Palin's experience OK: Illinois's Dem guv

The governor is correct on this issue.

Living proof a Democrat, even an Illinois one, is not always right. Guess he's upset he wasn't chosen!

Seriously, this guy is a bad joke.

Why did Swamp have to put Rizo pal on-

Embarsing to the peope of Illinois

Vice Presidents also handle foreign diplomacy. Sarah Palin has never left US soil. The governor failed to mention that amongst his shining praise for his own party and state's senator's opponent.

Considering the source, a governor with an abysmal record of accomplishment, this might be justified as testimony for why Gov. Palin would be a horrific option as VP --- which she undoubtedly would be.

It takes more than 18 months for all the 'great' things you've started to prove themselves. Let's look at her again in 4 years.

For now, I'll take 8 years in the Illinois State Senate-- accountable to the citizens in his district-- over 18 months as a Governor of a state with a population of Austin, Tx.

For me, I'll take two years of dealing with the economic and political realities of a state like Alaska - draining the GOP swamp there, applying both carrot and stick to the oil companies, and moving forward on economic development projects that no one else had been able to move for thirty years - over eight years of "Present" in the state Senate. And she's not even the top of the GOP ticket.

(Sarah Palin has never left US soil. Posted by: Brandon)

Yes she has. She's been to Iraq, Germany and Kuwait. Deal with it. She will be a great VP.

You Dems and Liberals are focusing too much on Gov. Palin - she' s not #1 on the ticket!! She doesn't have to have Foreign Policy experience - McCain has plenty of that.
It's Obama's lack of foreign policy experience that you should be concerned with! Or is he thinking of hauling Biden with him when traveling overseas.

Palin has enough executive experience (which Obama also lacks) to be a great V.P. McCain and Palin will be great in the W.H.

A governor not only makes more decisions, but the right kind of decisions, as does a mayor. Life and death for citizens when some disaster strikes at 3 am. Decisions about life support systems, practical things.

Palin has also done great things in reforming her own state government, fighting her own entrenched party to do it. As for value issues, she's got an 80-90% approval rating in the state, so she must be respecting everyone's values instead of imposing her own.

A Democrat knocking down a key Democrat talking point - that Palin's tenure as Governor does not make her experienced.

McCain has gotten into everybody's head.

If Obama's supporters insist on comparing the relative experiences of Obama and Palin, perhaps it shows Obama should have been this years Democratic VP candidate?

I loved what he said about Obama's experience.
"They debate and they pass their bills back and forth," he said. Then Obama only has 143 days of debating and passing bills back and forth. This guy is NOT qualified to be President.

This is why McCain's choice of VP was a masterful stroke: Every time someone talks about Palin's inexperience, Obama's is mentioned as well. Then the two are compared and contrasted. Then, even after years of the mind-numbing wasteland that is TV, the voter will put two and two together and realize that one wants to lead the free world while the other is going to go to state funerals.

Bet he'll vote for McCain/Palin...

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It's good to hear a politician put aside party loyalty and take an honest look at things. Kudos for Blagojavich and the Swamp for airing his views.

Thank YOU for posting this, and thank-you, Governor, for this statement.
As a Clinton supporter, I have a tough time reconciling the smear-campaign perpetrated by the Democrats this season. I did not stand for it when it came to Obama (though I will never vote for him) and I do not think any American should accept this garbage while saying nothing. Again; I appreciate this post.

Aren't fishing rights in the Bering Straits negotiated between Russia and the US? Who does that? The Alaska Governor. Just commentin'...

Aren't fishing rights in the Bering Straits negotiated between Russia and the US? Who does that? The Alaska Governor. Just commentin'...

It's amazing how Obama seems to be running against Palin, and McCain is running uncontested, and then there's Joe Who?
Definitely a mismatched group of candidates in this election. It'll be fun to watch it play out.

Kudos to Gov Blagojevich, he just told the truth! Good for him!

Palin negotiated an international agreement with the Federal Government of Canada and also Provincial governments in Canada for the gas pipeline to go through Canada. Remind me, how many international agreements has Obama completed? What is his international experience (excluding holidays of course)?

Some of Palin's great things have already become clear. On the Bridge to Nowhere, Alaska received $223 million, spent $40 on the bridge access road -- then Palin killed the bridge, leaving Alaska $180 million for wothwhile things, according to FactCheck, iirc.

Don't be too surprised if Joe Biden bows out(or is forced out of the running) and replaced by....you guessed it! Hillary.......................Paulz

There is no such thing as "foreign policy experience." That the media talks as if there is, simply shows the degree to which the liberal establishment has corrupted the English language.

We could legitimately speak of "negotiating experience", because "negotiate" is a verb - something one DOES. On the other hand "policy" is a noun, and you don't DO nouns. And in order to gain EXPERIENCE in something, you have to be able to DO that something. You cannot gain experience in anything that does not involve DOING something. One can have KNOWLEDGE of policy - historical knowledge, or knowledge of the current policies of a particular administration. But it makes no sense to talk about "policy experience", foreign or otherwise.

As the brilliant black economist Thomas Sowell has pointed out, the only people who could acquire negotiating experience are the President and
the Secretary of State. A senator or governor visiting foreign countries, or giving speeches in foreign countries, or meeting with the heads of foreign countries, does not give that person any negotiating experience whatsoever. He or she has no authority to negotiate.

Politicians who take these kind of junkets at taxpayer expense, are doing so simply for show, trying to build up phoney foreign policy "experience" "credentials that will help to convince a dumbed down electorate that they are "seasoned" and thus "qualified" for more lucrative governmental positions.