Palin: Cheney with a smile

If you think it's been bad having the former president of Halliburton in charge of the government for the past 8 years, just wait until Sarah Palin (who's beholding to the entire state of Alaska) gets her hooks in the federal coffers. Corruption? You ain't seen nothin' like it befo. (I wrote that last part in a way that might be understandable to some "we hate intylektyualz" Republicans.)

You youins iz wundering whut the Reepub big wigz is thinkin' 'bout Palin? Fur yer edddyficakshun (ah, enlightenment) (ur, learnin'), here's a transcript (that means a listing of what words came out of their mouths) of what they said when they thought the microphones and cameras had been turned off:

Mike Murphy, former McCain advisor, and Peggy Noonan, a Reagan speech writer, said when they thought the microphones were OFF:

Mike Murphy: You know, because I come out of the blue swing state governor work. Engler, Whitman, Thompson, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush. And these guys, this is all like how you want to (inaudible) this race. You know, just run it up. And it's not gonna work.

Peggy Noonan: It's over.

Murphy: Still, McCain can give a version of the Lieberman speech to do himself some good.

NBC's Chuck Todd: Don't you think the Palin pick was insulting to Kay Bailey Hutchinson, too (inaudible)

Noonan: I saw Kay this morning.

Murphy: They're all bummed out.

Todd: I mean, is she really the most qualified woman they could have turned to?

Noonan: The most qualified? No. I think they went for this, excuse me, political [B.S.] about narratives and (inaudible) the picture.

Murphy: I totally agree.

Noonan: Every time the Republicans do that because that's not where they live and it's not what they're good at and they blow it.

Murphy: You know what's really the worst thing about it? The greatness of McCain is no cynicism and this is cynical.

Todd: And as you called it, gimmicky.

Dis here all leads to de kwesthchun: Why dus Republicans hate dis country so much? Why duz dey want to 'lekt stoopid peeples 'sted of kumpashitate 'murikans what luvs de country?

Translation for Democrats and other thinking people: Why do Republicans hate the country so much? Why do they want to elect uneducated, inexperienced candidates instead of compassionate Americans who love the country?

Say NO to the party of McCarthyism.

Vote SMART.
Vote BLUE.

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