Sarah Palin and the Vice-Presidency

I just can't keep this to myself. You don't have to read it. You can probably guess what I'm going to say.

I first thought that McCain's VP choice was a clever one. After all, it was the democrats that were brave enough to run a woman for President. If you were inclined to think that was liberal and something worth doing, then you'd be proud of the Democrats.

But.. to have the Democrats themselves reject a good women candidate, even if it was for a black candidate, then have the Republicans put a woman on the ticket that could easily one day have the Presidency fall in her lap, well, that's just clever politics.

But is it? How can a Republican majority vote for a woman that has 5 children, 4 at home, and an infant in need of constant care with Down's Syndrome? Who is supposed to give these children the care they need? Obviously, her stint as Governor has taken a toll on her 17 year old daughter who is now pregnant out-of-wedlock. Would Dr. Laura, the staunch conservative talk show host and defender of children approve of this working mother? I'd be interested to hear her take on this. Who would take precedence if Palin became President. Her children or the nation. And her becoming President would be an all too real scenario with the older Candidate McCain running for President and winning and dying prematurely.

I'll admit that her positions on many life and political issues are extremely distasteful to me. Refusing to put the Polar Bear on the endangered species list to avoid causing problems with energy harvesting on the North Slope is one. Being a Moose and Caribou hunter is another. (See photo below as Caribou is dying in agony with Sarah looking on with one of her young children. Do you think she had Caribou steaks that night to relieve her hunger. They probably don't have grocery stores in Alaska.)

I wonder what part of the bible told Sarah Palin to torture this Caribou?

Being against personal freedoms for gays and pregnant mothers is another. Being a member of the NRA is another. Allowing wolves to be shot from helicopters is another. Telling religious students (as governor of Alaska) that God is on "our" side in the Iraq war. The fact that she's had no national or international political experience is another big issue for me. What was McCain thinking?

Well, I guess it doesn't matter too much to me, because if the Republicans win this election her negative contributions would probably pale to the damage McCain and a Republican congress would continue to do in the footsteps of President Bush. Why can't the Republicans learn from past experience? McCain is not a bad man. He's just the wrong man for this country at this time.

This country needs the Democrats to win the election. We can't keep having this belief prevail that what is good for the rich is good for the poor. Unfortunately, the rich have but one goal in mind and that is to become richer. The poor have the same goal, but they have no chance to achieve it.

Just my humble opinion.