Zoot Would be Pleased

John McCain has chosen Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. What do you think? I know Aaron will be happy.

I know little about her. But I hear good things. Christian. Pro-life. Executive experience, unlike Barack Obama. Youth. A sparkling personality. Tons of achievements. It’s hard to believe one human being did all the things she has done.

She’s a woman, obviously. Is that good or bad? When I practiced employment law, I saw a number of valid sex discrimination cases, but I never saw a case of bona fide racial discrimination. It seemed to be much rarer. So if being black hurts Obama, won’t being a woman hurt her more?

Not sure. Somehow, I think a female Vice President will scare the woman-haters less than a female President. And we have Hillary’s furious, abandoned one-issue, female followers. Ordinarily, they might consider Palin male, because she’s conservative. But right after being stomped and abused by the Obama campaign, they may see things differently. And many of them aren’t true liberals. I think there is a difference between a classical (i.e. left-wing) feminist and a female voter who simply has a burning desire to see other women in office.

It’s unfortunate that she comes from a state with 12 residents. I suppose the theory is that her real constituency, in this election, will be all those angry, loosely affiliated women. All over the country.

The Democrats can claim this choice proves John McCain knows a young person can be a good President. But it’s a bad move. For one thing, it highlights Obama’s greenness. For another, her accomplishments dwarf his. Obama got into Columbia and Harvard on affirmative action, and he did virtually nothing with his life except work as a political hack. Sarah Palin has executive experience, she’s a pilot, she hunts, she wins dog races, she has five kids, she was nearly Miss Alaska, and she also has telekinetic powers and has a patent on a perpetual motion machine.

If I remember correctly.

Bless me with your opinions.

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This shows how unfamiliar I am with this lady: I thought she raced dog sleds, but she actually raced snowmobiles in “Iron Dog” races. Whatever those are.