Pal(e)-in Comparison

As I said last month, Barack Obama's cowardly choice for VP would screw his chances, UNLESS...John McCain made a dumber choice...AND HE DID!!!

His MAVERICK choice would have been to choose Senator Lieberman. (Yes, Republican delegates, maverick is spelled with an "E"!) Instead, out of the blue, with the possible exception of a blog campaign from a college student, he chose Governor Palin. Apparently, the vetting process consisted of 75 questions that apparently included "Are you pro-life?", "Are you a creationist?", "Do you believe global warming is not man-made?","Are you anti-gay?","Are you pro-gun?". and, most important, "Do you want to be Vice-President?"...(even if you don't know what a Vice-President does!). The last would suggest that the United States Constitution is not on Sarah Palin's reading list. And this person could be in position to choose our next Supreme Court Justices...whoever they are!

It is surprising how much the TOUGH Republican Party, saviour of our nation, went so whimpery over protecting this poor, vulnerable, woman. They didn't have much misogynistic reticence with HIllary Clinton!!! And yet, with this gun-toting, moose-skinning, high-sticking hockey-mom, THEY DO!!!  I think she, like Hillary, can take care of herself!!!

However....back to dumb choice. On the positive side, she does have executive experience, like George W. Bush. However, it is in Alaska, a state that has some secessionist desires to which Governor Palin may have some sympathy. This kind of puts a different spin on the "Country First" theme! She comes from a small town in a disconnected state. I don't know about you, but my "small town" experiences have found the population extremely provincial. They barely know, or care, what's happening in the next town, let alone the county, state, country, or world!! I would venture to suggest that she has no feel whatsoever as to the issues affecting most, if not all, of the lower 48. (One might have made the same suggestion of Obama had he stayed in Hawaii.) She governs the only state that has surpluses....OIL SURPLUSES!!!...so that she can return this largesse to the people...NO TAXES!?!?!?! She runs a state closer to Saudi Arabia than the USA...and...if they secede...a country! Than she really will need foreign policy experience to deal with Russia, Canada, and...the USA!!!