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It really bothers me that some people think that if I criticize the choice of Sarah Palin, that I am criticizing the choice of a WOMAN, which could not be further from the truth. But heck yeah I am not happy about that particular woman being on the ticket. She doesn’t belong there.

And McCain’s military record ? Not that impressive, folks. He not only graduated at the bottom of his class, he also crashed 3 or 4 planes when he was a naval airman. And then he got captured after the final crash. You know, I think if I had a job where I crashed more then one jet worth millions of dollars, that maybe I would be grounded. Or something.

I want someone calm. Intelligent. Someone who is a good speaker and a good communicator and an excellent listener. Someone who is willing to consider changing his or her mind if given new information. Someone who can change gears and multi-task. Experience is great, but I think these other things matter more. No one has had experience being president, unless they have already BEEN president. It is, in it’s essence, a “learn as you go” gig. So you need someone with a quick mind, and a good support team, who is in good health and can handle the rigors of an extremely stressful position. I have watched our past presidents age in a very accelerated fashion. I can’t see John McCain (or any other 72 year old) being able to keep up. My uncle is 70, and no one will hire him because of his age. Why is McCain even an option ? He’s already past retirement age !

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I just hope that people understand that there’s a difference between juggling the kids, carpools, household, work, etc. and juggling two wars with massive American casualities, a terrorist network led by a man who is STILL alive and STILL wants to kill us, a Russian PM who is intent on showing the world that his country is still powerful, two “axis of evil” countries expanding their nuclear programs . . . I could go on, and on, and on . . . THESE responsibilities are different. These are things that you cannot deal with by “not blinking.” These are issues that you can’t handle with a 5 month old on your lap. And while I applaud Sarah Palin for managing everything she does so well (and being lucky enough to take her infant son with her to meetings in AK), she remains an irresponsible choice for VP, and I have nightmares about what her first sit down with someone like Putin would be like.

Yes, people should base their vote on the President, but please – it’s obvious that this is not what’s going on in America. People love Palin and remain lukewarm about McCain. She has a higher approval rating than Joe Biden (something I’ll rant about at another time), and she’s bringing bigger crowds to McCain rallies than he ever could have. These people need to take a step back and ask themselves whether they honestly think she’ll be able to hold her own against her neighbor Putin when she couldn’t handle Katie Couric.

For the record, I can be inspired by someone that I want to have a beer with, much more easily than I can sit down with someone that repulses me. I did enjoy that huffington post.

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Alas, I watched the video, and I’m pretty sure that I just became dumber as a result.

Hey, I saw a black guy last week. Therefore, I am more experienced in racist issues than the rest of the country.

Ugh…. if McCain wins, I’m moving to Australia.

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EXCEPT! this came out today from conservative columnist Kathleen Parker. It made my day.

I’d add it directly to the post as another update, but it’s long enough as is.

I knew what you were saying about the whole elite (top qualifications) thing v. the elitist (out of touch with real America) thing without your clarifications, but am so glad that you’ve put them up for folks who didn’t quite connect the dots.

I pray daily that Obama and Biden win. Not only for reasons that you cite here, but also for the fact that Biden is an advocate against violence towards women and children – a very real and economic issue in America. It’s things like this that show me they are big picture men with attention to the fine details.

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I’m glad you added the video of Palin’s interview… I hadn’t seen any of it and that right there just proves that I didn’t miss nothing!

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