pandering to your ladyparts
About that speech in a moment. First this. The geniuses at John McCain's headquarters ("Cheap fabric, and dim lighting. That's how you move merchandise!") have countered the Dem's historic Big Tent fulfillment of the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King by "breaking" a glass ceiling broken by the Democrats twenty years ago. We welcome to the stage longtime Wonkette GILF, Sarah Palin of Alaska, McCain's pick for VP.

A great achievement! One to be admired! And, as usual, August Pollock has summed it up perfectly:

Palin is governor of a state with a smaller population than Barack Obama's state senate district in Illinois. She has served less than half a term, her largest elected role before that being mayor of a town of 3,000 people. She's currently being investigated for abusing the power of her office. And this is the person who's going to be projected as ready to lead the United States if a 72-year-old McCain keels over? Alrighty then.

Palin eliminates the greatest talking point the GOP has over Obama- that he's not experienced enough to be president- and suggests that their plan will be pulling in disaffected Hillary Clinton supporters. Which is really a stunning example of how the Republican Party has no understanding of women whatsoever. I'm sure a few Hillary supporters remain upset that their choice didn't make a ticket, but I don't think McCain picking a younger, prettier, but immensly less-qualified woman to get the promotion Hillary didn't is really going to be a choice move for middle-age female voters.

I'm all for the significance of this nomination and, as a progressive liberal, I enjoy what it represents. But, yeah. What he said.