Election '08: Veepwatch

[semperfiona]

In a very cynical attempt to wrest the media coverage away from Obama's fantastic acceptance speech, McCain has announced his VP pick: the first-term governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin.

Apparently McCain believes that he can pick off some of Hillary Clinton's former supporters by choosing a female VP candidate: that women won't notice that this woman is as anti-choice and anti-feminist as you can get, at the same time that he hopes those very positions of hers will reinforce his standing with the Religious Reich. Clever attempt to play both ends, but I think it's doomed to failure.

The Clinton supporters will not fail to notice her beliefs and positions on the issues, and the Religious Reich will not fail to notice her gender.

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[chiefted]

I am looking forward to the Family Values section of the Right attempting the gymnastics it will require to explain supporting a woman who has five kids and went back to work immediately after having a baby with Down's Syndrome.

I think that is why for the first time, in a long time, I am actually looking forwarded to the VP debate(s). I have a feeling its going to take a boat load of cart wheels and triple axels when the Right gets to that.

Why do I think we have just seen the beginning of a colossal train wreck.