Former television sports anchor? Loser of Miss Alaska? Lifetime member of the NRA? Mother of child with questionable morals? Irrelevant state? Ethics violations?
Seriously people. Sarah Palin brings nothing of value to the table. She votes pro-life? Cool… I guess. Do you really think the supreme court is going to flip that decision? Also, how on earth does having a child with down syndrome count as a plus in our messed up political landscape? If anything, she should probably be spending more time with her FIVE (ridiculously named) children. I won’t even touch the Bristol saga…
My point is this: the Sarah Palin pick is indicative of the fact that our nation would rather vote for our politicians like it is an episode of American Idol than based on how capable they are of doing the job.
I’m not saying Obama is an ideal candidate, in many way he represents the same Track (pun intended) as Palin. However, I’m kind of sick of the way we work with the rest of the world, and John McCain certainly can’t fix that. I’m also kind of sick of the way we’ve lowered taxes but jacked up our spending. When did the Republicans forget how to balance their budget? Or help people?
Our schools are a mess. The economy sucks. Our foreign policy is embarrassing. I’m not naive enough to believe that Bush caused all of this, but I certainly don’t think four years of McCain will fix it. Will Obama? I’m not sure, but I guess I’d rather find out. At least we’ll have someone articulate and charismatic at the helm.
I’m not convinced that the Supreme Court will ever overturn Roe vs. Wade, and that is honestly the only reason I would even consider voting Republican in this election.
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Honestly, if my parents knew you thought that the Palin/McCain campaign was that bad, they would probably start supporting the Illini in Missouri/Illinois games, and, right you a letter in agreement.
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Trent, you’re a rat.
But yep. I agree.
“the Sarah Palin pick is indicative of the fact that our nation would rather vote for our politicians like it is an episode of American Idol than based on how capable they are of doing the job”
You are absolutely right - and that’s why McCain is playing the Palin card.
Not only are you right about the way American’s vote~ many American’s don’t seem to grasp what the real issues are~ beyond the red herring issues of race, gender, and good-ole-boy status. American’s seem only conscious of individual and personal neediness. I might argue that this in itself defines America as an unconscious nation. [Trent told me I should read your blog...]