Posted on 09/24/2009 8:49:26 AM PDT by pissant
Sarah Palin, outlying her "common sense conservative" foreign policy views in Hong Kong yesterday, denounced her former running mate's push to cut new F-22 Raptor fighter jets, an efficiency move in which Senator John McCain allied himself with the White House and against many other Republican hawks.
"Though we are engaged in two wars and face a diverse array of threats, it is the defense budget that has seen significant program cuts and has actually been reduced from current levels!" Palin said, according to a portion of the private speech I obtained. Defense spending will, in fact, increase this year over last, but the Obama administration has cut back from a budget released at the end of the Bush Administration.
"Despite the need to move men and material by air into theaters like Afghanistan, the Obama Administration sought to end production of our C-17s, the work horse of our ability to project long range power. Despite the Air Force saying it would increase future risk, the Obama Administration successfully sought to end F-22 production – at a time when both Russia and China are acquiring large numbers of next generation fighter aircraft. It strikes me as odd that Defense Secretary Gates is the only member of the Cabinet to be tasked with tightening his belt," Palin said.
McCain said earlier this year:
[G]ven our very best planning scenarios, does producing any more F-22s best ensure that our current fighter fleet will bridge to a smaller, more lethal fifth-generation fighter capability? In my view, the answer is, no.
Palin's views aren't a departure from the Republican Party line. Indeed, they move her closer toward Republican orthodoxy, and away from another of her former running mate's views that sometimes rankled on the right.
McCain might have actually won the election if he had turned Sarah loose and let her fill in for him on the last debate.
Who would possibly believe that Palin is somehow McCain II?
Sarah goes to Hong Kong, challenges the Chinese and praises America.
Obonga goes to New York, apologizes for America, denounces Israel and kow-tows to a bunch of tin horn dictators and thugs.
Just sayin............
He also could have won by fighting tooth and nail against the $800 Billion bailout. Alas, he floundered and was its cheerleader.
Absolutely, let Granpa Simpson be Erkle’s lickspittle step and fetch.
Yep, America voted for Palin, not McCain. Palin is not for illegal alien Amnesty, McCain is. Palin understands global warming is a hoax, and McCain believes in it. Palin stands on her beliefs and principles, and McCain is willing to ‘reach acrosss the aisle’ ....
McCain voted for the bailouts, and thus ended his run on the WH.
Good!
“Sarah goes to Hong Kong, challenges the Chinese and praises America...Obonga goes to New York, apologizes for America, denounces Israel and kow-tows to a bunch of tin horn dictators and thugs.”
Well put! That sez a ton!
Why fight McKennedy?
Nobody cares what he (or his dipsy bimbo daughter) thinks about anything.
Mrs. Palin isn’t ready to be CinC / POTUS, nor will she be in 2012....but she is completely right on this subject of the need for / more F-22s.
“Just sayin............”
And liking what you are saying...can’t be repeated too much
“She is completely right on this subject of the need for more F-22s.”
she is completely right on this subject of the need for more F-22s.
she is completely right on this subject of the need for more F-22s.
she is completely right on this subject of the need for more F-22s.
she is completely right on this subject of the need for more F-22s.
Can’t say it enough!!!!!!!!!
I’ll wait to see Palin’s statements on those topics. So far, not so good.
On other threads, I've recently been told that McCain was a great patriot and would always support a strong military. The only real patriot on that ticket was Sarah.
McCain is a patriot. Just not a very bright one.
She is infinitely more qualified than obama on ALL counts.
Whether she can win, who knows, but again, she is MORE READY to be CommInChief and POTUS than obama ever thought...
The wider the divide, the better off she’ll be.
it’s hard to imagine how they could have stayed on the same page if RINO Johnny had gotten elected
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