Herbert Talks Madmen

Hat tip to Carolyn Armenta Davis:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/opinion/30herbert.html?_r=1&ei=5070&emc=eta1&oref=slogin

Get him, Roger!

This is Roger Ebert's response to John McCain's debate behavior:

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008809289997

Is there no end to the stupidity? No. Senator Obama is NOT the Anti-Christ

Ya know, I grew up in SC. This kind of dumb sh*t makes me cringe, and gives a lot of sharp South Carolinians a bad name.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/421/story/220755.html

You Can't Fake This - Sigh.

photo credit: Mandi Wright (DFP)

photo credit: Win McNamee (Getty Images)

Good Parenting? Not.

A quote from Angry Black Bitch:

Bail-out agreements have tons of parents……but Absolute Fubar is an orphan.

John McCain's Judgment on VP Pick

Thinking about Senator McCain's vice presidential pick reminds me of a scene from the movie Philadelphia.

Near the end of the movie, after the case has gone to the jury, someone asks the jury foreman, a former marine, to tell them what he thinks. This is his reply:

Say I've got to send a pilot into enemy territory, and he's gonna be flying a
plane that cost 350 million dollars... Who am I going to put into that plane? A
rookie who can't cut the grade, because I want to see if he'll rise to the
challenge? Or am I going to give that assignment to my best pilot, my most
experienced, my sharpest, my top gun... The very best I've got? Could
somebody please explain that to me... like I'm a six year old?

I feel the same way. Seriously, all joking aside. What is McCain thinking? His motto is Country First, but his actions say something entirely different.

The GOP says it's rain, but it looks a little yellow to me.

Not Ready on Day 1

I don't find any of the candidates scary. What I find scary is the large number of people who, if we are to believe the polls and the MSM talking points, care more about a candidate being like them than about whether or not a candidate has an effective, modern grasp of the issues. In these unbelievably challenging times, how could anyone care about anything other than who will be the best executive?

During the primary, there was a legitimate argument to be made concerning Senator Obama's inexperience. But the way he's handled himself over the past 19 months has shown, at least for me, that he has the judgment and temperment to be a thoughtful president, and that he has the ability to put together an effective team. After the colossal disappointments of the Bush administration, the potential of Senator Obama's executive leadership is refreshing.

Some would also argue that Senator Obama is largely a personality candidate. I would not disagree; but he's shown himself to be a personality candidate who is also highly intelligent and has devoted much of his life to thinking about the serious issues that this country, and the world, face.

Watching the news these past two weeks I am sure of two things: John McCain is fighting old battles, and Sarah Palin is absolutely not ready to be commander-in-chief if she is called upon. On July 31st of this year, she did not fully understand the vice president's job. Now she's cramming? No, thank you. The judgment of the next president is crucial. Senator McCain's judgment has been called into serious question by his pick of Ms. Palin.