The T-Files

Now that Obama has brought balance to his ticket—an older white guy with some 35 years of actual government work history; it is time for John McCain to bring balance to his side. Sarah Palin would be a strategically winning choice for McCain’s VP on a number of levels. This isn’t an endorsement of John McCain—I’ll probably still be pulling the Libertarian Lever in November, but if I were coaching McCain, Palin is whom I would tell him to pick.

First off, the obvious: she is a woman, she is young, and she is photogenic. It is a sad statement, but in our American-Idol-celebrity-worshiping-culture; youth and attractiveness often count more than experience and substance. Palin has experience: She has been governor of Alaska since 2006. That is two solid years of experience as Chief Executive; Obama has barely 2 years as Senator. Conservatives would love her because she attends church regularly, is pro-life, and is a lifetime member of the NRA. Centrist Republicans and Democrats will appreciate that, while she doesn’t support same-sex marriage, she is concerned with gay and lesbian discrimination and signed a same-sex benefits act into law (something the previous administration refused to do). Women who feel jilted by the Democrat party, and Obama’s VP choice, would see her as the Republican answer to Hillary: a tough-minded woman ready to lead.

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