And With That, Common Sense Goes Out The Window

Sarah Palin claims that her ability to see Russia from her house qualifies as foreign policy experience. If this reasoning were applied to me, then my ability to see across Bristol Harbor qualifies me to be the Chancellor of Portsmouth, RI.

COURIC: You've cited Alaska's proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that?

PALIN: That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and on our other side, the land-- boundary that we have with-- Canada. It-- it's funny that a comment like that was-- kind of made to-- cari-- I don't know, you know? Reporters--

COURIC: Mock?

PALIN: Yeah, mocked, I guess that's the word, yeah.

COURIC: Explain to me why that enhances your foreign policy credentials.

PALIN: Well, it certainly does because our-- our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They're in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia--

COURIC: Have you ever been involved with any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?

PALIN: We have trade missions back and forth. We-- we do-- it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where-- where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is-- from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to-- to our state.

It kills me that her dumb ass daughter has the same name as the town I live in. 

Your unelectable, OH!

This Sarah Palin nonsense gets better and better each day, to the point where it is now utterly face-palm inducing. With each story that hits the media, my confidence in a Democratic victory grows a little more, especially after reading the following nugget on The Daily Dish. I really didn't know much about Palin's record previous to her governorship, but now that I do, I'm in disbelief that the GOP selection committee could pick someone so absolutely atrocious and disgustingly evil.

Here's a sampling:

While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from the library some books that Sarah wanted removed. City residents rallied to the defense of the City Librarian and against Palin's attempt at out-and-out censorship, so Palin backed down and withdrew her termination letter. People who fought her attempt to oust the Librarian are on her enemies list to this day.

The rest of the article is here: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/an-wasillan-on.html#more