tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785387207570374478.post3905874629194034413..comments2023-12-24T05:04:37.381-05:00Comments on The Train of Thought: Update on the Senate RacesJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082265494052859780noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785387207570374478.post-21489232588942823362008-11-06T15:14:00.000-05:002008-11-06T15:14:00.000-05:00@JJ, I never said I was blaming Gov. Palin for Was...@JJ, I never said I was blaming Gov. Palin for Wasilla's public schools. I was more inferring the schools in Wasilla were/are responsible for molding her as a well informed public official...and, kinda unintentionally blaming them for George W. Bush. But, I don't see how I could justify that connection with any kind of direct causation.nimsofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175804716702378601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785387207570374478.post-37963270413379438592008-11-06T15:11:00.000-05:002008-11-06T15:11:00.000-05:00Sorry - it's 32% that live in states with a trifec...Sorry - it's 32% that live in states with a trifecta.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00805129493849457785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785387207570374478.post-11569892725382173502008-11-06T15:10:00.000-05:002008-11-06T15:10:00.000-05:00For those of you who follow the state level, we no...For those of you who follow the state level, we now have 17 states with a Democratic trifecta and 33 states with 2/3rds Democratic control. This means that 67% of people in the US live in states that are democratically controlled, and 325 live in states with a trifecta. Even with new openings at the federal level, much progressive innovation takes place at the state level. There is a good round up on the Progressive States Network site.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00805129493849457785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785387207570374478.post-61597064680455101572008-11-06T14:55:00.000-05:002008-11-06T14:55:00.000-05:00@Helen: That is simply terrifying, and very, very ...@Helen: That is simply terrifying, and very, very possible. On the bright side, Sarah Palin divides the GOP as good as anyone who I've seen recently, and the Neanderthal portion of their base is clinging to her for hope. The more powerful those morons are, the less chance there is of the GOP becoming a national party ever again.<BR/><BR/>@nimsofa: THE WASILLA MAYOR DOESN'T CONTROL THE SCHOOLS! IT'S NOT HER FAULT! DIDN'T YOU SEE THE DAILY SHOW EXPOSE!JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02082265494052859780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785387207570374478.post-74611761015851064032008-11-06T13:15:00.000-05:002008-11-06T13:15:00.000-05:00You would think bringing to light such extreme exa...You would think bringing to light such extreme examples of how misinformed and ignorant someone is would deter people from electing said person who appears so uneducated. Then again George W. Bush is still and has been our President for the past EIGHT years. ON that note the Alaska scenario seems more plausible than a nightmarish scenario. Personally, I blame Wasilla public schools.nimsofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175804716702378601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785387207570374478.post-48633298710255588352008-11-06T12:46:00.000-05:002008-11-06T12:46:00.000-05:00Nightmare scenario: Stevens vacates his seat by g...Nightmare scenario: Stevens vacates his seat by going to jail; Alaska has a special election in which Pail runs and wins. In case anyone is missing blog posts about Palin, here's today's post from Center for American Progress:<BR/><BR/>POLITICS -- PALIN 'DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT AFRICA WAS A CONTINENT': Fox News's Carl Cameron reported last night on the latest revelations in the strained relationship between Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) during their campaign for the White House. According to Cameron, Palin had "real problems with basic civics, government structures, municipal, state, and federal government responsibilities. She didn't know the nations involved in the North American Free Trade Agreement." More astonishingly, Palin "didn't understand...that Africa was a continent and not a country" and asked senior McCain aides "if South Africa wasn't just part of the country as opposed to a country in the continent." In addition, Newsweek reports that Palin spent far more on clothing than the $150,000 reported last month. According to a preview by Politico's Mike Allen, "McCain's top advisers privately fumed at what they regarded as her outrageous profligacy." The New York Times reports today that "one of the last straws for the McCain advisers" in their strained relationship with Palin came just days before the election when Palin took a call from whom she thought was French President Nicolas Sarkozy but was actually a prank by Canadian radio hosts.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00805129493849457785noreply@blogger.com