So, many of my friends know me very well as a liberal due to the fact that whenever a political debate arises I am always in the muck trying to make sure my point is heard. So with that in mind please view my post respectivly and dont hate too much.

My basic point that I have to make is that McCain picking Palin as his running mate was great amazing politics. I really dont think there is any other way to explain it. By picking a female running mate he is capitalizing on many women’s want to see a woman high up in government, especially those who are already conservative. I myself have had to sit through talk of the fact that Hilary didn’t get the nomination being an exercise in sexism and try not to say anything but I think it is about time I did. There is no glass ceiling in my opinion in politics. People can say what they want to me, but it is my own personal belief. So the fact that Hilary didn’t get the nomination wasn’t becasue she was a woman and Barack didn’t get it just because he was black. Obama won the nomination because he was the superior candidate as decided by the people. So, with that said, part of me thinks that John McCain simply picked Palin to pick up the votes of the women in the middle, and Hilary supporters who are weary of Obama. That is the only reason for me that it would make sense.

Palin has only been a governor of Alaska for a little under two years and has absolutly no international experince. Some people like to try to use that one on Obama who has been on the Senate Committie on Foreign Relations for the past few years. Even if that is a problem, Biden is the chairmen on the same committie so the arguement cant be used both ways. Palin is inexperinced and in my opinion not ready for the office which she has been selected to run for, BUT the politcs of getting votes is so important she is. Say what you want about my assesment, but I would feel much safer with Biden one step away from the presidency than an unexperinced novice on the world stage. I am completely for women in politcs, but the qualified ones should be the ones selected.

-Nick

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