Acts of Desperation

By now, we all know that John McCain has chosen Alaska governor, Sarah Palin as Vice Presidential running mate.

I simply can't wrap my head around it. It strikes me as a blatant act of desperation, and I'm finding it difficult to find any reason whatsoever for choosing her beyond her gender. She has no foreign relations experience, has only 20 months of experience running her very small state, and has already gathered a questionable track record. People are arguing over whether or not her infantile leadership experience is something to squawk over. There's a lot of defense, but what I'm not seeing is anyone bringing to the table why she would be a good candidate.

What bothers me is that by McCain choosing her as a possible vice president of the US, he's showing tremendous irresponsibility, telling the American people that he's okay with unqualified people running our local and foreign affairs. Whats worse, is that no one seems to be offended by this. It seems to me that by choosing Palin, he's proven that he's not concerning himself with the actual running of the country at all, but only with the race at hand. It shows a complete lack of foresight and in and of itself proves that he's unfit for presidency. Any candidate that would risk the security of the nation on a gimmick, on a political stunt, should never cast his shadow on the threshold of the White House. Yes, all politicians use stunts and glamor to win, but generally, they don't do it at the risk of our country.

If by some unlucky turn of fate, McCain does become president, the American people would be handcuffed to a shell shocked president who still isn't sure if he believes in Global Warming and a VP that as of a few weeks ago, was perplexed by what her potential job would even entail!

From everything I've seen, the only thing McCain and his people know about a campaign is developing controversy and hoopla, and generally to their own downfall. For instance, the "Obama Energy Plan" Tire Gage he passed out, that looked and acted like an add for Obama, rather than the mockery he intended.

They're nothing but a side show, and I find it hard to believe that anyone at all is listening anymore. They've discredited themselves and made a mockery of themselves and (to our benefit) of their party.

Just the other day, McCain had the stroke of genius to say that the GOP needed to "Take off their Republican hats and put on their American Hats" during the Hurricane in New Orleans. By his own words, he's told us that you cannot be both an American and a Republican at the same time, and that if America is in danger, the last thing we need is a Republican on deck. He warned us. A republican himself. The Republican candidate for presidency HIMSELF has told America that when we're up against a wall, you better clean all the Republican Hats out of the house.

I couldn't agree with you more.


As a final note, this was another stroke of genius.
On August 29th, McCain announced Palin as his running mate. Palin was introducing herself to the American people for the first time. This moment was pivotal for her. She had to show just the right amount of strength, youth, patriotism and female compassion to win over all these people who didn't know her from Eve. And what did she do? She lied. Right out from the gate, she lied about "The Bridge to Nowhere", claiming that she had opposed it being built, even when we have proof she had supported it, proof that was so recent, I wonder why she would even try to lie about it.

And so, I thank you Sarah Palin, for simplifying everything for us. So early in the game, you and McCain have done all the work a critic might want, you've even created the slogans for us.

I dedicate this image to Palin and McCain. You, and you alone made this image possible.

McCain / Palin
A Bridge to Nowhere