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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Let's have a reality check here. Do you really believe what you wrote or is it a bit of hyperbole?
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ace...having listened to Palin stumble through the few (unscripted) press conference she has held or the one debate...and as more of her record in Alaska (both state and local) is revealed, yes, I believe she is an empty suit....an ethically challenged empty suit.
That opinion is shared by a growing number of Republican party insiders and conservative media types.
But the problem for the Republicans goes beyond McCain and Palin.
The republican "brand" has lost the battle of ideas and offers nothing new.
Tax cuts targeted to the wealthy (supply side, trickle down voodoo) have failed.
A de-regulated "free market" has failed and extending it to health care is not what most voters believe is the solution to access to affordable health care.
Invading a sovereign nation that posed no direct threat to the US has not made the country more secure.
Bullying and belligerence is not a foreign policy that has widespread support.
Constitutional amendments to regulate behavior or enforce a set of values (abortion, gay marriage) have no broad appeal.
They simply cant win the battle of ideas so the only option left is to go negative.