tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356197772493765397.post6594187726150677153..comments2023-06-14T07:02:58.527-05:00Comments on The St. Lou Jew: The Case for Sarah PalinY?http://www.blogger.com/profile/11649272113923397688noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356197772493765397.post-23166310060548477572008-10-03T19:27:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:27:00.000-05:00I am still wondering where all the scrutiny was of...I am still wondering where all the scrutiny was of John Edwards' lack of foreign policy experience 4 years ago when he was on the VP ticket.<BR/><BR/>Here is some fact checking on the rape kit thing (oh and I think 3 or 4 other states charge for rape kits): http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/731/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356197772493765397.post-54075088988364298512008-10-02T16:58:00.000-05:002008-10-02T16:58:00.000-05:00Let's hope so. But if McCain is elected, there is ...Let's hope so. But if McCain is elected, there is the potential for two Supreme Court appointments and I don't think that Abner Mikvah is going to be one of the nominees.<BR/>I appreciate the thoughtful response. I wish that the dialogue in the rest of the blogosphere were this civil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356197772493765397.post-40703573963477316102008-10-02T15:23:00.000-05:002008-10-02T15:23:00.000-05:00I agree with the idea that it's crap to charge the...I agree with the idea that it's crap to charge the victim for the cost of discovering evidence, but let me put this out there. Social issues such as abortion and gay marriage are always heavily covered during a presidential election, but when it comes time for federal governing, the President and Congress have historically stayed away from guiding policy on these issues, instead eschewing them to the states. Were this an election year for her governorship, it'd be worth talking about. But as VP, and even President, there is very little she could, or would, do to establish federal policies along these lines. And regardless of how she feels, these are issues that would be challenged, and won, at the Supreme Court level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356197772493765397.post-77789290307526507692008-10-02T12:11:00.000-05:002008-10-02T12:11:00.000-05:00But I don't respect the fact that while she was ma...But I don't respect the fact that while she was mayor, as part of a cost savings effort, she supported the town's police chief's move to charge rape victims for the kits that would help to identify their assaulters. This is essentially blaming the victim, discouraging them from filing reports which might lead to prosecution. Her rabid opposition to abortion could be the force behind this but putting that aside, to further humiliate rape victims is contemptible. The then governor had to pass a state mandate to overturn this. Frankly, I don't want someone with this mindset a heartbeat away from the presidency. Did she really leave her little town a better place? I don't think so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com