The following was written by Arlington County Democratic Committee chair Peter Rousselot. My favorite line: "Poor Bob—he’s going to alienate a lot of Virginia voters no matter what he decides to do about Sarah. Isn’t that a shame?" Hahaha, so true! :)
Poor Bob.
Virginia’s Republican nominee for Governor, Bob McDonnell, is having a tough time trying to decide: what to do about Sarah? That’s Sarah, as in Sarah Palin—on her way out as Governor of Alaska, but eager to capitalize on her strong standing in the Republican Party nationally.
Look carefully at what Bob has said about Sarah: she would be a "good spokesman"--if she still wants to come to Virginia to campaign for him this year. "She was a successful governor in Alaska,'' he said. “She was a popular governor in Alaska, got a lot of things done on taxes, and government regulation and ethics, and you know, those are some of the things that I'm interested in getting done here in Virginia. I think she...added a lot of enthusiasm to the Republican ticket with John McCain last year. I think she'll stay a voice in national politics to some degree,'' McDonnell concluded.
But, when pressed to say whether the McDonnell campaign actually has invited Sarah to campaign for Bob in Virginia, or has any specific Virginia events with Sarah scheduled, the McDonnell campaign has said, in essence: none right now, maybe in the future. Notice, they haven’t said: “thanks, but no thanks”.
Poor Bob—he just doesn’t know which way to jump.
And, that’s no surprise because Bob’s dilemma in Virginia is also the dilemma of the Republican Party nationally: Sarah Palin is enormously popular with the Republican base, but the reasons for her popularity with them are the same reasons that energize the Democratic base in the opposite direction.
Poor Bob—he’s going to alienate a lot of Virginia voters no matter what he decides to do about Sarah. Isn’t that a shame?
So, here’s my thought: let’s keep asking Bob: Where’s Sarah?
Let’s give him a time-tested suggestion from many high school dating advice columns: Why haven’t you invited her?
Bob’s in a box no matter what he decides: I have invited her; I haven’t invited her; she is coming; she isn’t coming; I don’t know if she’s coming.
Poor Bob.
