Posted on 10/04/2009 4:07:18 PM PDT by opentalk
She did it once — why not again? I think she might — powerful team, yes? Let’s not kid ourselves, Hillary would’ve happily accepted the post as well. And Palin’s much younger............. more time to hone the skills
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I think it would be an awesome ticket frankly. And given the state of things in Afghanistan - all the better.
During WWI, General MacArthur was not satisfied with the artillery support provided in one attack. He returned to the artillery battery where a half trained officer, a Captain, commanded (normally a Lt Col position) and MacArthur gave the young captain a good chewing out.
The young captain was Harry S Truman.
My understanding is that McChrystal’s speech got Pentagon approval and was keeping with Administration policy, until Obama changed his mind (indecisive is a compliment for Barak).
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