Got five kids? Do you know where your (Alaska) Governor is?

As the Democratic National Convention came to a close and was about to hit a crescendo, the Republican Party shot a cannonball across the bow by announcing John McCain’s Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, to steal some thunder from the DNC. I believe the cannonball has ricocheted in the face of the GOP in the worst way. Allow me to elaborate…

Let me say up front that I am all in favor of equal pay for equal work (for women), believe women are quite capable of doing most (if not all) things men can do—physical extremes notwithstanding—and are, in many cases, the more intelligent of the species. That said, what the Hell was Sarah Palin thinking when she said “Yes” to the offer of becoming the Vice Presidential candidate of the United States? Perhaps more importantly, what was John McCain thinking??? Let’s examine the judgment of both of these individuals, shall we? Starting with Senator McCain…

Thank you, John McCain, for truly answering the question regarding your judgment. If your VP pick of Sarah Palin is evidence, your better judgment must have left you years ago. John McCain recently stated (regarding his selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate), “My vetting process was completely thorough and I’m grateful for the results.” Thorough? Grateful? I suppose if one subscribes to the Little Richard philosophy, “It’s when they stop talking about you is when you have to worry(!),” then Senator McCain’s statement makes nominal sense. Clearly, picking Sarah Palin was a cheap attempt to rope in supporters of Hillary Clinton who were either disgruntled or on the fence about supporting Barrack Obama. The question is on what grounds would a Hillary supporter vote for a McCain-Palin ticket? Sure, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton both have fallopian tubes, but I’d say that’s where the similarities end—make a beeline to the non-partisan site, On the issues, if you have not checked the other hyperlinks already. What can one say about Sarah Palin? Sarah Palin is attractive for her age and she’s younger than John McCain. That’s about the only practical comments one can make about the GOP’s selection for Vice President of the United States. Does McCain really think voters are so naïve that they would accept Palin based upon gender alone? Apparently so, because these women are as far apart on issues—abortion, bearing arms, fiscal views, social views—as one can get. I still don’t understand (or accept) the vitriol that Hillary’s detractors espouse. What did Hillary ever do to a conservative that was so horrible? Stand by her man, family, and country? At least in Hillary’s case, she allowed one chapter of her life to close before the aggressive seeking of higher political pursuits. That’s more than I can say for Gov. Palin. Just what makes people think they can have it all?

Sarah Palin is the antithesis of who should be representing a “successful” working woman. Gov. Palin may not wish to acknowledge it, but her life is in disarray, and the only one who can’t see it is her. You mean to tell me that she has five children (one of whom has Down Syndrome), a teenage daughter who’s pregnant out of wedlock, a husband who has had a DWI conviction, and she still believes she can manage to be Vice President of the United States of America, too??? In the words of Chris Rock, “Just because someone says you can do it doesn’t make the sh-t right!” Perhaps if Sarah spent more time at home, her pregnant daughter might have a better sense of her parents’ values. You know…the same values that make you want to get back at your ex-brother-in-law by subtly suggesting that he be fired. The self-proclaimed, “Anti-corruption crusader,” is being investigated herself— excerpt From The Washington Post:

For the past several years, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, has been embroiled in a bitter family feud that has drawn in the state police, the attorney general, the governor's office and the state legislature.

A bipartisan state legislative panel has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate whether Palin improperly brought the family fight into the governor's office. The investigation is focusing on whether she and her aides pressured and ultimately fired the public safety commissioner, Walter Monegan, for not removing Palin's ex-brother-in-law from the state police force.

Suspected abuse where there is a truckload of “circumstantial” evidence is no reason to exclude someone’s selection as a Vice Presidential candidate, is it? Or maybe Gov. Palin could have driven her inebriated husband home. Or perhaps she could just help the kids a little more with their homework? Mow the grass? Do the laundry? Clean up around the house? Pay the family bills? Don’t get me wrong. I’d never ask a Governor to do anything I don’t do myself. I suppose as Governor, she has “people” to assist with such trivial things as raising a family, and we’re all starting to see just how well that worked out. Aren’t we? Managing a federal budget can’t be any more difficult that managing the PTO budget, right? You mean to tell me there were no other women in the GOP that were worthy (or willing) to run with John McCain? Is this the best the GOP had to offer? John McCain sure thinks so! And that’s pretty scary.

Of course, there is already “noise” from the likes of Carly Fiorina about how the Democrats are launching “sexist attacks” against Palin—Frankly Carly, if the GOP really wanted the female vote, either you, Ann Coulter, or Condoleezza Rice would have been infinitely better picks in my opinion. Make no mistake, the “sexist” characterization is a political smoke screen to detract from the fact that John McCain has made a screw up of mammoth proportions in picking Sarah Palin in the first place. And frankly, she had no business accepting the VP candidate nod other than to massage her own ego. Someone in the Grand Ol’ Party needed to pull Sarah to the side and tell her, “Lady, you have enough on your plate.” In the coming weeks, we’ll hear plenty about how we’re supposed to “fall in love” with her story. Whatever, Man…Hopefully, the voters in America will be listening intently and come to the same conclusion: Sarah, there’s not a story you can tell that suggests you should be a proverbial heartbeat from the Presidency when you can’t even effectively manage your own household. ‘Nough Said…

Peace,
+THINKER