George Will Says Palin Won't Be Prez

[Wedgebuster]

We elected Lil Bush, and he wasn't much if any, smarter than Palin.

I could see the winning slogan right now, "DUMBER THAN BUSH, BUT HOT!"

That'd be more than enough to tip AZ over to her side.

[bulldog10jw]

But Dubya was A LOT smarter than Al Gore or John Kerry

[mainejeff]

But Dubya was A LOT smarter than Al Gore or John Kerry

Who gives a sh*t.

[SuperHornet]

Will is completely off base with this.

Sarah WILL be president, and she'll be the best president in history. If Maggie can do it, Sarah can do it better.

You're on crack. SHE DOESN'T KNOW THE ISSUES!!!!!

Are you still running on fumes from that bogus "gotcha" interview? Methinks YOU are the one freebasing.

[kalm]

Katrina Vanden Heuvel would be a be a more capable president than Palin.

And as noted Maggie Simpson has more experience in taking down the wealthy elite.

[Pwns]

Don't care too much for Will. Much of what he writes is triteness dressed up with verbosity. That, and he is an elitist. He basically didn't want Harriet Myers on the SCOTUS because she wasn't an alum of an Ivy League Law School. I think it's the same thing with Palin.

Palin has no chance because when she speaks people don't get warm fuzzies, not because people won't vote for her because she isn't qualified to do the job.

[kalm]

Oh, and I forgot to add, I too like Will. He and Pat Buchanon are two of my favorite conks.

But he is wrong about Palin.

She has a decent chance.

[CID1990]

I was saying this long before George Will woke up on the matter.

[BigSkyBears]

You're on crack. SHE DOESN'T KNOW THE ISSUES!!!!!

Are you still running on fumes from that bogus "gotcha" interview? Methinks YOU are the one freebasing.

What issues do you agree with her on? Don't say "small government, fiscal conservative" Give me real issues. She's dumb.

[kalm]

I was saying this long before George Will woke up on the matter.

Sorry CID, I should have included you amonst my favorite conks.

[CID1990]

I was saying this long before George Will woke up on the matter.

Sorry CID, I should have included you amonst my favorite conks.

Thanks for the thumbs up, Kalm, but you're wrong on Palin. Her chances are worse than Clay Aiken in Ultimate Fighting.

[kalm]

Sorry CID, I should have included you amonst my favorite conks.

Thanks for the thumbs up, Kalm, but you're wrong on Palin. Her chances are worse than Clay Aiken in Ultimate Fighting.

If I was a betting man, and I am...my money would be on Romney to win the nomination, and probably the next presidential election. Hell, I might even be persuaded to vote for him. But my cynical side tells me Palin still has a chance.

The reason is - despite the feelings of the mouth breathers on the right - Obama would not have been elected without the approval of the corporate power elite. And all you have to do is look to who he chose for an economic team, the top down bailout of Wall Street, and his pandering to Pharma and the insurance companies on healthcare as proof.

It is very advantageous for big business to have someone maleable in office who is concerned with re-election, popularity, and getting along first.

If the economic fit hits the shan in the next couple of years, they could again look to a greenhorne to back.

Again, that's my super cynical/conspiracy theory side talking.

And your welcome on the I meant it sincerly (which isn't always the case.)

[bench]

Will is completely off base with this.

Sarah WILL be president, and she'll be the best president in history. If Maggie can do it, Sarah can do it better.

You're the only dude I know whose automatic response to any occurrence of women in sports or politics, or just women in general, is some variation of AWW YEAH YOU GO GIRLFRIEND RAWWR GIRL POWER

Really though, did you major in, like, women's studies or some shit, and is this stock response of yours in any way helpful at getting you laid, because maybe then I might ought to look into it

[dgreco]

But Dubya was A LOT smarter than Al Gore or John Kerry

Who gives a sh*t.

when they are his opponents it matters

[ASUMountaineer]

Don't care too much for Will. Much of what he writes is triteness dressed up with verbosity. That, and he is an elitist. He basically didn't want Harriet Myers on the SCOTUS because she wasn't an alum of an Ivy League Law School. I think it's the same thing with Palin.

Palin has no chance because when she speaks people don't get warm fuzzies, not because people won't vote for her because she isn't qualified to do the job.

