What is McCain thinking?

After hearing that McCain would possibly choose former Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney, as his running mate, I made a promise to leave the country if they won the election.  Although the running mate he did choose, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, shares many of the same hard line conservative values as Romney, (the source of my for my dislike of both politicians) I must say that my concern has been much alleviated.  McCain must have been out of his mind to choose Palin, and if it hurts his chances at winning in November, then I say good choice!  

Palin, governor of the notoriously politically corrupt state of Alaska, is not only barely known, she is known for her lack of experience and knowledge of foreign policy and security issues and has confessed herself that she doesn't even know what is expected of the VP.  When leaving the country to visit Alaskan troops in Kuwait, Palin had to make sure she applied for a passport in time.  In a time when America is involved in a war that involves any country 'supporting' terrorism, at a time when globalization is not only real but expanding rapidly and the economy is as globally-based as it is, does our country really deserve a VP who doesn't have real global experience, let alone a valid passport?

One glaring suspicion of McCain's running mate choice has nothing to do at all with her qualifications for the position, but rather her gender.  This was the first thought I had when I heard the news that McCain had chosen this (in my opinion) absolutely random governor: Here is another attempt to pull more Clinton supporters.  And sadly, it may just be working.  I guess only the polls will show in the end, but hopefully the majority of Clinton supporting democrats will be smart enough to see that, aside from gender, these women have so little in common their gender may be about the only thing they do have in common.  Hillary Clinton is former First Lady, the wife of a still very powerful and influential former president; she is a New York State Senator; she is a democrat; she has relatively liberal views; she came pretty damn close to becoming the first female president of our country!  Although I'm sure Governor Palin has led an admirable and successful political career thus far,  she holds nowhere near the credentials that Hillary does.  To support Palin because she's a woman is like eating cat food when you can't have steak because, hey, they're both meat right!

The two women's credentials aside, to repeat myself once again, CLINTON TOLD YOU THAT IF YOU SUPPORT HER, YOU SHOULD TURN YOUR SUPPORT TO OBAMA NOW!!  (Can you tell how much it bugs me that people don't get this?) The reason she says and, I think, truly believes this is because, even if she can't be president, she wants to see someone with the closest values to hers take the position instead.  McCain and Palin represent the complete opposite of her values.  So, please, please, if you are a Clinton supporter, be a little smarter than that.  Realize how insulting it is for McCain to try to trick you like this.