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Praising with faint damns
Sep. 12th, 2008 12:04 amRobert Kagan, a Republican mandarin wannabe, says re Palin:
"Robert Kagan, a foreign policy adviser to McCain, derided criticisms of Palin as elitist.
“I don’t take this elite foreign policy view that only this anointed class knows everything about the world," he said. "I’m not generally impressed that they are better judges of American foreign policy experience than those who have Palin’s experience.”
Strangely enough, I don’t either. I believe any citizen that cares to can educate themselves on issues of foreign policy. More than that — I believe that every citizen has at least some vested interest to educate themselves, so they can vote responsibly.
That problem is, Sarah Palin has never cared to. Even after it became her job, given that she is a governor of a state that adjoins a foreign country (as the Republican faithful keep reminding us).
So… great assessment on how poorly she’s done her job, Bob, and how slow she’s been on the uptake.
"Robert Kagan, a foreign policy adviser to McCain, derided criticisms of Palin as elitist.
“I don’t take this elite foreign policy view that only this anointed class knows everything about the world," he said. "I’m not generally impressed that they are better judges of American foreign policy experience than those who have Palin’s experience.”
Strangely enough, I don’t either. I believe any citizen that cares to can educate themselves on issues of foreign policy. More than that — I believe that every citizen has at least some vested interest to educate themselves, so they can vote responsibly.
That problem is, Sarah Palin has never cared to. Even after it became her job, given that she is a governor of a state that adjoins a foreign country (as the Republican faithful keep reminding us).
So… great assessment on how poorly she’s done her job, Bob, and how slow she’s been on the uptake.
