McCain Speaks to Our Sexist Angels

Seriously, McCain, wtf?? The pick of Sarah Pallin, an unknown governor from a state that is as populated and complex to run as a local Wal-Mart, is both stupid and unbelievable. He not only defied common sense when picking a VP (someone with a resume that fills the holes in yours), but also political strategy.

Many, if not every single person with a political memory that spans more than a year, is calling this for what it is: sexist. His strategy appears to be that of pandering and opportunism. Picking a woman for being a woman is like telling females to buy cigarettes because they are in a pink box...oh wait, that has already been done. Pallin will have a hard time courting her sisterhood with a record that includes staunch pro-life stances and a life story that is more Barbie than Barbara Bush.

Pallin has less than two years of gubernatorial experience in Alaska. She was a council member and mayor for some years also. No, not mayor or council member of Juneau, but that of Wasilla, population OVER 6,000. Sarah Pallin, Experience You Can Count On.

Oh, and she also won a beauty pageant back in the day. Anyway...

McCain should have a hard time making his case for picking Pallin. She might be on the ticket to serve as a sprinkle of youth and charm in a campaign that lacks both by the bucket-full. But besides that, what does she bring? If McCain and Pallin can't answer these questions, they are bound to be asked how their ticket differs in experience and charm from Obama/Biden.

Pretty much, McCain might have made his case against Obama's persona defunct. His youth, little experience, and "celebrity" are the same for Pallin. Simple arithmetic, they cancel each other out. In addition, age in the McCain campaign comes back to play, but in a negative way. McCain will turn 72 this year, so that means he may become the oldest president to ever take the oath, with Pallin as her VP. What happens in McCain dies in office? Pallin becomes the president, and all bets are off. Can McCain make the case that the possibility of a Pallin presidency is not the same as a Obama presidency?

McCain played his cards very poorly and with a rush he shouldn't have taken (he only met once with Pallin during the vetting process, and that was this week). His pick is nothing more than pandering for female votes and a shot in his foot. The Obama campaign should not allow him to just walk it off. Get 'em Biden, get 'em!

lhp