Peter Beinart : Petraeus is the only candidate who can unite the GOP

Hot Air ^ | October 13, 2009 | ALLAHPUNDIT

[Brugmansian]

I believe Bob Tyrrell coined the word. If not, he uses it a lot and has for years:

Clearing the Kultursmog

Doesn't really apply to Obama as he emits it. Allahpundit inhales and breathes it out to us because that is easier than clearing his head of it.

[lt.america]

I think you are being extremely short sighted when saying that a executive experience that you have as a governor trumps that of a General in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops. Especially in a COIN environment where it is not a matter of sitting in a bunker and moving pieces across a map with a long stick. Much more than most can even comprehend goes into what transformational leaders such as Petraeus can get done.

Additionally, I don't think voters look at Palin’s body of political experience in the terms of 17 years. Although you may be technically correct, most voters are going to remember her political run as a governor who stepped down mid term.

Lastly, what makes people think that Palin even wants to run in 2012 anyhow? That is a huge foregone conclusion which I think is extremely presumptuous. I felt when she stepped down that she may be back in 16 at the earliest.

[cookcounty]

Who’s Peter Beinhart?