Palin looked comfortable in her limited SNL appearance last night. The real story here was Amy Poehler who just won herself an Emmy for musical/comedy performance. Pregnant or not, that was an all-time great SNL moment.
Poehler and McCain also teamed up in an older classic. The goatee is best part of the whole thing.
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Nice archive, Will. Enjoyed the Obama and McCain speaches quite a bit, too. Made me have a bit less disgust for this whole process...too bad the campaigns weren't more like that all the time.
Loved Amy Poehler last night. Palin was there. I guess you could say she looked comfortable enough but didn't really have to do much, just stand next to Alex Baldwin (which could be tough to stomach) and play along with the rap which was absolutely brilliant. How pregnant is she, anyway? Does she have 2 in there?! Her belly just keeps going and going!
Will, I concur...it would be reasonable to consider McCain in an Obama cabinet. He does have some good qualities and experience, so it would be foolish for him to have zero input. It actually would be nice for Obama to make a fairly bipartisan cabinet. That would send a signal to congress and to the country to come together rather than continue to extreme divisions. Remember when Bush was saying in his first campaign that he was going to be a uniter not a divider? What a joke.
For those of us on the right who are petrified of an Obama presidency, having someone like John McCain around would help me sleep easier at night. I would not even villify him as those on the left did Joe Lieberman.
Don, I don't get the comparison. Lieberman has endorsed McCain and is campaigning for him. What are we supposed to do with that? I haven't villified him but I reject his stance and wish he would put a lid on it, which amounts to the same thing. How are you feeling about Powell these days?
Lieberman has never changed his opinion about anything. Powell either turned his back upon everything he ever cared for -- or he never actually cared for anything. I believe McCain could join an Obama administration, and he would stick to his guns on opposing capitulation to our enemies. He likely would lose those battles, but so long as he was a voice for the right, I would appreciate it. Lieberman agrees with McCain on one issue, and with the Dems on everything else. Remember, it was Connecticut Dems who threw out Lieberman because he dared support the surge. Bottom line, though, is that I don't expect the most extreme leftist president in our country's history to have anyone from across the aisle in his cabinet. McCain would do it. I doubt Obama ever would -- but I hope I am wrong.
Yes, Lieberman was not nominated by CT Dems because of his stance on the war, I remember. Yes, he has not changed that position and now endorses a Republican for President. So Dems should do what now w/ Lieberman?
What do you hear when Powell says the GOP has moved away from him, not the other way around? Not buying it I gather but beyond that?
agreed, mccain in obama cabinet would be a good move, and i would welcome it. i am pretty sure he would not take it though and also doubt that it would be offered.
gop in obama administration -- i guarantee this will happen. and not for some token spot like bush did with maneta (transportation). at least clinton had william cohen as secdef.
but enough of the past. obama WILL have a gop guy (or two) in some of the higher profile cabinet spots (state, def, ag, treasury). i've been saying it for a while, but i would be very surprised if chuck hagel is not in the cabinet. he already chose not to run for re-election, so the move wouldn't jeopardize a gop senate seat. less convinced about dick lugar, but would not be surprised to see him in there also. lugar moving into the administration would also have a neutral effect on the total gop count in the senate (indiana has a gop governor who probably would appoint a gop successor for the vacancy), which would make this move logistically feasible (i don't think lugar would agree to it if it meant costing his party a seat in a year when they will lose some anyways).
again, positive about hagel, wouldn't be surprised about lugar. and i think both would be fantastic additions and would send a strong "inclusiveness" message.
Hagel does not count. He is a Dem on foreign policy and would just be a yes man. Lugar would be a real GOPer, and I would respect that. I don't see Obama giving any real position to anyone from the right, but I hope I am wrong. The Republican party is unchanged since Colin was a member. If anything, McCain is the most moderate Republican nominated since Nixon (who was no conservative either). I don't know why Colin Powell was a Republican. I don't recall his ever saying anything positive about the party or explaining that affiliation. To the extent he shared any principles with the party, he is completely abandoning them in his support of the most leftist president ever. He wants the cocktail crowd to like him again, and he may want a job in the Obama administration. And I am not asking you to like Joe Lieberman, but the demonization of a man who agrees with you on 95% of your beliefs should not be hated.
I'm assuming you're talking to me since you said 'you' twice...I don't hate Joe Lieberman. I voted for him in the primary.
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