I didn't want Harriet Myers to be on the SCOTUS because she was unqualified, same with Palin for POTUS. Guess I'm an elitist too.

[OL FU]

Katrina Vanden Heuvel would be a be a more capable president than Palin.

And as noted Maggie Simpson has more experience in taking down the wealthy elite.

But if Palin was a commentator on the This Morning I would quit watching it



which is what I do many times when Katrina is a commentator

[SuperHornet]

Will is completely off base with this.

Sarah WILL be president, and she'll be the best president in history. If Maggie can do it, Sarah can do it better.

You're the only dude I know whose automatic response to any occurrence of women in sports or politics, or just women in general, is some variation of AWW YEAH YOU GO GIRLFRIEND RAWWR GIRL POWER

Really though, did you major in, like, women's studies or some ****, and is this stock response of yours in any way helpful at getting you laid, because maybe then I might ought to look into it

Not so, my friend. If you'd paid attention the last couple of years or so, you'd know that there are SEVERAL women I am dead set against. I'm sure you've heard of them, because the bogus libs keep harping them as our saviors: Hillary, Nancy, Barbara, and Dianne. I would desperately LOVE to dropkick those idiots out of the Congress. And I'm ashamed that three of the four are from my home state of Cali.

And before you say this is COMPLETELY a conk/donk thing (and, yes, it ALMOST is), there IS one female Democrat that I will support to my dying day. Unfortunately for the donk powers that be, she isn't on the national stage yet, but in the Cali Assembly. We'll see what the future holds for her.

And, no, I didn't major in women's studies. Too much writing. LOL. I was originally a chem major before switching to a math major and then to a religion major when I couldn't find an online math degree.

And, thank you for getting it right. While folk on here have the Constitutional right to say what they please so long as it doesn't devolve into slander, the automatic "SH is a girl" motif HAS gotten really old. I'm just a guy who happens to have a much higher opinion of girls than the average guy. By no means does that extend to ALL girls. I give girls the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. And you better believe that those four idiots in the Congress proved otherwise a long time ago.

And as for Sarah: I believe she wins so long as Hillary doesn't run. If Hillary runs, NOW will get behind her regardless of whether or not Sarah runs, and this time, nobody's going to beat Hillary, and that will be a VERY gloomy day for me. The last thing I want is 24 years of Clintons in the White House....

[GannonFan]

You're the only dude I know whose automatic response to any occurrence of women in sports or politics, or just women in general, is some variation of AWW YEAH YOU GO GIRLFRIEND RAWWR GIRL POWER

Really though, did you major in, like, women's studies or some ****, and is this stock response of yours in any way helpful at getting you laid, because maybe then I might ought to look into it

Not so, my friend. If you'd paid attention the last couple of years or so, you'd know that there are SEVERAL women I am dead set against. I'm sure you've heard of them, because the bogus libs keep harping them as our saviors: Hillary, Nancy, Barbara, and Dianne. I would desperately LOVE to dropkick those idiots out of the Congress. And I'm ashamed that three of the four are from my home state of Cali.

And before you say this is COMPLETELY a conk/donk thing (and, yes, it ALMOST is), there IS one female Democrat that I will support to my dying day. Unfortunately for the donk powers that be, she isn't on the national stage yet, but in the Cali Assembly. We'll see what the future holds for her.

And, no, I didn't major in women's studies. Too much writing. LOL. I was originally a chem major before switching to a math major and then to a religion major when I couldn't find an online math degree.

And, thank you for getting it right. While folk on here have the Constitutional right to say what they please so long as it doesn't devolve into slander, the automatic "SH is a girl" motif HAS gotten really old. I'm just a guy who happens to have a much higher opinion of girls than the average guy. By no means does that extend to ALL girls. I give girls the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. And you better believe that those four idiots in the Congress proved otherwise a long time ago.

And as for Sarah: I believe she wins so long as Hillary doesn't run. If Hillary runs, NOW will get behind her regardless of whether or not Sarah runs, and this time, nobody's going to beat Hillary, and that will be a VERY gloomy day for me. The last thing I want is 24 years of Clintons in the White House....

Really? NOW???? When was the last time they were relevant? I don't think it matters one iota who they claim to support.

