While the title of this post is unoriginal, it really reflects how I feel about this election at this point. I'm legitimately angry, not for political reasons but because this country is seriously considering electing a senile 72 year old 4 time cancer survivor and his VP who is the political equivalent of a special needs child. McCain alone is a bad candidate to begin with. He is, first and foremost an idiot (as explained in an earlier post) who believes that staying in Iraq and possibly invading Iran are solutions for an already strained military. Aside from potentially starting the 3rd World War, McCain's fiscal policies are part of the extremely unsuccessful laissez-faire economic plan that the Reps have been using for the past couple years with no signs of slowing. All of this is well documented and there is no need to rehash it. His runningmate Palin, to me though, is both dangerous and insulting. Let's review the obvious stuff. McCain met this woman one time, ONE TIME DAMNIT and then suddenly asked her to be VP. In her 12 year political career this woman operated on a national level for less than 2 years. And this "national" level was as governor in the great state of Alaska, a state with a minuscule population. Even in her state, she supported drilling for oil and allegedly at one point contended that Global warming didn't exist (clearly she cares for the environment). For the other 10 years she was a city council member and mayor of a town of about 6,000 people. My neighborhood has more than 6,000 people. Most major Universities have more than 6,000 people. There's not much in life that's considered legit with LESS THAN 6,000 PEOPLE! This is a dangerous choice because she isn't qualified to be much of anything beyond Alaska and definitely not the person second in line for the presidency. John McCain has a decent chance of dying in office and the idea of this woman leading the most powerful country in the world terrifies me. I don't do the whole scared thing generally and I'm not one for sentimental feelings but I'm really concerned about this. Beyond that though, this choice insults the American voting public and particularly women. Is this the glass ceiling? Is being used by your party and brought in purely based on your identity as a woman, however unqualified you are, really what feminists fight for? I feel like the Republic party is laughing at Hillary supporters who they think are too stupid and caught up in the gender issue to recognize that not just any woman will do. And you know what the sad part is? They might not be wrong. This whole PUMA (party unity my ass) business is making a solid argument for that conclusion. The fact that female democrats could be so mad that Hillary lost that they vote AGAINST their right to choose is actually kinda scary. Also let me clear the record on that issue: when a woman of Hillary Clinton's influence, wealth and power is beat I can assure you someone went out and took it to her. She didn't get cheated, she got complacent and Barack got all in that ass (figuratively, duh) . She got what she asked for and even when she played dirty it was too late. Aside from that, Palin isn't even Hillary Clinton (and that's saying something). I think Palin said it best "What exactly does a VP do all day?" Great. Super. This woman should be the next leader of the free world. Absolutely. I honestly have had enough of this. Someone in my family recently suggested that Obama and Biden should focus on McCain and leave her alone so that they don't seem like they're bullying her. Now I love my fam but that is just incorrect. Shell her. Bomb her. Absolutely vaporize her credibility (not exactly a tall order). For example, her whole story about having a kid with down syndrome and having the experience of being a mother (something Cindy McCain cited I believe) doesn't make her a damn thing but a mother of a kid with down syndrome. That has exactly diddly shit to do with national security, the economy or really anything else. The dems cannot let this craziness slide. Democrats have been playing this spineless set of mind games for too long, by overestimating the intelligence of the voting public. All the while, Republicans have been able to transform all strengths into weaknesses by relentlessly going on the attack. That's how a draft dodging drunk was able to paint a vietnam vet with war medals as a coward (here's lookin at you John Kerry). It's time to play the same game. Demolish both McCain and Palin. It's time to take off the kid gloves because there is more at stake than just some political contest. These Republican candidates are dangerously unwise in their decisions (clearly) and to allow them to steal another one could actually lead to tragedy. I don't know about y'all but if Ameriicans are too stupid to recognize this shamelessly reckless ploy then I think it's time to move to Canada, who's with me?
P.S. For those of you who want more stats and facts on Palin and co. here's a pretty cool video my roomate found online and I think it sums up Palin's profile (from the perspective of anyone with sense). It's time to wrap up this reign of senseless political ineptitude and elect someone with some sense.
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