Joe Conason used to be a halfway decent commentator and reporter, but something happened when he fell off the turnip truck. Yes, he did some great reporting on the fake Clinton scandals, although one could argue his former literary partner, Gene Lyons, was and is a far more perceptive commentator.
Oh, brother, Joe doesn't get it:
Even as a political tactic, choosing Palin may well backfire. Presumably the same Clinton voters who were willing to vote for McCain mostly to vote against Obama -- despite the Arizona senator's right-wing record on reproductive rights and pay equity -- will be pleased by the choice of Palin. But by definition those voters were already attracted to the Republican side. The calculation is that millions of undecided Hillary backers will cross partisan lines because a woman is on McCain's ticket. But will they believe that Palin is comparable to Clinton just because both happen to be female? Or will they regard that comparison as an insult to their heroine?
It's OBAMA, stupid, not Clinton or McCain, that's the reason for the bleeding of the Democratic Party base. If ANYBODY else had been the standardbearer, there wouldn't be this problem. But Obama and his campaign cheated, lied, and stole their way to the nomination, aided and abetted by the DNC.
THAT is the issue, Joe, and you just don't get it.
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