Does America Really Need Sarah Palin?

Governor Palin was on the stump this weekend in a perky lime-green suit, armed with a handful of index cards loaded with talking points provided by the McCain campaign's neo-con advisers. Governor Palin was awhoopin' and ahollerin' about Barack Obama's association with William Ayers, a known member of the 60's radical group, the Weather Underground. It did not bother Governor Palin that Senator Obama was eight years old when Ayers was committing acts of domestic terrorism. She never mentioned that in her stump speech. She just wanted to make the association, no matter how deceitfully she could make it. When accused by the Associated Press that her statements were factually incorrect, and tinged with racism, she simply replied that the AP was wrong. Pat Republican answer,blame the media.



Since they have nothing positive to talk about, the Republicans have gone back to the cesspool politics of "Smear and Fear". It's worked before. Well Governor Palin, it won't work now! The economy around the world is tanking and John McCain has no answers. His erractic behavior over the last two weeks can only indicate that he has no way to address serious economic problems that affect average Americans. So the McCain campaign trots out Sarah Palin to rail on about a character that is loosely associated with Senator Obama, bringing into question, Obama's judgement.



Governor Palin has now kicked open the door. America will now be reminded, again and again, about John McCain's DIRECT association with Charles Keating and the Savings and Loan scandals. He WAS a member of the Keating Five. And we will also begin hearing more about Troopergate, and her alleged abuse of power. That little ember is still asmolderin', no matter how much water the high-priced Republican lawyers try to throw on it.

All of this brings into account the character of people running for the highest two offices in America. When you try to smear your opponents with half-truths and innuendo, what does it say about your own character? Do we need to elect officials who will stoop to anything or say anything to get elected? This country has stumbled through the last seven and a half years with a Republican administration who continually lowered the bar to stay in power. We are now seeing the same tactics again from the Republicans when the race is not going their way. I guess it is what Republicans know how to do best.

I will now answer my own question. NO, America does not need Sarah Palin. We need someone better. We need someone in touch with average Americans. Someone with an eye on the future. We have real problems and we need real solutions. America needs Barack Obama.