http://chicagoist.com/2008/11/06/obama_transition_updates.php All comments for Obama Transition Updates en-us 2008 Marcus Gilmer Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:00:00 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss marcusisabadass@gmail.com marcusisabadass@gmail.com 60 http://chicagoist.com/2008/11/06/obama_transition_updates.php#comment-1507811 http://chicagoist.com/2008/11/06/obama_transition_updates.php#comment-1507811 Comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:26:28 -0600 <p>Oh the long knives are OUT for Palin. I always figured her choice was a slow explosion going off in the campaign, but this is just delightful. My political fantasy? Palin pulls the hard-line neo-con thumb-brains (Jesus freaks and gubbermint haters) out of the party. You get a new generation of socially moderate, fiscally conservative republicans (think Jim Edgar) who aren't just about Abortion and "The gays" coming to the fore. You'd have discussion and compromise, actual governance and less factionalism. We'd likely lose at least one if not two of the cable news nets as politics becomes more about issues and getting things done and less about noise. Meanwhile Palin and the neo-cons drumbeat further and further into obscurity. Fantasyland, but hey, who knows. </p>