What’s your opinion of this article written by a Libertarian about Palin?

Question

A few excerpts:

The old school political establishment is at risk if Palin wins with John McCain. It means that you do not need to make a lifelong career of being a politician, wining and dining with lobbyists, to effectively run government. It then means that people such as you and I, who can read and follow a constitution, could be an effective leader. It means that if Sarah Palin wins, we all become potential winners. The potential is then based upon what we do with it.

The position of governor of a state should hold much more respect than being a Senator. There are 100 Senators. There are only 50 governors. Senators run for reelection once every 6 years-governors every four years. With Senators they can vote both ways on the same issue in their position-with Governors the buck stops with them. They do not get that luxury. If Sarah Palin wins, we can say State government trumps a lifetime of Federal Service.

The belief that government is highly complicated and that it is too difficult to do by a common citizen is at risk. Who has propagated that myth? Career politicians and lobbyists who have invested millions, that is who. If Sarah Palin wins, she proves that it is not so complicated that a determined individual cannot do an excellent job by FOLLOWING the Constitution. What a concept!

If Sarah Palin wins, lawyers lose. Can't we get away from lawyers as political leaders? Biden trained as a lawyer, Obama was a lawyer, the Clintons were lawyers. McCain is not a lawyer. Palin was a business student. Don't we want someone with business sense rather than ltigation sense leading our nation? Haven't lawyers done enough to our nation already?

http://www.nolanchart.com/authors/articles/article.php?ArticleID=4706

Is he correct in his assessment?

Answer 1

Bill Clinton was a good president.  We would do well to put somebody like him in office again.

Answer 2

Sarah Palin first majored in Journalism and then Political Science.  This is common knowledge.

But that aside, I disagree with the writer's premise.  If it were possible, Palin would have run for President herself. Instead, she is on the ticket with McCain.  QED.

Answer 3

Career politicians and lawyers are the second and third oldest professions. Combine them with the first, and there's a trio...all out to s***w us.

Common sense business approach gets my vote.

Answer 4

yes and i just love Sarah and her policies so do 85% of alaskans the other 15% are left radicals

Answer 5

Well we would have to compare the success rate of Presidents who started as governors versus Presidents who were something else.

Then perhaps we can make a correct assessment.

Do remember though that many lawyers have worked to provide the liberties available in this country.  

Answer 6

An absolutely astute and intelligent review of the differences between a Senator and a Governor which could be applied to any governor/senator comparison. Palin is a real and honest candidate. And who looks at a lawyer these days with any sense of admiration with regard to integrity and honesty, other than people in the legal profession and the guilty who were found innocent.  So why do we let them run our country. If you're looking for CHANGE, then I agree. NO MORE LAWYERS in Washington. Let's get the normal hard working people of America behind the steering wheel for a change.  

Answer 7

Why libertarians talking about government at all ?

Answer 8

pretty much

Answer 9

Well, I agree with these sentiments however, for every one person who agrees you will be able to find one person to disagree. It is kind of a matter of perspective which, is why there is more than one party in this country and it is kind of sad that there are not more parties in our country.

Answer 10

Sarah Palin is that breath of fresh air!

I completely agree with the article. The litigiousness of this country has ruined the basic fundamental freedoms that are supposed to exist in this country.

I just want to add, that Nirv, isn't that far off in asking the question. A truly libertarian, is almost anarchist. The only point of demarcation being how moral a libertarian is. because with out a since of right and wrong. Libertarianism removes all constraints on peoples thus allowing an anarchical society.

Answer 11

I don't know if Palin has any intention of "following the Constitution," and if she truly did, I don't know why she would associate herself with McCain or why he would have ever chosen her.

And it would be very difficult for even a true constitutionalist, as VP, to do anything positive to restore the constitution, under an anti-constitutionalist CFR president.

That is not an endorsement of Obama, of course, as you should know he is also a CFR member, and also voted to authorize the Patriot Act.

It's a false choice. If you want to keep the Constitution, you're out of luck. The people have spoken. Ron Paul is "crazy" for wanting to follow the Constitution, and the founders were @$$holes for writing it in the first place. So we're just getting rid of the whole thing.

The two parties should just drop the facade and merge already. Globalist Party, 2008 baby!

Answer 12

Yes that makes a lot of sense...and that is why I am excited about this election! Can you say HOPE and CHANGE...McCain's way!

Answer 13

Not necessarily...I prefer people who exhibit good sense and judgment to run our country, regardless of what they studied in school since they're all politicians now and not lawyers, air men in the service or beauty pagent runners-up.

Answer 14

Right on.

Answer 15

I would agree with most of the assement but the reality is a VP does very little

Answer 16

simplistic, and superficial. the American Idol nature of US politics these days drives the concept that issues ( Real Issues not wedge issues) are not part of the discourse and that Americans in general are so easily distracted  simple minded that a bit of rhetoric and play on words is all that is needed to succeedthe parties are Corrupt machines that care little for the care of the nation but only of the power

However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.

GEORGE WASHINGTON, Farewell Address, Sep. 17, 1796

The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force.

Adolf Hitler