Paul Revere by Cyrus Dallin, North End, Boston

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Saturday, August 30, 2008

KARL ROVE SPEAKS!



This is a perfect example of the absolute bankruptcy of the Republican Party when it comes to values and honesty. There is no there there so long as they listen to Rove.

Earlier this month, Karl Rove repeatedly argued that Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D) would not be “capable” of being Vice President. He complained that “he’s been a governor for three years” and said Kaine was mayor of only the “the 105th largest city in America,” referring to Kaine’s tenure as mayor of Richmond, VA. “It’s not a big town,” he quipped.
Yesterday, however, Rove argued just the opposite with regard to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R). He explained on Fox News that Palin was a good choice as McCain’s vice presidential nominee because she was “mayor of the second largest city in Alaska”:
ROVE: She’s a populist, she’s an economic and a social conservative, she’s a reformer, she took on the incumbent governor of the state Frank Murkowski — Republican — beat him in the primary, won an upset in the general election. She’s a former mayor. She’s the mayor of, I think, the second largest city in Alaska before she ran for governor.

Kaine was indeed mayor of the ‘the 105th largest city in America.’ While there, he governed nearly 200,000 people and managed a bureaucracy of over 8,000 employees. By contrast, Palin was mayor of Wasilla, AK, a town of just over 8,000 people that currently employs just over 100 individuals and — contrary to Rove’s claim — didn’t even make it into the 10 largest cities in AK while she was mayor.

3 comments:

Handsome B. Wonderful said...

(shakes head) And they say Obama doesn't have enough experience. At least Obama picked a strong V.P. to back him up. If McCain dies we're stuck with Miss runner-up Alaska.

It's such a huge gamble with Palin and she seems so unqualified that I wonder if he diddled around with her and that he gave her the V.P. spot to keep her from talking.

I'm sure that's not the case but I just can't explain him picking her!! It's such a huge gamble.

Oh and she calls her husband the, "First Dude." Good Lord.

libhom said...

Your post's comparison is defamatory against pigs. The pig anti-defamation activists will oink at you for comparing them to Karl Rove.

Anonymous said...

I humbly ask all swine to forgive my transgression against their sense of dignity.