Democrats almost never have a great sound-bite, but here the McCain-Palin ticket has served one up. Palin cannot complete a thought. We just had eight years of incompetence in George W. Bush. The mere risk of this woman inheriting the Oval Office is enough to swing my vote to Obama-Biden.
When Bush ran for the Presidency in 2000 his simple speech and "folksy" behavior was charming. We were sick of suave Washington politicians who could smile and dazzle (or baffle) us with their cunning tongue. So we leaped for what seemed to be a straight-talking down to earth candidate. I am concerned that many people will make a similar choice with regard to Sarah Palin.
Fast-forward eight years from Bush's first campaign. The United States has been grievously damaged by misstep after misstep, as we all know. I am not trying to tie McCain to Bush's legacy. In fact, I believe that is a cheap political trick and is condescending to the American people, but McCain is not a young man. I don't know the actuarial tables, but I think there is something near a one in three chance that he does not live through his first term. In that terrible circumstance Sarah Palin would be our President. That is a wholly terrifying thought.
Please, take some time to read up on Sarah Palin.
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