McCain could have asked several experienced women to be his running mate; women who share his conservative values but who have more experience, brains, and ability to string a coherent sentence together.
Nominating Palin is a slap in the face to all women - McCain's insistence that she is ready to be President is insulting. Who believes that?
By picking a woman who is essentially George Bush in drag (including lipstick!), he either hopes to hook up with her (Cindy is looking old) or he thinks "any woman will do."
I assume they will lose, but even so: by picking someone so awful, he potentially sends a message suggesting that women, generally, don't have the skills and experience to adequately do the job, which is far from true.
3 comments:
My feelings exactly!
yeah well said rebecca.
I want a great leader as President, and I believe both women and men can fill that role... that's why the first women in the role should be a great leader first, not just a token.
I'd still vote against a female candidate I disagreed with, but at least I would feel like it was a legitimate choice I'd have to make.
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