I feel the Kossacks have done an excellent job of "vetting" Sarah Palin. Sure, there were too many diaries, because people have feelings and hopes for good, honest government that solves problems, not make them worse. But in the long run, without the tremendous efforts by the diarists here, I fear that dissemination of really good knowledge would not have happened. So follow along with me over the break, because I feel we can do something for ourselves, for each other, for Obama.
It is important to remember why we support Obama, those of us who do. It is because he is so bright, and because he is quite consistent, and I think he has proven himself agile enough to make changes when they are due.
Remember how many of us doubted whether he would be able to answer the McCain attacks effectively? And remember also how well he did so in his convention speech.
I think we should make comments in diaries when something seems terribly amiss. I saw one today somewhere that his ads are not good enough. Ah, I remember, it was Nate Silver's column!
But within a breath of time there was another ad up and people were praising it. So I think this is a patient
waiting game that will consist of all of us Kossacks waiting until the traditional media starts doing its job and investigating Sarah Palin.
Alaska is a can of worms. I lived there, voted for statehood, loved Alaska, but was not blinded to the dark side of its politics. We all know we do not want a Separatist, a Creationist (some might, but it would set us back to the Middle Ages while the world goes on inventing and using science for new discoveries). We know we do not want hysteria in place of rational thought, or theocracy in place of democratic government. We know we do not want someone lying to us, or the religious right running wars all over the middle east in order to bring about the Rapture and the run to Alaska of the people in Rapture. We don't want Joel's Army in charge of us. And the economy can't stand another four to eight years of deficit spending on wars and tax cuts for the rich, with jobs going overseas instead of here.
My challenge to Kossacks would be to investigative people of all sorts: journalists, lawyers, witnesses to Palin's actions (people who saw and knew about them) , and ask that you give what you know to the public. It is essential that the public come to understand her, otherwise stonewalling will work admirably.
We so need good, honest government, with separation of powers.
We must be calm in our resolve to find truth, and equally as calm in our support of Obama/Biden. I don't imagine them to be God-like. They will make mistakes. But they are decent men, and I think we will get good, clean government for the people if we can get them into office. Help if you can.