[SuperHornet]

Oh, the Speaker of the House, the two Senators from perhaps the biggest State in the Union, and a recent and potential future presidential candidate are not "relevant?" Regardless of one's politics, this brings up questions of one's sanity and competence in the world at large. I sincerely doubt that the biggest donk on these or any boards would call the Speaker of the House (something like third or fourth in line to the Presidency, I might add) "irrelevant."

[ASUMountaineer]

Oh, the Speaker of the House, the two Senators from perhaps the biggest State in the Union, and a recent and potential future presidential candidate are not "relevant?" Regardless of one's politics, this brings up questions of one's sanity and competence in the world at large. I sincerely doubt that the biggest donk on these or any boards would call the Speaker of the House (something like third or fourth in line to the Presidency, I might add) "irrelevant."

Depends on how you phrase it, but 2nd.

If the President were to say, pass away:

VP
Speaker of the House
Senate President Pro Tempore

[Appaholic]

Oh, the Speaker of the House, the two Senators from perhaps the biggest State in the Union, and a recent and potential future presidential candidate are not "relevant?" Regardless of one's politics, this brings up questions of one's sanity and competence in the world at large. I sincerely doubt that the biggest donk on these or any boards would call the Speaker of the House (something like third or fourth in line to the Presidency, I might add) "irrelevant."

Sure they're relevant, but not because of NOW...actually, sometimes in spite of NOW....NOW has as much credibility as PETA & their feigned outrage over perceived slights is as genuine as the NAACP's in most instances....

[GannonFan]

Oh, the Speaker of the House, the two Senators from perhaps the biggest State in the Union, and a recent and potential future presidential candidate are not "relevant?" Regardless of one's politics, this brings up questions of one's sanity and competence in the world at large. I sincerely doubt that the biggest donk on these or any boards would call the Speaker of the House (something like third or fourth in line to the Presidency, I might add) "irrelevant."

Uh, I said the organization, NOW (National Organization for Women) is irrelevant, and it is. The politicians you mention are relevant and basically they are so in spite of NOW.

[Pwns]

I didn't want Harriet Myers to be on the SCOTUS because she was unqualified, same with Palin for POTUS. Guess I'm an elitist too.

That depends, do you have a good reason as to why she was unqualified?

Oh, and I forgot to add, I too like Will. He and Pat Buchanon are two of my favorite conks.

But he is wrong about Palin.

She has a decent chance.

Palin has no chance. There are way too many McCainhead republicans who blame Palin for the crushing defeat in the 2008 election who don't want to just acknowledge that McCain lost because he wasn't a good candidate and he ran a sorry campaign.

[CID1990]

Will is completely off base with this.

Sarah WILL be president, and she'll be the best president in history. If Maggie can do it, Sarah can do it better.

I am totally giving Maggie your address so she can come kick your ass for making that ham-handed comparison.

[ASUMountaineer]

I didn't want Harriet Myers to be on the SCOTUS because she was unqualified, same with Palin for POTUS. Guess I'm an elitist too.

That depends, do you have a good reason as to why she was unqualified?

1) She had never been a judge--which, in and of itself, is not necessarily a disqualification, but if you're going to be one of the top nine judges in the country, one would logically expect those nine to have "prior experience."

2) She had to amend her answers to the Senate because, apparently, she couldn't: understand the questions, forgot the past, or "misremembered" (thank you Roger Clemens). Being able to handle mundane details are quite essential to be on the SCOTUS.

3) Saying she is unqualified doesn't mean she's not qualified to be an attorney (though for a while she wasn't allowed to practice in Texas). Her best "qualification" for the job was being a Bush crony. If she were so qualified, why was she a paper jockey in the White House?

4) Clearly she was unqualified, or she wouldn't have withdrawn her nomination. If she were qualified, she could have beaten enough of the concerns to get confirmed. From the moment Bush tapped her, and we heard her speak, anyone with a brain could tell she didn't have the legal intellect to warrant serving on the SCOTUS. I was in law school at the time, her answers to questions and writings were about as good as a first year law student's.

If you (not you specifically, in general) questioned the qualifications of Sotomayor, then there's no way you could conclude that Miers was qualified. Sotomayor was vastly more qualified than Miers.

Do you have a good reason as to why she was qualified?