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By Ron Beasley

So what do the paleocons and Libertarians think of Sarah Palin?  The associate editor of the American Conservative and Ron Paul supporter Daniel McCarthy gives us a hint.

The one novelty to the Palin phenomenon is this: she takes the American Idolization of politics to a new level. We may become the first empire in history to select our rulers in a literal beauty contest. From Miss Wasilla 1984 to Miss America today – and Miss World tomorrow. Vote for the sexiest emperor or empress.

Well, if you must vote, other things being equal, cast your ballot for the most repellent politician available. Let’s have more stumpy, squinty, sausage-fingered Denny Hasterts and Bella Abzugs. Inner beauty and outer beauty don’t always accord, but let’s do our best to see to it that they do in politics. There shouldn’t be anything glamorous about the class that inflates away our currency and stirs up hornets’ nests around the world. It probably is no coincidence that the more presentable our blow-dried pols have become the more complacent the public has grown.

Which is why Sarah Palin may actually be worse than her superannuated running-mate. No one has shown any substantial policy differences between the two of them. But whereas McCain is cranky, stale, and cadaverous, Palin puts a sweet seductive smile on executive aggrandizement and perpetual war. She’s a spoonful of sugar to mask the bitter taste of strychnine. But, make no mistake, that’s what a John McCain presidency will be – lethal poison for what’s left of our republic.

Comments

[Cernig]

Unless Mccain has flip-flopped on this too, the biggest difference in their policy positions is on global warming. McCain believes in man-made warming, Palin doesn't and doesn't seem to believe anything should be done about warming or its effects - just more of Alaska to denude of wildlife and drill in.

Regards, C