I'll say the same thing I said when it was Obama vs Hillary. I'd rather have a stupid, inexperienced, incompetent friend than a smart, experienced, highly skilled enemy. I would much prefer to see Palin fail miserably at reducing corruption than see Biden successfully reduce civil liberties (for those unfamiliar with Biden's record, http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20080824/tc_cnet/83011357831002... ).
Lessig compares Sarah Palin's experience with that of previous VPs
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Re: Lessig compares Sarah Palin's experience with that of previous VPs
#12Lessig should apply his analysis to Obama. He has no executive experience and hasn't even served a full term in the Senate. Palin may be unqualified according to Lessig's standards, but by the same standards, Obama is even more unqualified. This seems wrong and suggests that a Lessig-style analysis is not appropriate. The candidates' fitness should not be judged not by experience, but by their desirability relative t…
Re: Lessig compares Sarah Palin's experience with that of previous VPs
#13How is this Hacker News? Seams like Reddit content to me.
Re: Lessig compares Sarah Palin's experience with that of previous VPs
#14I'll say the same thing I said when it was Obama vs Hillary. I'd rather have a stupid, inexperienced, incompetent friend than a smart, experienced, highly skilled enemy. I would much prefer to see Palin fail miserably at reducing corruption than see Biden successfully reduce civil liberties (for those unfamiliar with Biden's record, http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20080824/tc_cnet/83011357831002... ).
This is exactly what people said about GWB.