Moose Hunting, Small Town Mayor from Alaska…as VP??
What the he** were John McCain’s inner circle thinking when they chose the admittedly nice looking yet questionably qualified Sarah Palin as the best VP candidate the GOP could find in this year’s election??
Already we’ve learned more about Senator Palin’s past exploits than it appears John McCain knew before choosing her. Lemme see, we got the drunken driving charge 22 years ago. Ok, we’ll let that slide - could happen to anyone. Then there’s this violation of ethics controversy on her firing the state’s public safety director - the ex-husband of her sister. Hmmm, sounds like Sarah has it in for the guy. Dontcha think so? Oh, did you read where Sarah was once a member of the Independent Party in Alaska that favored succession from the lower 48 states? Nothing like a little dab of insurrection in a candidate.
I won’t even get into the possible lack of “family values” exhibited by Sarah’s 17 year old, unmarried daughter Bristol’s announcement of her being impregnated by her boyfriend. This bit of news was release on Labor Day. Ah, the irony of that.
At least Bristol’s doing the right thing by marrying that boy. Cause you know her Mom is Pro Life and all.
Throw in the uncovered clips of Senator Palin as a ’80s hair sportscaster breathlessly covering the Iditarod dog race and sprinkle in her former Miss Wallisa, Alaska beauty queen reign and you have the makings of a candidate that shouldn’t be one.
John McCain’s aides swear they did a thorough check of Senator’s Palin’s background. A thorough check? I’m guessing they spent some time on the Alaska government website via Google and never went to Alaska to, you know, ask around? After all, it’s cold up there and Alaska only counts for 1.5% of the total US voting population.
The Democrats had to fall back on their collective butts in a combination of amazement and glee when they heard the news of McCain’s selection.
Remember Tom Eagleton, George McGovern’s VP choice in 1972 who turned out to have a history of mental illness and stepped down from the nomination?
The way this Sarah Palin story is unfolding so quickly and so negatively, she’ll make Eagleton look like a smart choice.
Dayumm McCain…what the H#LL were you thinking. Or were you??