John McCain- This woman is insulted!

Truly ridiculous.  I cannot begin to fathom how John McCain could name Sarah Palin as his VP nominee while she has only been governor for a year and a half.  And to top that off, he doesn't personally know her, he only met with her once!  I think it is safe to say that no man would have been selected with such poor credentials.  This is so absurd, and with republicans being w so opposed to Affirmative Action, this sure does seem like the worst manipulation of it!  

I find myself as a woman being so completely insulted. There are so many intelligent, powerful, and accomplished women, in the world, we don't need this patronizing ridiculous act of fake equality. Choosing a woman not prepared to succeed and selecting her purely because of her sex is not empowering to women, it is insulting.

The difference between the democrats and the republicans has never been so stark.  The democrats (who fundamentally believe in the equality of all people and fight for equality with their policies) supported Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton not because of their race or sex, but because of who they were.  We did not seek out the black guy or the chick, no we are just a party of diversity and were fortunate to have our best candidates for office also happen to represent an underrepresented group in our country's government.

And to think that women will just blindly vote for the woman, seems to be the main reason she was selected and is the most insult implication of all, to women everywhere, and to specifically Hillary Clinton.

Clearly the republicans learned nothing with the Harriet Mier debacle.

A few of my new favorite "facts" on Sarah Palin

Why I believe she is not qualified to be a "heartbeat" away from the presidency:

• She has been a Governor for less than two years and prior to that she was the mayor of a city of 9,000 people.
  
• She has only met with John McCain twice (So McCain can't even personally vouch for her qualifications)
  
• When interviewed shortly after becoming governor, she was asked about the surge in Iraq and she admitted that she has been focused on her own state of Alaska and didn't know much about Iraq.

Why her extreme right-wing views make me fearful of her being a heartbeat away from the presidency:

• She has helped to have creationism taught in Alaska's public schools
  
• She is a skeptic of global warming
  
• She is opposed to abortion in ALL situations including incest and rape
  

As the national media begins to look into this woman, I can only imagine what else we will learn...  

My VEEP Predictions

Ok, I can't be this much of a political junkie without just putting my predictions out there.  

It is Friday, 9:08 a.m. and I am sitting here waiting for my txt from Barack with the big news. I literally jump every time my phone makes the slightest noise, so for my sanity I would appreciate no other txts from my friends until the news breaks!

Ok, for the less interesting choice on the Republican front:  I have been saying for months now and still feel convinced that McCain will pick Romney.  He is talking about Liebermann and others just so that he can show he could have and didn't choose a pro-choice candidate.  Apparently for the evangelicals Romney hasn't been pro-life long enough, but he will seem like a relief after talk of Liebermann.  Plus I think McCain thinks Romney will help him on the economy (#1 issue this fall) and will give him a potential boost in Michigan.

And on to the VEEP that has us all wanting to know...

My prediction is that Obama will choose Hillary.  I did not hold this opinion until this week, and here are my reasons for my predictions:

1) It would explain why she has been so quiet.  Not because she was sulking and being a poor looser as we all thought, but because he needed the time in the spotlight while she remained quiet.  The only way for her to not overshadow him in the fall.

2) She would be such a shock at this point, and i think they want that sort of excitement.

3) I am feeling more reinforced by they fact that he hasn't announced yet.  It is not like they need to introduce the country to Hillary, we know her pretty well.

4) She will deliver the blue-collar rural democrats that he must have to win.

Prediction 2:

Last night it was pointed out that his schedule is unknown for Saturday afternoon after the speech he will do with his VP and it is expected that he will be traveling to the home state of his VP.

My prediction going along with the fact that it will be Hillary is that Saturday afternoon they will spend their time in either Michigan or Florida.  Together they will be saying we need you in november, you are our top priority now, sorry we didn't campaign here but we're here now together asking for your support. 

So that is my best guess...  Please share yours!