Holtz-Eakin (Former McCain Econ Advisor): GOP Too Focused On 'Cocaine' Of Sarah Palin To Rule

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Source: Talking Points Memo

Holtz-Eakin: GOP Too Focused On 'Cocaine' Of Sarah Palin To Rule (VIDEO)
Brian Beutler | September 8, 2010, 9:22AM


On MSNBC yesterday, former McCain campaign economic adviser Doug Holtz-Eakin faced a tough question from Dylan Ratigan. For all the Democrats flaws, Ratigan mused, isn't being ruled by alcoholics better than being ruled by alcoholic coke-heads?

No joke.

"Are we setting ourselves up to quit drinking by beginning to snort cocaine in November in addition to drinking?" Ratigan asked Holtz-Eakin.

In a telling answer, Holtz-Eakin confessed that the Republican party has been too obsessed with Sarah Palin, and Palin-like personalities, and has thus not had enough time to prepare its leaders to govern.



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[izquierdista]

1. Spelling error

Shouldn't that be Koch-aine?

[Roland99]

3. +1

[mike r]

2. They're stuck in adolescent infatuation

The barracuda will tease them and tease them, and take them to the cleaners.

[WingDinger]

6. You dont get it. She is not teasing THEM, she teases us, like a troll.

And the right enjoys getting our goats. The right knows she is psychotic. Slongas she disrupts our talking about real issues. They hope that we wil look as insane as they do.

[nolabear]

4. She seems more like meth to me.

[KamaAina]

7. Wasilla IS the meth capital of Alaska, after all.

Seriesly.

[dkf]

5. Nice analogy.