McCain-Palin: The Audacity Of Audacity

[Stingo]

If affectations were authenticity, Sarah Palin’s debate performance would have been Oscar worthy. If flirtations were facts, Sarah Palin could transform ennui into an astute entry in the encyclopedia. If muddled mutterings were metrics, Sarah Palin could be a mathematician. If serendipity were substance, enlightenment would emerge from Palin’s equivocations. If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we’d all have a Merry Christmas. If audacity were hope, John McCain and Sarah Palin would be our saviors.

Look, by virtually any means of measurement, the performance of Sarah Palin during last nights debate was an insult to voters and a mockery of our political process. While I realize Republicans want to support their ticket and hold the White House, the fact that any American could ignore the utter inanity of her performance last night…and cast a vote for the McCain-Palin ticket…is an affront to the integrity of our democracy.

To grant legitimacy to tactical cynicism is to empower the reckless acts of those who would sacrifice our society for their own exigent egotism. The only salient conclusion one can draw from John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate is that he may be the most dangerous man in America. Make no mistake; John McCain’s life is the epitome of insolence and self-indulgence. Sarah Palin’s selection is simply the exclamation mark.

http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/10/03/mccain-palin-the-audacity-of-audacity/

[Night_Nurse]

1. Great editorial.. thanks for the link .. nt

[Stingo]

2. You are welcome

Dan Dirito is a very good writer. He writes at Allspinzone and also at Thoughttheater. Keep him on your list.

[blondie58]

3. thanks for the op ed, stingo!

and a big welcome to DU!:hi:

[Stingo]

4. That's the second time today

I've been in DU a long time. I write at allspinzone.com along with Daniel, but I've been here on and off for several years. Heck, since I first started writing at allspinzone.com over four years ago.