Sarah Palin isn’t in this election to change anything in Washington, she is in this race to win. This is nothing more than a contest to her. Her competitive spirit is dictating that she not back down (an unthinkable act contrary to her very nature) and do whatever it takes to win. To her, the end justifies the means. This is a selfish and dangerous gamble when the very welfare of Americans hang in the balance.
Irrespective of the fact that this nation will not benefit from having her in any leadership role, she simply lies and abuses the power of her office to get what she wants. We have been witness to this type of behavior from both George W Bush and Dick Cheney. We don’t want any more of it.
How can we as a nation, suffering from the immorality of an illegal and unjust war and crippled as the result of policies of an unethical leadership, hope to regain the respect that comes from being a world leader?
How can we expect to reverse this administrations overt (and covert) attempts to weaken our basic constitutional freedoms if we don’t exercise our right to speak out against these injustices?
How can we ever have any hope of reclaiming our dignity under ‘new’ leadership that will only give us more of the same?
When will we again be able to hold our heads up and be proud to be American after our leaders have authorized torture, condoned kidnapping, instituted secret prisons, authorized warrantless surveillance on fellow Americans, and shielded high ranking government officials from investigation into suspected crimes?
We can start by demanding that McCain/Palin be banished into obscurity for the divisive, unashamed, crass and cynical actions they have taken against the American people.
The current state of the republican party has degenerated into an unethical, immoral, propaganda generating, smear machine designed more for character assassination than solidifying itself as a viable platform of positive change. Change this country desperately needs.
Sarah Palins choice as vice presidential candidate has accelerated the decline of the republican party platform.
John McCain, who I believe is a decent person, has made a grave error in judgment in allowing his campaign to take this disastrous and hateful course. Perhaps blinded by the prize, he has done himself and his country a grave disservice. As a result of his choice the world now sees him as selling out his principles for his party.
Sarah Palin, the time has come to put the country first and bow out in an attempt to restore some dignity to the once proud institution of voting for political office.
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