Red Meat But No Beef
Topic: Republican Politics|Sarah Palin delivered a very good speech tonight. Her attacks against Barack Obama were pointed and partisan. But I get the feeling from watching the Republican convention that it is 2000 again. A time when we had a balanced budget, where Wall Street and Main Street were humming along at a positive clip. A point where all you had to offer was to attack the opposing candidate. But this nation is not healthy. Palin did not touch on the declining economy, the strained housing market or the challenges in Afghanistan, neither has any Republican speaker. She did address the issue of energy but Alaska is a lot about energy. Republicans, for some reason, have lost touch with the average American. They are incapable of showing compassion for those on the fringes of society. This was abundantly clear when two of the speakers prior to the Republican heavy hitters tonight were CEOs of Ebay and Hewlitt-Packard. It is also interesting how the Republican base was against John McCain for his very decision making that Palin praised tonight; his belief in immigration reform and against the Bush tax cuts (though he has changed his mind on this issue) but now find solace in the character of John McCain. Though Palin’s speech was well written and well delivered it contained no substance whatsoever. It continued the trend of focusing on the opposition because the Republican Party is devoid of ideas. Don’t believe me. Give me three policy issues Palin presented in her speech. Perhaps McCain tomorrow will delve into a platform because I haven’t seen one yet.
