Palin vs. Obama (cont'd)

The comparisons continue-- to Obama's detriment...

This from "The Atheist Conservative" (hat tip: Kenn Gividen)...

Obviously, one could quibble with a thing or two-- and add a thing or two that would make Obama look a little better-- but...

This gets to a point I didn't raise earlier: in addition to the subconscious and defensive comparisons, many people will be making explicit comparisons that further diminish Obama-- while McCain stays above the fray.

Again, I'm not a fan of McCain's, but the choice (outside of a Stockdale/Eagleton meltdown) seems brilliant to me...

Religion/Church attendance	Evangelical Christian attends Juneau Christian Center when in Juneau and grew up attending Wasilla Assembly of God	Attended Trinity United Church of Christ for 20 years, a "black liberation theology" church formerly led by Rev. Jeremiah Wright and governed according to the Black Value System
Current Job	Governor of Alaska	Junior Senator from Illinois
Previous Public Jobs	Mayor of Wasilla, AK (1996-2002); President of Alaska Conference of Mayors; City Council member (1992-1996)	State Senator (1997-2004); Community Organizer
Executive Experience	Governor for 2 years; Mayor for 10 years	None
Foreign Relations experience	Governor of state that borders two foreign countries (Canada and Russia)	Chaired Senate subcommittee on Europe but never called it into session; once gave a speech to 200,000 screaming Germans
Military Affairs experience	Commander in Chief of Alaska National Guard; Son is enlisted Infantryman in U.S. Army	None
Private Sector Experience	Sports reporter; Salmon fisherman	Associate at civil rights law firm
Speaking ability	Beautifully executed initial stump speech in Dayton, OH hockey arena without a teleprompter	An enter…wait–did you say without a teleprompter??