"Dear John" McCain

Dear John McCain. You blew it. I applaud the fact that you chose a female for your VP candidate. However, we know it was done for pure political reasons, we would expect nothing else. But, is she the most qualified female you could find? Are there not other females that at least have some experience that make them qualified to take over the Oval Office in case of an emergency?

Palin is only a two year governor in Alaska. Nothing against Alaska but it is hardly the hot bed of domestic economic, social, cultural and political issues. Other than being a female, what are her qualifications? She is the former mayor of a town of 6,500 people. New York City, Boston, Chicago, Detroit or L.A. might give a candidate some standing but Wasilla? Okay, she exposed some ethical issues on the Alaska gas and Oil Conservation Commission. Again, not a major domestic or foreign policy issue. Palin´s husband works for an oil company. Not a real plus. She has five children, not a strong selling point either. Having some run-ins with the state GOP is probably a plus but hardly a qualification for VP. Here is an interesting comment she made:

Larry Kudlow of CNBC´s "Kudlow & Co." asked her about the possibility of becoming McCain's ticket mate.Palin replied: "As for that VP talk all the time, I´ll tell you, I still can´t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day? I´m used to being very productive and working real hard in an administration. We want to make sure that that VP slot would be a fruitful type of position, especially for Alaskans and for the things that we´re trying to accomplish up here for the rest of the U.S., before I can even start addressing that question."

John, if something were to happen to you how could you possibly expect Palin to become president? Who would really be running the country if you became ill or incapacitated? Do you sincerely think that a self-proclaimed "hockey mom" would be in a position to confront Putin, Iran, terrorism, a depressing economy and global climate change? What do you expect her to do; challenge Russia to a snowmobile race and the winner takes the Georgia?

Maybe if she had been governor for four years and then a U.S. Senator she would be a good pick. But I stated in earlier blogs that this election´s choice of VP candidates would be critical as to the outcome of the race. You have chosen a candidate that is not, in my opinion, qualified to run this nation should you fall to ill health. Should you become disabled, the power vacuum would be filled by those who have not led us into the twenty-first century with a strong sense of leadership or partnership with friends abroad. Just because Palin is a woman that all females will flock to your support is very

presumptive and naïve.

So Dear John, Americans deserve the best and I do not believe you have offered us the best in your choice for VP. For what it is worth, I am now an official Obama/Biden supporter.