[lbo-talk] Speaking of female candidates...

[John Thornton]

Charles Brown wrote:
>>>> "Max B. Sawicky"  
>>>>
>>>> Not to worry, people are milking Palin's rich tapestry of peculiarities 
>>>> for all they are worth.
>>>>
>>>> Nobody has touched on the inconsistency between the fundamentalism &
>>>> libertarianism.  In one case that matters, school vouchers, she stuck to
>>>> libertarianism, opposing vouchers (which McNutty supports, naturally).
>>>> A true libertarian would not, I think, push religious beliefs into a school
>>>> curriculum (i.e., intelligent design, abstinence).  Though you could also
>>>> argue against vouchers as a wedge for the state to regulate religious
>>>> institutions that are made eligible for vouchers.
>>>>
>>>> ^^^^
>>>> CB: Another contradiction: how are Rush Limbaugh and other raving anti-feminists going to support voting for her _because_ she is a woman, which seems to be McCain's rationale.  What other rationale could McCain have ?
>>>>
>>>> It's actually good that McCain was pushed to the left, but how are the right-wingers going to go with him to the left ?
>>>>
>>>> The choice of Palin indicates more crisis in the Reaganite coalition and the right
>>>>         

How is choosing Palin a push to the left?
She's a far right-wing nut.
On any issue you care to name she's probably to the right of McCain.

John Thornton