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The Republican Dilemma: Do they really have the Next President of the United States

The Republican Dilemma: Do they really have the Next President of the United States. Is Palin ready to run the country?.

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The Republican Dilemma: Do they really have the Next President of the United States

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  1. The Republican Dilemma:Do they really have the Next President of the United States Is Palin ready to run the country?

  2. DURHAM, NC – More than a third of people over age 70 have some form of memory loss according to a national study by a team of researchers at Duke University Medical Center, the University of Michigan, the University of Iowa, the University of Southern California and the RAND Corporation. The group performed the first population-based study to determine the number of people who have some form of cognitive impairment, with and without dementia. Life expectancy for males in US: 75.5 Do we want Governor Palin running the country if Mr. McCain became impaired or died? A Few Thoughts on Mortality and Mental Health

  3. Less than 24 months as governor of Alaska with 600,000 people • Six years as Mayor of a town with 6000 people and a $5.6 million budget • Beauty Queen • Lifelong member of NRA • Hockey Mom • Garnered 300,000 votes (?) • First Lady for 8 years • Senate since 2001 • Committee on The Budget • Committee on Armed Services • Committee on Environment • Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions • 2008 Presidential Candidate • Garnered 18,000,000 votes in primaries If, as the Republican’s claim, she is the most popular governor in the country, how come most people have never heard of her until she was ‘anointed’ as the Veep-in-Waiting? She ain’t no Hilary Clinton

  4. Served in Ronald Reagan’s Administration • Served in GHW Bush Administration • President, American Red Cross • Elected to US Senate in 2002 • Committee on Armed Services • Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs • Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship • Less than 24 months as governor of Alaska with 600,000 people • Six years as Mayor of a town with 6000 people • Beauty Queen • Lifelong member of NRA • Hockey Mom • Senate since 1993 • Defense and Foreign Policy Experience • Homeland Security • National Tax Relief Program • Science, Space subcommittee • National level Transportation Experience • Most of the problems plaguing the country do not exist to any measurable degree in Alaska: • Immigration • Terrorism • Healthcare Reform • 16 Years in House • Senator since 1994 • Senator Snowe has worked extensively on a number of issues, such as: budget and fiscal responsibility; education, including student financial aid and education technology; national security; women’s issues; health care, including prescription drug coverage for Medicare recipients; oceans and fisheries issues; and campaign finance reform Experience .vs. experience

  5. Lisa Murkowski Anchorage District Court attorney 1987-1989; private practice 1989-1996; Mayor’s Task Force on the Homeless 1990-1991; Anchorage Equal Rights Commission 1997-1998; Alaska State house of representatives 1999-2002; appointed to the U.S. Senate on December 20, 2002, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of her father, Frank H. Murkowski; elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004 for term ending January 3, 2011. Another Republican woman with more ‘national’ experience

  6. Sara Palin is a distraction from the issues • The republican talking heads are trying to compare her experience to Obama’s • In their desire to hold on to power, normally reasonable and intelligent men and women are making asses of themselves by stating that Palin has more experience than Obama • This is “Swift Boat” in disguise • Tell your friends Lee Atwater is smiling from the grave; Karl Rove is grinning ear to ear

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