| The Orlando Sentinel editorial board writes today that "the sound you might have heard Friday from Dayton, Ohio, was Republican presidential nominee John McCain blowing up the mold for running mates." "We think: McCain's pick of Palin makes both tickets historical". We beg to differ: Dear editors: we understand you must keep boss-man Zell (and Charles Krauthammer) happy, and the boss will surely like that editorial, but we must remind you that this "blowing up the mold for running mates" thing was kinda, sorta done more than two decades ago, by the Dems.**
So, this foolish equation - of the Dems nomination (via votes and all) of a black man for president with McCain's desperate, gratuitous selection of a woman as a VP - ... well, it just don't pan out. Neither McCain nor the GOP deserve a whit of credit for traveling a path the Dems blazed many years ago. But do give credit where credit is due: It did take "courage" (of a sort) for McCain to make a pick that puts the focus on women who support offshore drilling, are anti-choice, mock cancer survivors, oppose stem cell research, think creationism should be taught in schools, ardently oppose gun control, dig beauty pageant contestants, want to open up the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge to drilling and aren't sure about the global warming thing ... Now, going after that voting bloc was "courageous", or sumthin'. - - - - - - - - - - ** As an aside, the Ferraro thing of course reminds one of this sweet bit of Bushco stupidity: "Barbara Bush was asked what she thought of Ferraro; she responded, 'I can’t say it, but it rhymes with rich.'" Classy. |
