The pundits are bloviating in high gear over John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his VP running mate, as they try to figure out whether it was a stroke of political genius or totally dumb and perhaps even politically suicidal.
Some of the "experts" think it was a grand move by this year's maverick to shore up his support with with right wing of the Republican Party by picking a dedicated right-to-lifer who puts into practice what she preaches, specifically, giving birth to a Down Syndrome baby while in her 40s. She is a dedicated pro-gun advocate and NRA member. She can claim feminist credibility for fighting corruption in the oil game in Alaska and its "good old boys" network. She is perky and cute, the Gidget of big time politics, being embraced by her Moondoggie, John McCain .
Other experts say Palin, who was a small town mayor and governor for only two years, is totally unqualified to sit one heartbeat away from the presidency.
The truth is both more complicated and more simple. Palin is really a neuter, who has no record of substance to stand on to claim the vice presidency. She is nothing more than an ink-blot that reveals the innermost political thoughts and desires of those who perceive her. If you want to see her as a maverick, you will. If you want to see her as a feminist, you will. If you want to see her as a right to lifer, you will. If you want to see McCain as a maverick for picking her, you will. If you want to see this choice as McCain's political suicide, you will.
Sarah Palin - political Rohrsharch test.
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How well will the McCain/Palin team stand the next several weeks of paparazzi-like scrutiny into every aspect of the nominee's selection that goes BEYOND what has already been exposed in the Lower 48:
-Bridge-to-Nowhere flip/flop?
-Trooper-gate?
-Husband's involvement with BP?
Questions should arise about how well she can simultaneously satisfy her conflicting roles as parent and Vice President, whether she will try to deal with political opponents in the same backwoods manner as she did in Alaska.
Some pundit opined that her selection was the equivalent of "Dan Quayle in a dress". I subscribe to the more likely theory that she's "George W. Bush in a dress". Imagine being invited to go on a moose hunting trip with her...
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