Grandpa McCain is at it again...

The Republican strategists on the news are calling McCain's choice of Sarah Palin "vintage McCain" because it is shocking and unexpected. But it is also vintage McCain because it is short-sighted and naive. He has put politics and winning the election ahead of what is best for the country. To state the obvious, the woman has no experience and no qualifications to be President of the United States. But to McCain she is a "wise choice" because she doesn't fall in line with party politics. If you follow that line of logic doesn't that make Obama an even wiser choice? These are the kinds of shocking shenanigans Grandpa will pull when he is in office.

I love elderly people. I am the only person in our church "singles" group who is under the age of fourty. I call the ladies "the Golden Girls" and I love having lunch with them every week. I am also entertained by them. Some of them are still mentally sharp and quick. Others are a little fuzzy around the edges. By my estimate, based on McCain's inability to follow his own logic he's just a few short years away from needing a live-in nurse to watch him and make sure he doesn't try to wash his clothes in the oven. Seriously, are my Republican friends really going to elect this guy? Because if so I'm convinced they'd vote for Reagan if he were still alive, alzheimers or no alzheimers.

This is not a step forward for women, although in McCain's mind it probably seems like it is. In his world view choosing a woman whose only qualification is that she is argumentative just like him and a "chip off the old block" is perfectly acceptable. After all, for his generation it was perfectly ok to pass along a company to your son just because he was your son, whether he was capable of actually running the company or not. Folks, that's what he's doing with our country. He's chosen an heir for his company - us - the United States of America. Now Grandpa's standing back in the corner giggling because he thinks he's shocked us by doing something wild and crazy: he chose a girl!!

I'll bet his next trick will be the "watch me pull my finger apart" trick.

Remember that TV show where Geena Davis was president because she was chosen as the running mate of an aging candidate with a bad heart? Someone needs to tell Grandpa that Hollywood already has that script and his character dies and the show gets cancelled.