McCain Screws Up, Picks Lightweight Palin As VP
I didn't think it would happen. I didn't think McCain would be this crazy. But clearly the compulsive gambler has decide to go all in and roll the dice on this one. Right now the media is in a frenzy because the pick is unexpected and, well, just plain bizarre.
But the glow will come off Palin fairly quickly, once people realize what this means.
Sarah Palin is a scandal-plagued governor from Alaska who was the mayor of a town of 8,000 people just two years ago. The McCain campaign is desperately trying to say she has -- get this -- MORE experience than Barack Obama.
"WTF?" you might ask. Well, the Republicans say she has two years of "executive" experience as a governor, whereas Obama has none. I would argue that Obama is the CEO of Obama for America, which has thousands of employees and millions of volunteers, more volunteers than Alaska has residents, but that's beside the point. John McCain also has zero years of executive experience, if that's the new measure we are using. Hell, maybe Obama, McCain and Biden should just drop out and let Sarah Palin become president if she's clearly the most experienced one!
As I've stated for days, the McCain campaign has been in panic mode since Biden was picked. I'm sure that McCain was leaning towards Romney or Lieberman, but decided to swing for the fences. This is a desperation pick and will be seen as such, you watch.
If the RNC convention weren't coming up on Monday, I could see Sarah Palin being booted from the ticket after the initial shock wears off. But instead, luckily for us, it appears McCain is now stuck with her.
posted by Existenz | 1:32 PM
3 Comments:
You fail to mention that Sarah Palin is pretty good looking, and very telegenic. Doesn't that count for anything? Of course it does. It may actually be everything in the eyes of today's voters.
Uncle Joe
I saw an interview of female voters on TV last night, when asked about her.
"sarah? Sarah who?"
Being pretty may get you elected but it doesn't mean you will be elected.
In his choice of Palin, McCain's disregard for the general emphasis he puts on national security creds, and his contradicting of his specific recent statements that his choice of VP would first and foremost be based on that person's ability to keep America safe as commander in chief, is nothing short of stunning. Does anybody honestly want someone with a background like Sarah Palin's at the security helm? This choice is a lower standard than most local employment hiring!
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