Palins transparency proposal.

Hobbes

Appears Obama already did it. She doesn't even know what programs exist in the areas she is proposing. Oh dear.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/18/palins-transparency-proposal-already-exists-in-dc/

“We’re going to do a few new things also,” she said at a rally in Cedar Rapids. “For instance, as Alaska’s governor, I put the government’s checkbook online so that people can see where their money’s going. We’ll bring that kind of transparency, that responsibility, and accountability back. We’re going to bring that back to D.C.”

There’s just one problem with proposing to put the federal checkbook online – somebody’s already done it. His name is Barack Obama.

Pocono Joe

What's with all the bizarre and relentless fascination with Sarah Palin? You do realize she is only the Republican VP pick... it's McCain who's running for President against Obama, right?

Manic Moran

Looking at the details of the article, her proposal may well cover budget issues not covered by the Obama/Coburn legislation either currently in effect or proposed.

NTM

Hobbes

Pocono Joe wrote: »

What's with all the bizarre and relentless fascination with Sarah Palin? You do realize she is only the Republican VP pick... it's McCain who's running for President against Obama, right?

Oh right. So you read my link on McCain on Colbert? Or on the view? Or trying to remove people from the voting register? Or spreading the lies on his adverts?

Or how about on a morning show spouting lies?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/16/mccain-gets-testy-on-morn_n_126773.html

Or McCain giving out about Fat Cats but is actually funded by them.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/16/mccain-rips-fat-cats-inst_n_126804.html

Or McCain giving out about Wall Street then retracts his criticism in a statement to wallstreet?

I could go on. I guess your response is that you no longer defend Palin as a valid VP?

tbh they are both easy targets.

Hobbes

Manic Moran wrote: »

Looking at the details of the article, her proposal may well cover budget issues not covered by the Obama/Coburn legislation either currently in effect or proposed.

NTM

For example?

Interesting also that Obama pushed the bill through with a republican who is considered quite conservative.

Here is the website by the way.

http://www.usaspending.gov/

is_that_so

Hobbes wrote: »

Or McCain giving out about Wall Street then retracts his criticism in a statement to wallstreet?

I could go on. I guess your response is that you no longer defend Palin as a valid VP?

Wall Street donations to both parties.

TBH I don't think it makes any difference whether he does or not see her as valid. Unlike us he will actually get to vote on it. As for the original piece the writer chose a particular line on her comments. They could have been viewed in a number of ways. This election really has turned into a bizarre obsession with semantics on both sides. Also found this on the BBC website on how we form political views.

Pocono Joe

Hobbes wrote: »

Interesting also that Obama pushed the bill through with a republican who is considered quite conservative.

I didn't see Obama's name anywhere on that link you provided. But if he had a part in it... great! Let's hope Obama actually did something in those 143 days (in how many years?) he actually spent on the job as US Senator.

BlitzKrieg

he had a part in the amending of it in 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Funding_Accountability_and_Transparency_Act_of_2006


actually McCain had involvment with it too (more so then Obama).

Which actually surprisingly makes Palin's comments probably worse because while its one thing not knowing what your opponent has done, its worse not knowing what your running mate has done.

Pocono Joe

Hmmmmmmm... "Obama pushed the bill through" versus "he had a part in the amending of it." Me thinks someone here Doth Profess Too Much.