Thursday, October 2, 2008

It really matters

From one of my favorites reads on foreign policy topics: Democracy Arsenal

"We face so many challenges, from two wars, to a global financial crisis, to bolstering withering alliances, to managing great power relationships with Russia and China, that it is extremely important to have a VP that is empowered to take responsibility over some of these issues. For instance, it is imperative that a new administration throw itself into the Middle East peace process. But this single issue could dominate an entire year of a Presidency. Obama can charge Biden to take a lead role. But McCain will not be able to do that with Palin." - read more

The times are too freakin' scary to send in a hockey mom (no matter what color her lipstick) to defuse hotspots around the globe. McCain could have picked some very qualified conservative women for the VP spot, but he didn't. He apparently cannot choose what the country needs as leaders and experts. Who will he fill his cabinet with? Oh, that's right ... lobbyist.

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