperin and Anne E. Kornblut in The Washington Post in a piece that looks at how ...
McCain Camp: Don't Worry About Palin, John Will Probably Not Die
Newshoggers.com —
... By Cernig
I've spent more than enough time on the Old Soldier's pick of the Unknown Soldier as his running mate. I keep expecting Karl Rove to cackle "Psych!" on FOX News. "See, none of you are talking about Obama's awsome speech, are you?" That short-term distraction really might have been all Palin was meant to accomplish but now Mccain (and possible America) is stuck with her.
But I'll make a note of Steve Benen today, who has a doozy of a quote: "[Sarah Palin is] going to learn national security at the foot of the master ...
Cindy McCain: Palin knows foreign policy because ‘Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia.’
Think Progress —
... It doesn’t appear that Palin has ever even traveled to Russia, despite her state’s proximity. In fact, she didn’t even have a passport until 1997, when she visited troops stationed in Kuwait and Germany. She has also visited Ireland. ...
Palin’s Ireland trip was just a refueling stopover.
Think Progress —
... the McCain campaign if Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) — who was first issued a U.S. passport in 2007 — had ever traveled abroad. A spokeswoman for Palin said the Alaska governor had been to Germany and Kuwait in 2007 and had visited one other country, Ireland. It turns out that the Ireland trip was ...
