McCain Compares Palin to Teddy Roosevelt — Seriously

John McCain continues to praise former half-term, wolf-shooting, drill-baby-drilling Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin by comparing her to President Teddy Roosevelt, one of the great figures in American environmental history.

During an appearance on FOX News’ “On the Record With Greta Van Sustren,” McCain said Palin was “carrying on in the tradition of Teddy Roosevelt.”

As governor, Palin actively promoted shotgunning wolves from helicopters, and went so far as to offer a $150 bounty for each severed wolf foreleg. Her administration even pushed to expand this practice.

Roosevelt was the first environmental president. Though he was a noted big-game hunter, he set aside 51 wildlife refuges and signed legislation establishing five national parks.

McCain uprooted Palin from Juneau, Alaska in 2008, claiming to the world that she was qualified to be president of the United States. Her qualifications? Half a term as Governor of a state with the population the size of Pima County, and a part-time mayorship of a city half the size of Coolidge.

“John McCain put Sarah Palin on a national ticket and still won’t admit it was a mistake,” said Glassman Communications Director Blake Morlock. “But by comparing her to Teddy Roosevelt, he has shown how out of touch he really is. She practices politics the way she hunts; taking potshots at targets far removed from the reality on the ground. McCain won’t bring any federal money to Arizona, but he will proudly inflict Sarah Palin upon us.”

Other ways in which Palin and Roosevelt differ:

Teddy Roosevelt cleaned up corruption in the New York City Police Department.
Sara Palin got tangled up in Troopergate.

Teddy Roosevelt was a statesman who won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Sara Palin said being governor of a state close to Russia gave her foreign policy experience.

Teddy Roosevelt was an environmentalist, setting aside vast parts of America’s natural treasures for protection.
Sarah Palin gave us “Drill, baby, drill.”

Teddy Roosevelt came up with the phrase: “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
Sarah Palin came up with the word “refudiate.”

Teddy Roosevelt: Panama Canal.
Sarah Palin: Bridge to Nowhere.

Teddy Roosevelt fought major corporate monopolies and was known as the “Trust Buster.”
Sarah Palin said the following about the Wall Street bailouts: “Ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up our economy …oh … it’s gotta be all about job creation, too, shoring up our economy to put it back on the right track.”

Teddy Roosevelt was self-made, through what he called “the strenuous life.”
Sarah Palin was made by John McCain.

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