tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post7544412307903898162..comments2024-03-16T22:30:32.183-04:00Comments on Hampton New Hampshire Mad Dog Democrat: Stranger than FictionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post-7382073873841824342013-06-09T16:48:48.055-04:002013-06-09T16:48:48.055-04:00Maud,
Do you think there is much competence i...Maud,<br /><br /> Do you think there is much competence in Washington? Among the elected officials, that is. <br /> Have we constructed a system which does not require competence?<br /> That would be, when you think about it, a pretty amazing accomplishment. <br /><br />Mad Dogthe phantom speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629183077961716582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post-91689930020596726492013-06-09T10:37:45.848-04:002013-06-09T10:37:45.848-04:00Mad Dog,
Yes, truth is stranger than fiction-in fa...Mad Dog,<br />Yes, truth is stranger than fiction-in fact, perhaps if during the election Sarah Palin had worn a sash with that emblazoned on it we all could have more readily gotten our heads around why the former mayor of Wasilla might end up a heartbeat away from the Presidency. It's quite scary to think things wouldn't have needed to be much different-the Rev. Wright scandal breaking weeks not months before the election and McCain succumbing to one of his ailments- and Sarah could have been looking at the Washington Monument rather than Alaska from her backyard.<br /><br />I agree Julianne Moore was great in Game Change. She deserved the Emmy she won for brilliantly depicting what happens when you are unqualified, but decide to go for the brass ring anyway, once it's dangled in front of you. You understand her motivation, but I can't say the same for McCain-he might have refused to stoke the racist fires but he was still ridiculously reckless and willing to throw the country under the bus in order to win. What exactly were the other assets he saw in Palin-her amazing ability to make the "W" look clever in comparison, all her cute clothes and shoes, the multiple kids she could trot out? I was one of the many that bought into the Maverick myth-thankfully that got put to rest once and for all while he was losing not winning the election...On the other hand Mad Dog, just think of all the blog material a Palin Administration could have provided-it would have been a struggle just to keep up...Oh well...<br />Maud<br />maudnoreply@blogger.com