Russia might invade Ukraine if Obama wins, Palin warns
Speaking Tuesday at a rally in a Reno, Nevada,
Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin had a little fun with
her counterpart on the Democratic ticket, thanking Joe Biden for warning
Barack Obama's supporters to "gird your loins" for an international crisis if the Illinois senator wins.
Palin helpfully offered four scenarios for such a crisis, one of which was this strange one:
As we've said before, this is an extremely far-fetched scenario. And given how Russia has been able to unsettle Ukraine's pro-Western government without firing a shot, I don't see why violence would be necessary to bring Kiev to heel. Watch the upcoming parliamentary elections in December to see if Moscow gets the pliable new government it wants.
Palin helpfully offered four scenarios for such a crisis, one of which was this strange one:
After the Russian Army invaded the nation of Georgia, Senator Obama's reaction was one of indecision and moral equivalence, the kind of response that would only encourage Russia's Putin to invade Ukraine next.Watch the video here:
As we've said before, this is an extremely far-fetched scenario. And given how Russia has been able to unsettle Ukraine's pro-Western government without firing a shot, I don't see why violence would be necessary to bring Kiev to heel. Watch the upcoming parliamentary elections in December to see if Moscow gets the pliable new government it wants.
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"The cavalry apparently isn't coming" to rescue McCain, who has been outspent by as much as 4-1 in some states, says Politico's Jonathan Martin.
But Michael Barone questions just how accurate polls are these days, asking, "Can we trust the poll when one of the presidential candidates is black?"
It could all come down to Pennsylvania, where the McCain campaign has been working furiously to close a double-digit gap. Gov. Ed Rendell is clearly worried about his state, requesting that Obama return there to firm up his lead.
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