I never said that Ms. Palin actually banned books; she just repeated asked the city librarian if she would. If this was a test of whether she’d say yes or no, then why did she ask more than once? I still think someone who’d ask that question may not be ready to be vice president.
And I still don’t think it’s a good idea to charge crime victims, or their insurance companies, for forensic testing intended to apprehend their attackers. (Especially because many people don’t have good insurance, and even if they do, usuallly pay some costs for tests covered by their insurance companies). I think this is a cost that should be absorbed by the government & paid for through taxes, just as other policing costs are.
It’s true that as senator Mr. Obama neither directly paid staff or balanced a budget. But when running his campaigns he did both of these on a larger scale than Ms. Palin.
I’m not saying that Obama/ Biden is necessarily a better ticket than McCain/ Palin. But I am saying that you should know the facts about whom your voting for. No candidate is perfect; you need to choose which combination of plusses and minuses makes for the better candidate.