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To: Rambi who wrote (81028)	8/31/2008 10:22:52 AM
From: Stan J. Czernel	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 542247

General comment regarding presidential/vice presidential issues: I just plowed through the last 200 plus postings on this thread, most concerned with the Presidential contest. What struck me was that just about all the posters are talking as if they were handicappers of a sort - evaluators of the candidates' images, presentations, style, and appeal. This would be appropriate for a beauty pageant - which would (mercifully) end when these considerations were resolved. But this is a political contest. What matters is what is missing from the discussions: are they telling the truth; what will they do once they are elected: what do they believe; what policies will they advocate?; how will they govern? What will be their approach to the difficult problems or the day?

To: Rambi who wrote (81028)	8/31/2008 2:48:25 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542247

Rambi, I just reviewed Palin's recent bridge comments and had a hearty chuckle over the way she blew it. Her handlers need to pull her aside and thoroughly scrub her talking points, and then deploy her into failsafe venues for a while. As for the Ketchikan bridge politics, keep in mind that she was just an insignificant puppy when she challenged the Alaska power structure in 2006. She HAD to support the bridge during the governor's race because all the major politicians and much of the electorate still believed in it. But realists like myself already knew the bridge was toast by the fall 2005. With over-ambitious dreams, soaring construction costs, and declining funding, the handwriting was on the wall. But after taking office in late 2006, she was just a rookie governor dealing with powerful entrenched politicians like Stevens and Young. Her power gradually grew, theirs waned, and she finally cancelled the bridge in September 2007. Big dreams die hard... Palin touts stance on 'Bridge to Nowhere,' doesn't note flip-flop adn.com