tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19671848.post1177361518999225027..comments2023-11-03T08:23:55.100-04:00Comments on Global Review: Loaded for MooseMacro Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01735930711259574574noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19671848.post-1495283231416687622008-09-04T10:41:00.000-04:002008-09-04T10:41:00.000-04:00There's an enormous meme online comparing Palin to...There's <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=Rma&q=palin+teddy+roosevelt&btnG=Search" REL="nofollow">an enormous meme online</A> comparing Palin to Teddy Roosevelt. The moose-hunter / Bull Moose Party connection doesn't hurt; but the comparison runs deeper.<BR/><BR/>Like Roosevelt, Palin is a relatively inexperienced outsider with frontier attitudes and a deep affinity for hunting and the outdoors. The much-quoted phrase, "A heartbeat from the presidency" was first coined by Sen. Mark Hanna (R-OH) in criticizing William McKinley's choice of Roosevelt as his running mate. <BR/><BR/>McKinley, of course, was assassinated, and Roosevelt went on to be one of America's favorite presidents.Macro Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735930711259574574noreply@blogger.com