Side By Side

i find it interesting that people are comparing Sarah Palin to Barack Obama.  It’s the first time, as far as I am aware, that the #2 slot on one ticket is being compared to the #1 slot on another.  IN the end, a comparison like this is always going to come out better for the Republicans who can pull out the trump card: “But she’s not running for President.”

If I was running the Obama campaign, I’d have marginalized her by ignoring her.  I would have released a statement welcoming her to the race, and then proceeded as if she wasn’t a factor.  The Democrats have decided to go another way with that.

So, if you want a side by side comparison of the two, Red State is offering a pretty entertaining, and fairly accurate, synopsis of the two.  The comments beneath it are even more entertaining and give an insight into the nature of the divide between the parties.  It makes me think that someone should do a side by side comparison of the Democrats and Republicans.  I don’t think it would be as sharply drawn as either side would like to think.

Spin This

I think there should be a group called something like “Conservatives for an O’Reilly free Fox”.  I could rant about how he annoys me, but frankly, I don’t care enough to expend the energy.  Suffice it to say that he’s not a conservative, he’s certainly not “spin free” and he’s really, really annoying.

I’d like to see a trade worked out.  Give O’Reilly two slots on CNN Headline news and move Glenn Beck over to O’Reilly’s 8 pm slot on Fox.

The only two downsides to this is the fact that O’Reilly would be on the air twice as much (but to only half the viewers) and the odds of Glenn Beck being asked to host “Larry King is Still Alive” would decreases substantially.  Of course, the chance of him being included on a panel with Charles Krauthammer would increase, and that would be a panel I would want to see!

So who’s with me?  Conservatives for an O’Reilly-free Fox, you are about to enter a no Bill zone.

Does It Really Matter?

This evening Sarah Palin is delivering a much anticipated speech at the Republican National Convention. She will claim to be a whistle blowing, party bucking outsider, and the claims will be accurate.  But will it really change anything?  The people who are excited about her are already excited, and the people who hate her are galvanized against her.

Can one speech change much?  Will the headline readers and sound bite listeners really be influenced?  Will the people who actually believe that “Alaska ain’t got no black people, no crack and no foreign policies,” (sic) really be convinced that Palin is qualified to hold any office?  In the end, I wonder if it all won’t just be more words, more speeches . . .

RNC ‘08 – What A Difference

I already know that the Republican National Convention will contain much of the same self congratulatory,  self celebratory speeches and videos that the DNC exhibited; but it must be mentioned that before introducing any speakers, the RNC devoted prime time to honor a Navy Seal who sacrificed his life.

This is why people think that the Democratic Party is out of touch, insular and elitist.  I don’t understand why something like respecting our troops is a party issue.  That should be a national issue.