Sarah Palin, Vice President?

So, John McCain announced his running mate, and it is Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska. Huh. I'm not quite sure what to think about this. On the one hand, hooray for a potential lady VP, but on the other, more truthful and accurate hand, BOO. I mean, "boo" to the whole idea of John McCain as president, obviously, but also, WTF? She is crazy-anti-abortion. She wants to open the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge for more drilling. SHE HATES POLAR BEARS AND WANTS TO KEEP THEM OFF THE ENDANGERED ANIMALS LIST SO SHE CAN STILL HUNT THEM. Seriously, America? We're going to elect a polar bear hater to the office of vice president? I don't think so.

Also, for all those thinking, "yes, those are reasonable arguments, I don't agree with polar bear haters, but be realistic - she'll never have any REAL power, as VP she'd be a figurehead at best..." just remember that John McCain is older than the Crypt Keeper. John McCain is so old he doesn't EMAIL. And if John McCain got elected, then dropped dead during his term, we'd be stuck with a polar bear hater for the next couple years. A crazy, beehive-wearing, choice-denying polar bear hater. Think on that, America.

On the plus side, I guess this totally undoes John McCain's "Obama is too inexperienced to lead" argument. Obviously experience isn't as important to him as he led us to think, if he's willing to take on a woman as VP whose most extensive political experience has been as the mayor of a town of 800 people.

P.S. I'm not totally sure about this, but I think I heard that she's under investigation for firing Alaska's public safety commissioner when he refused to fire her ex-brother-in-law at her request.

P.P.S. I do, however, think she deserved props for a)being the first Republican female nominee and b) giving birth to a child with Downs syndrome and being back to work some ridiculously soon time after. This doesn't mean I like her, or that I want her to become president and kill all the polar bears. I just have to be fair and acknowledge that those are impressive feats. As isbeing an Alaskan beauty queen, which is something she is also famous for.

P.P.P.S This is the last of my blog posts that will be sent to your email addresses, folks. I've been trying to find a way to just automatically send you an email every time I update without sending the whole post, but I can't seem to figure it out. Instead, I'm going to start sending a big email from my own email address to you guys when I post. If you don't see an email from me in a while, though, check back here - I'll probably be posting blog entries and just forgetting to email you.