McCain's pick for VP Sarah Palin is a disaster. Maybe Ron Paul MIGHT win nomination

This is the typical politics over competence and the country's welfare. While she might be a good governor, she is not ready to sit down with Putin, should something happen to McSame. And can you imagine the Biden debate, like Benton vs. Quayle "you are no JFK" or in this case no Hillary Clinton. Though I have issues with Obama as well on this score, at least he had the sense to pick someone who has been sent overseas to negotiate with heads of state, and not bring them tea as Hillary did.

With all the problems the country faces, is either one of the leading parties candidates going to roll back the Patriot act, Military Commissions act, the FISA bill, the Executive order 51, or the credit card bill/bankruptcy bill? NO of course not. Both parties are run by the money people in this country, and until they get so greedy as to push the working class people too far into poverty to the point of a revolt, nothing will change. The scary thing to me is Afghanistan, Brzezinski (Carters NSA) drew the USSR into there so they would be ruined, as Afghanistan is where empires go to die, and here it is 20 years later and we fell into the same trap. And I'm supposed to believe Obama and Palin can figure a way out?

Hmm...

This may be considered only loosly related to the topic, but I was speaking with a woman the other day about "leadership". In context, it was about church leadership. I was actually surprised by her comment that she became frightened when women were being ordained as pastors in Christian churches and this is why she left. She thought it spelled trouble.

No doubt that there are women that have the ability to influence and lead, or do good or think logically - but you do have to wonder about the sanity of millions of women who will simply vote for someone based on that persons feminine gender- or because it's "historic' or "new" or "paves the way for full equality" or something of that sort.

If the McCain ploy actually works with large portions of women voters, I'd seriously wonder if it was ever a good idea to let them vote at all.

*puts on flame retardant suit*

as a VP I still will not vote for that Stubby Armed Albino War Chipmunk.

From this Reuters article:

In an interview on the Fox News Channel, McCain began defending Palin against criticism she lacks experience, especially on foreign policy, and should not be a heartbeat away from the presidency.

McCain said Palin, governor less than two years, had been to Kuwait to see her state's National Guard troops.

Let's just interrupt the interview for a moment to ask:

Why are Alaska's National Guard troops in Kuwait?? She has to go all the way to Kuwait to see her state's National Guards?

The article continues with InSane describing Palin's extensive foreign policy qualifications (bolding is mine):

"She's had 12 years of elected office experience including traveling to Kuwait, including being involved in these issues. I'm so proud that she has displayed the kind of judgment and she has the experience and judgment as an executive," he said.

McCain's wife Cindy McCain said on ABC's "This Week" program that Palin had knowledge about Russia because her state is the closest U.S. state to Russia.

"Remember, Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia. So it's not as if she doesn't understand what's at stake here," she said.

See? Palin can point to Russia on a map. So at least she's got a leg up on InSane as far as geography studies go. (Wonder whether he ever figured out where Iraq is?...)

You're missing the point.

America NEEDS someone with ZERO foreign policy experience. It's the foreign policy numbnuts that have gotten us into most wars and who basically keep us playing big brother to Israel.

We need people in Washington who care about America and not about Europe and Israel.

Anyway, don't get me wrong, I would never vote for John McCain even if he chose RP as his running mate....