tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post4926322709248282610..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Yeah, That'll WorkJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-13855078646831056412009-12-23T13:54:38.185-06:002009-12-23T13:54:38.185-06:00I think the logic goes: "well, Mr. journalist...I think the logic goes: "well, Mr. journalist who asked the question, voters voted for Obama, so I think they'll vote for someone with a comparable lack of experience."<br /><br />What the GOP has NEVER understood is that that experience question is a cover for a brains question. And every time they try the "she's like Obama" defense, I imagine a person with fair intelligence hearing that quote and responding "yeah, but she's dumb as rocks!"<br /><br />I realize that the Obama defense is their way to try to move to a new talking point, but it's a stumbling block. They have to simply punt the question and turn it around. Of course, Pawlenty has no incentive to get off the subject. His "denial" just keeps the question alive for as long as he talks...."she was a mayor, HEAD OF AN ENERGY COMMISSION, and governor...." Every one of those things is Pawlenty running for president: Mayor (of a podunk town), head of an energy commission (yeah, that'll make people think she's qualified), and governor (the thing she quit). Honestly, if Pawlenty wants to beat Palin, questions like this allow him to be a good soldier while simultaneously fragging his comrade. He's "defending" Palin, but he and everyone listening know the defense is hollow.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.com