A Risk We Can't Afford

First off, I promise to return to less inflammatory posting soon. But for now, I can't help myself!

After reading through the first hundred or so comments on the latest political post from dooce, I found a link to this objective commentary about whether we can afford elect a woman who can look Americans in the eye and say that her proximity to Russia makes her an experienced foreign policy administrator to the White House.

According to this presentation, Palin is a wildcard, but I don't agree with that assessment. The word wildcard suggests we don't know enough about her to determine her likely positions and actions as VP and even, all gods forbid, President. I think there is a lot of evidence to suggest that she isn't in the habit of making informed decisions after careful consideration, that she doesn't consider our planet's health above or even remotely equal to the wealth of the special interest groups and corporations that are poisoning it, that she believes she is anointed from God to assist in bringing about the end of days...I could go on and on.

In this time of religious extremism informing global security, extreme economic meltdown, unprecedented executive power and constitutional freedoms erosion, can we honestly say that her beliefs, coupled with her vast lack of experience, are a safe bet for our future and our children's future. I hope people will refuse to gamble on those misearble odds.

Comments

[Rebecca]

I agree. 100%

There is a lot I like about Sara Plain as a woman.

But all the reasons listed in the video, and the fact that she and I are on opposite ends of the ideological spectrum, make the choice clear to me.

Now to cast my ballot in one of the most red states in the nation...

[Jess]

A president, or even VP, who uses (over and over) the phrase "you can't blink" to answer questions about her decision-making...yeah, I just can't imagine why so many of us are petrified.

[Sarah]

I don't know, maybe you should stick with "inflamatory" posting--its the most posting you've done since you moved to CA!