09-25-2008, 09:28 PM
Although I am sure these sort of statements hurt a bit in a campaign, I am not sure how mission critical this stuff is to being president. His overall point, to the extent I have bothered to pay attention to it, was that FDR helped get the American people out of the depression by leveling with them during his fireside chats (on the radio). There is some clear historical truth to that, and his point about the inadequacies about the current administration are well taken.
Reagan was a gaffe a week too. And even though I and every other liberal hated him, he was probably objectively a pretty effective president for most of his terms.
Now a month later, there is no indication at all that Sarah Palin is even remotely prepared to be president, and it is highly doubtful that anything is going to change to make her meet that (very high) standard.
Reagan was a gaffe a week too. And even though I and every other liberal hated him, he was probably objectively a pretty effective president for most of his terms.
Now a month later, there is no indication at all that Sarah Palin is even remotely prepared to be president, and it is highly doubtful that anything is going to change to make her meet that (very high) standard.