Illinois Governor; Palin's experience (vote, Congress, Democrats, liberal)

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Palin's experience OK: Illinois's Dem guv: The Swamp

But Blagojevich, who said he spent two summers after high school working on the Alaska pipeline, readily defended the executive experience that governors have in contrast to legislators when it comes to being presidential material.

"I would hope the Democrats wouldn't say that about a governor," Blagojevich, a former state legislator and congressman, told O'Dell of criticism that the first-term Palin lacks experience.

"The reality is, governors every day have to make decisions for better or for worse. That's part of the job. It's an executive position. And it's a position that is like what you're going to do when you're president. Legislators, they do different things. They debate and they pass their bills back and forth," he said.

"But governors make decisions, and I think it's a tactical mistake for the Democrats to question Gov. Palin's experience when she's been a governor of a state," he said. "I don't think the size of the state is relevant. It's the kinds of decisions you have to make as governor. They (Democrats) should focus on the issues and why the policies of President Bush ought to be changed and I think that's what will help Obama win."

I detest the man, but might have found a bit of respect for his honesty here.

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Blago is an idiot, anything that comes out of his mouth is suspect and I loathe the man. I'm a pretty hardcore liberal and I'd vote for a fascist before I'd vote for him again.