"She has qualities that a lot of politicians would absolutely kill for -- the ability to take the focus off public policy and put it on public relations. We would have debates...toward the end of the general campaign and I would walk off of the stage with my Democratic opponent, who was a two-term former governor, very well-respected. And we would just look at each other and shake our heads and say, you know, this isn't about public policy, this is about populism. And she has a tremendous gift for broad brush strokes, glittering generalities and really selling platitudes that are beyond the stretch of the imagination." (Andrew Halcro, former Independent candidate for Governor of Alaska, on Gov. Sarah Palin)
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Pre-game meal
"It is completely unacceptable for any kind of earmarks to be included in this bill. It would be outrageous for legislators and lobbyists to pack this rescue plan with taxpayer money for favored companies. This simply cannot happen." (Sen. John McCain, speaking in Michigan on September 23 -- just eight days before he voted for the pork-packed Senate bailout bill)
"She has qualities that a lot of politicians would absolutely kill for -- the ability to take the focus off public policy and put it on public relations. We would have debates...toward the end of the general campaign and I would walk off of the stage with my Democratic opponent, who was a two-term former governor, very well-respected. And we would just look at each other and shake our heads and say, you know, this isn't about public policy, this is about populism. And she has a tremendous gift for broad brush strokes, glittering generalities and really selling platitudes that are beyond the stretch of the imagination." (Andrew Halcro, former Independent candidate for Governor of Alaska, on Gov. Sarah Palin)
"She has qualities that a lot of politicians would absolutely kill for -- the ability to take the focus off public policy and put it on public relations. We would have debates...toward the end of the general campaign and I would walk off of the stage with my Democratic opponent, who was a two-term former governor, very well-respected. And we would just look at each other and shake our heads and say, you know, this isn't about public policy, this is about populism. And she has a tremendous gift for broad brush strokes, glittering generalities and really selling platitudes that are beyond the stretch of the imagination." (Andrew Halcro, former Independent candidate for Governor of Alaska, on Gov. Sarah Palin)
