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Mavericks, My Ass!
Author: Shane-O    Date: 09/03/2008 07:50:38

mav·er·ickn.
1: an unbranded range animal; especially : a motherless calf
2: an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

The word dates back to 1867 from the American pioneer Samuel A. Maverick (1803-1870) who did not brand his cattle.

Well, maybe the branding part of the McCain/Palin ticket does deserve the term maverick.



How many political ads for down ticket races in your area have you seen? And how many of the Republicans running actually admit to being Republicans?

Can’t say I blame them…

The complete absurdity of McCain’s maverick status has been well documented here, so I’ll not beat that horse. But let’s look at Governor Palin.

The Republicans claim that she is a maverick because she is a reformer against governmental waste. She hates earmarks. Really?

From The Anchorage Daily News:

In September, 2006, Palin showed up in Ketchikan on her gubernatorial campaign and said the bridge [to Nowhere] was essential for the town's prosperity.

She said she could feel the town's pain at being derided as a "nowhere" by prominent politicians, noting that her home town, Wasilla, had recently been insulted by the state Senate president, Ben Stevens.

"OK, you've got Valley trash standing here in the middle of nowhere," Palin said, according to an account in the Ketchikan Daily News. "I think we're going to make a good team as we progress that bridge project."


Palin flip-flopped on the project after her election, when the Bridge To Nowhere became the example of wasteful governmental spending.

So what about other earmarks? Governor Palin requested nearly $200 million in earmarks in a letter to Senator Ted Stevens. And that was just for the Fiscal Year 2009.

Governor Palin is under investigation for ethics violations involving her request to have her ex-brother-in-law fired from his job as an Alaska state trooper. Her attorney? Thomas Van Flein, an attorney employed by the State of Alaska. Just like Gonzales and Mukasey representing *resident Bush, not the American people.

Of course, there is the most important part – is she ready to step in to the presidency?

Ask Karl Rove:



:doh:

Oh wait! Tim Kaine has a “D” after his name. I’m sure Rove thinks Palin is just dandy. Even though three years as governor of Virginia isn’t enough for Kaine, 19 months as governor of Alaska is? Mayor of a city of 200,123 is a joke to Rove, however being the mayor Wasilla, Alaska – population 8,471 is great!

Well, at least the Republicans are excited at their convention…



I’m with him!

Along those lines, a Steph TeeVee programming update – avoid the RNC and watch Planet Green Thursday night at 10 p.m. EST… Steph’s second taping on “Supper Club with Tom Bergeron.” Also, she’s scheduled to be on Larry King Live at midnight EST Wednesday night/Thursday morning.

Have a great day all!


 

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