GOP Alaska State Senator: Palin "Not Prepared To Be Governor. How Can She Be Prepared To Be Vice President Or President?"

The Anchorage Daily News is reporting that many of Palin's local colleagues, even Republican, were rather stunned by her being chosen as McCain's vice president.

State Senate President Lyda Green said she thought it was a joke when someone called her at 6 a.m. to give her the news.

"She's not prepared to be governor. How can she be prepared to be vice president or president?" said Green, a Republican from Palin's hometown of Wasilla. "Look at what she's done to this state. What would she do to the nation?"

Comments

[farseer]

09:43 PM on 09/02/2008

I don't trust these Repubs. from Alaska - they naturally would oppose Sarah, because she's been poking them in the eye every day since she was governor - she said so herself, in so many words. That said, I don't think she's ready either, to be veep. But let her stay on the ticket, as it will benefit Obama.
BTW I like her better than Ferraro. I bet Palin never would have made the comments like Ferraro made about Obama.

[jellinda]

09:19 PM on 09/02/2008

And by picking Sarah Palin, John McCain shows us plainly HE'S not ready to lead either.....

[LAB10]

09:03 PM on 09/02/2008

The PTA can only to so much! Stop whining!

[thinkworklivelove]

08:57 PM on 09/02/2008

Americans are in a huge crisis! McSame blew his first decision! He did not vet his VP Pick. She is unqualified. Male or Female. Her executive experience is being supremely overinflated. She has No Foreign Policy Experience. She has No National Security Experience. No, she is not a 'reformer'. It is on record that she was for the bridge to nowhere before she was against it. She took 27 Million in 'pork' for a town population of 6,700. Americans should be outraged! The bridge in Minnesota that collasped could have used that Federal money for maintenance. McCain is 72 years old. Stop with the political gimmicks! Enough! No way, No How, No McCain! Palin is not READY TO LEAD!

[Phineus]

07:36 PM on 09/02/2008

yea if only she had that critical Obama street organiing expericence..

[thinkworklivelove]

09:00 PM on 09/02/2008

Obama also got over 18 million votes from the American People. Over 20 debates. American people had the chance to vet Obama. On the otherhand, Palin got appointed by ONE MAN after meeting her once. I am glad that you are impressed. Give the rest of a chance to voice our own opinion.

[hooboy]

08:19 PM on 08/31/2008

A President does two things. He appoints, then he points.

Do you remember how good Henry Ford was at putting tires on a car?

Do you remember FDR riding in a tank, going to attack the Germans?

Do you remember Truman building the balcony on the White House?

Do you remember JFK landing on the beach at Cuba?

Do you remember Clinton paying attention to the lady under the desk? Well maybe that one doesn’t count.

The President is the point man. He sees which direction to crowd is moving, then gets in front of them.

He appoints people to run the Government, and then when the Press arrives, he must remember and point to the appointee who solved a particular problem.

There are 3,500,000 Federal Government employees, so in his 35,000 hours of being in office, he would have to shake hands with 100 each hour, 24/7, just to meet them all. So how could he do all that work by himself.

Yes, that word man includes the Sweetie from Alaska.

[redsongia]

07:05 PM on 09/02/2008

And McCain's first appointment was not very good.

[chs1965]

07:41 PM on 09/02/2008

Unfortunately for us she maybe the next Pres. This old guy can't last 4 years.

[DAdvocate123]

05:15 PM on 08/31/2008

Every one of these Scholars donated to Obama.

Obama has less qualifications that Palin by a longshot. She has more executive experience than Biden or Obama combined.

[littlequeenie]

05:16 PM on 08/31/2008

She has more executive experience than MCCAIN!!
So should she be first on the ticket?

[DAdvocate123]

05:22 PM on 08/31/2008

He ran a Navy Fleet.

[tuttlemsm]

06:21 PM on 08/31/2008

"Every one of these Scholars donated to Obama."

I'm not uncomfortable with the revelation that smart people tend to favor Obama.

