IGLOOS DO NOT HAVE GLASS CEILINGS

Recently in the Politico, John Harris came out with a piece entitled "6 Things the Palin pick says about John McCain." (for the entire post, click here) Here are his 6 things....

1. He is desperate
2. He is willing to gamble--big time
3. He is worried about the political implications of his age
4. He's not worried about the actuarial implications of the age issue
5. He is worried about his conservative base
6. At the end of the day, McCain is still McCain

I would like to add my seventh thing this pick says about McCain, he has absolutely no respect for the office of the Vice President. His pick, Governor Palin has gone on record as asking what the duties of a VP are, and John McCain has offered his insight into the position.....he has been widely quoted as a VP "attends funerals, and checks in on the health of the President."

It is with this low opinion of what he needs in his VP pick that has driven him to pick Palin. Described by Karl Rove as a "gun packing, hockey playing woman," and by Rush Limbaugh as an under qualified "babe", this pick must have every other Vice President in American history spinning in their graves.

To say Governor Palin's resume is thin...paper thin, is almost a compliment. A graduate of the University of Idaho, she spent her early post-graduate time as a TV sports reporter. She went on to become Mayor of the all-important Alaska community of Wasilla, with its population of 9,000 residents. And that was less than three years ago. This is a joke, right, Senator?

Two years ago, she ran and won the Governorship of her state of Alaska with a majority of Alaskan votes...115,000 to be exact, or the size of the average Barack Obama stadium attendance.

Which leads me to "thing" number eight: They learned absolutely nothing from Dan Quayle. Do I have to illustrate, or somehow elaborate on this area? People who neglect to remember the past, are doomed to repeat it, and McCain certainly has forgotten the past.

Finally, let me throw out "thing" number nine: They believe that disgruntled Hillary Clinton supporters will vote for anyone with a vagina. Oh, they are saying, she isn't the best female choice, but the right choice. They will claim they aren't pandering towards the Clintonites, and point to the fact that Palin is pro-life, and thus it would be foolhardy to think they will get any major female liberal play out of this pick. But, the truth is, liberals, although certainly preferring a pro-choice stance, do not use this issue alone in choosing who to vote for. This is only a line drawn in the sand by the religious right base of the conservatives.

Not pandering to the Clinton supporters? Let me leave you with this Palin Quote, and you decide....."It was noted in Denver that Hillary made 18 million cracks in the highest ceiling in America....it turns out the women of America aren't through yet, and we can shatter that glass ceiling once and for all."

John Adams, Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Johnson, Harry Truman, Sarah Palin........what is wrong with this picture? The straight talk Express hasn't gotten off the tracks, they have blown a head gasket.

My speculation is this was a pick of absolute despiration. McCain, for all of the (his) talk of needing to be comfortable with his choice, met with Palin twice before selecting her. Not a choice of experience, not a choice of comfort levels, not a choice of knowledge in national security or of foreign affairs, this pick came out of the Republican hubris file. You see, they really think it doesn't matter who they nominate; McCain will serve his full term(s), and Palin can attend funerals, check in on McCain's health, and in general, be the administrations "cheerleader / babe." Personally, I think the job requires more than "nice Pom-Poms."

And that is the world...the "World According to Kimba."

Thanks for reading.