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THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC AND SARAH PALIN

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

Governor Palin had a high school flashback when she repeatedly referred to the Commanding General in Afghanistan as "General McClellan".  General McClellan, as history buffs will remember,  was the commander of the Army of Potomac who promised President Lincoln so much, and to Lincoln's frustration, did so little, during the opening year of the Civil War.(not currently leading forces in Afghanistan. Often mistaken for the current General leading US forces in Afghanistan.)The commander of the Army units in Afghanistan is General McKiernan. Confusing McClellan and McKiernan is  what happens when you have a high school education and you try and stuff a bunch of approved lines and responses in a brain not fit for pinochle.  If you taped the debate, watch when the moderator asks Palin about under what circumstances she would authorize the use of nuclear weapons...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on October 03, 2008 (boomark / email).