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Edited on Mon Sep-01-08 04:56 PM by RollWithIt
I remember just four years ago, sitting dejected in my chair after Kerry conceded. The Republicans were so on top of their game. A combination of strong ground game and rabid base and Kerry (or his surrogates) lack of offensive attacks doomed our ticket to make it just close enough for the election to be stolen. I was ready to stop paying attention to politics at that time. Ready to give up. Ready to throw in my towel. Why? Because I was sick and tired of my side being too weak kneed to attack, relentlessly, in our Presidential campaigns. I considered us to be weak on campaign strategy and weak kneed when attacks were most needed. Tired of hearing about how we shouldn't say this or we shouldn't say that.
Ladies and gentleman, let me tell you something. I was born and raised in Akron Ohio. I spent my first 20 years in that state. I watched the Republican Party from Bob Taft to George Bush cut off funding for basically everything, refuse to offer incentives to businesses to stay in the state, and basically drive out at least 25% of the under 35 crowd from the State (some estimates are higher). Until Sherrod Brown in 2006, no Democrat had the guts to stand up and fight like cats and dogs until the end. Ya, there are the Kucinich types, but they're in heavy Democratic districts.
Anyways, I DIGRESS. I love this choice of Sarah Palin. I'm sitting here watching the first few hours of the Republican convention. Because of the far left of my party, she is under fire from all angles. The question of her own pregnancy has led to the disclosure that her 17 year old daughter is Pregnant. So much for abstinence only education. Because of stinging criticism from my side, she's forced to hire a lawyer to defend herself in the troopergate scandal.
Let me tell you something. We're just getting started. Don't blame me. Don't blame the left or the blogs. Blame John McCain for being an idiot. He should have NEVER selected an unvetted candidate. Blame Sarah Palin for putting ambition above family. Her sone had a 2.0 GPA in High School, so they put him in the army. Happens all the time. But they used that politically too (9-11! 9-11!). Who knows what other personal dirt there is.
But that's just for the first 72 hours. By the end of this week there will be a dozen hard hitting stories gaining traction on her. It's like a bloggers best case scenario!
So Sarah Palin, sorry in advance, but we're not pulling any punches this time around. Only because in the end, it's always amusing for me to see Rethuglicans cry about the "meanie liberals being mean to us."
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