[Georgia1992]

05:08 PM on 08/31/2008

I agree with your comment because you've said it perfectly. McCain and his 'Good Ole Boys' have tapped Palin because in their eyes she appears naive and she doesn't have that much experience. If McCain wins the election and (I pray he doesn't); they are going to kick her to the curb, forget about her, and only allow her to come out when it's time for a photo-op. Palin should decline the VP offer. Before she accepted; she was a supporter of Obama. This is truly a disaster for the USA. The world is laughing at us.

[hooboy]

03:00 PM on 08/31/2008

A President does two things. He appoints, then he points.

Do you remember how good Henry Ford was at putting tires on a car?

Do you remember FDR riding in a tank, going to attack the Germans?

Do you remember Truman building the balcony on the White House?

Do you remember JFK landing on the beach at Cuba?

Do you remember Clinton paying attention to the lady under the desk? Well maybe that one doesn’t count.

The President is the point man. He sees which direction to crowd is moving, then gets in front of them.

He appoints people to run the Government, and then when the Press arrives, he must remember which appointee solved a particular problem.

There are 3,500,000 Federal Government employees, so in his 35,000 hours of being in office, he would have to shake hands with 100 each hour, 24/7, just to meet them all. So how could he do all that work by himself.

Yes, that word man includes the Sweetie from Alaska.

[eladora]

02:27 PM on 08/31/2008

waited long enough ---just cant take it any longer.
The fact that these people are saying that she "chose" to have her downs syndrome child is an affront to me and anyone who has a downs syndrome relative. HOW DARE THEY PLAY THAT LIKE IT IS A POLITICAL ISSUE. And the fact that she is letting them shows me deep down her character is selfish and warped. He passed over Romney, Polenti, Ridge, --or did they just turn him down.

[jimgilliamv2]

02:17 PM on 08/31/2008

Wow. Not prepared to be governor! Amazing. Thought it was a joke. This article says it all.

[drd1044]

01:32 PM on 08/31/2008

Democrats have to be careful about her reputation as "reformer" Since the Republicans lost last time partially because of corruption and the current dislike of Congress, this image may have resonance.

[SCG2]

12:44 PM on 08/31/2008

Vote for rubes, vote for Repubi-cons

[artwohl]

12:40 PM on 08/31/2008

McCain described Palin as "someone who's stopped government from wasting taxpayers' money on things they don't want or need."

""I told Congress, thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere." -- Sarah Palin in speech to
McCain crowd.

And of course she didn't mention that she was for the Bridge before she was against it.

When running for Governor in September, 2006, Palin said the bridge was essential for the
Ketchikan's prosperity.

"I think we're going to make a good team as we progress that bridge project."

And when did she kill the Bridge project? After McCain started deriding it.

She's using the "Bridge to Nowhere" funds for other transportation projects in Alaska. It's not
like she actually refused the Federal Government's money or sent it back.

So what she should have said, "I'd like to thank Congress letting us keep the Bridge to Nowhere
Earmark money and letting us spend it for other transportation projects in Alaska."

But she's is still using Federal Funds to build a road to nowhere. Alaska continues to build a
road on Gravina Island to an empty beach where the bridge would have gone -- because federal money for the access road, unlike the bridge money, would have otherwise been returned to the federal government.

I guess this is the "McCain-Palin Straight Talk Express."

Condensed and adapted from Anchorage Daily News article:

http://www.adn.com/sarahpalin/story/511471.html

[kimhoulian]

11:59 AM on 08/31/2008

Americans will find out soon what we Alaskans Knows is a ridiculous choice by John Mccain.The MSM is puting outfalse information and outdated approval ratings. The MSM has yet to discover Palin was praising Obama on more than one issue. MSM nor the lower 48 know what we know here about this family and what is even more sad is if they did just a litte investigating Sarah Palin would be back in Alaska in order for her to face abuse of power charges and questioning on Trig Palin real birth mother, sarah daughter.