Palin's Speech to Nowhere

Will Bunch Palin's Speech to Nowhere

http://www.truthout.org/article/palins-speech-nowhere

Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Daily News: "Sarah Palin delivered a great speech tonight -- for her party, for John McCain, for herself, for what she set out to accomplish.... The pundits are fawning over it as I write this -- Tom Brokaw said she could not have been 'more winning and more engaging' -- and in a world that is dominated by horse race journalism I can understand why, because I agree that Palin's one-of-a-kind story has given her long shot running mate a decent chance now of pulling this one out at the finish line. It's a good metaphor, a horse race, because in the end it finishes right near where it started -- just as it will be for America if John McCain and Sarah Palin are sworn in on Jan. 20, 2009. Yes, it was a great speech politically, and a great night for her family, but an empty speech for America -- and for America's families. It was defined by its lowest moment, Palin's shameless lie about 'the Bridge to Nowhere.' This was a Speech to Nowhere."