McCain's Dark Horse

I've already been asked a few times what I think about McCain's VP pick.

My initial response was, "you've got to be kidding me. Does he want to win this election or not?" In our male dominated political world, do you really want to pick such a young, inexperienced woman as your running mate to get the job done? Do you really think those older white men are going to vote for you with her being 1st in line for your job if you bite it early? Sadly, I think most of them would, simply because they won't vote for a black man for the job. Having lived in the south for 12 years and knowing just how deep prejudices run here, I can't see Obama winning unless the blacks get out and vote in record numbers.

My second thought my shock some of you, but I really think she should be home taking care of her babies until they are older, then when they are older she can pursue her career. I find it selfish of women with young kids to leave them in daycares or with nannys so they can work. Sorry women libers out there. The harsh truth is you can be a great mom, or a great fill in the blank here, but it is really hard to juggle the two things and make them work and be great at both. Something or someone gets left out too much and someone or something suffers...job performance, marriages, children, co-workers who have to pick up the slack when you go on maternity leave, etc. You can blast me and tell me that I'm wrong and that your kids are fine. But were you there when they took their first step? Did you hear the first mamma that came out of their mouth? Did you see the look of accomplishment on their face when they figured something out or brought home that first A+ on a spelling test? Were you the first person they turned to when they needed help with a difficult decision? Don't get me wrong. I know there are women out there who are moms and have to work to make ends meet and they do the very best they can in both worlds. I've seen well adjusted kids whose moms have worked their entire live, but I've also seen the flip side of the coin. I'm glad I haven't had to make that choice. So kudos to her for being a historic choice, but really, who is taking care of the little ones?

Back to the political side of this. After looking into who she is a bit more I can see why McCain chose her. She should appeal to soccer moms, conservatives, and disillusioned Hillary supporters. She is an outsider who shouldn't be in the pockets of the lobbyists yet, but her inexperience could hurt. Obama is relatively inexperienced, but has been a senator for what, seven years? I guess the argument for Palin should be, "she may be less experienced in years vs. Obama, but she has 1: ran an entire state, the largest state in the Union where as Obama has just been a senator 2: she has 5 kids and seems to have kept her act together. Anyone with kids knows how hard it is to run a household, juggle a budget, keep all of those schedules straight. (I would just like to see more women diving into careers AFTER their kids are grown) 3: she comes from a blue collar family and has a husband who is a member of a Union. If that doesn't help alleviate some concerns for people from the same background nothing will. 4: her son is a soldier. She knows, as does McCain (his son is in Iraq too), what it is to have someone she loves more than herself in harms way and I think they both would make the right military decisions for our country.

Will I still vote Republican in this election? You can count on it. Nothing could be more disastrous for my family right now than having some bleeding heart liberal who thinks the gov't needs to control health care in this country get elected and make universal healthcare mandatory. Nothing could be worse for the nation's health care industry as a whole, don't even get me started on this. I have lived in a country with gov't controlled healthcare. I have lived in a socialist society that was taxed upwards of 65%. Yeah, everyone had jobs, the streets and sidewalks were clean, BUT the drug addicts (from all over Europe)got free clean needles and basic health care right where they purchased and shot up, the AIDS level was high because of said drug problem, and crime was high although relatively kept under wraps. You didn't get to really pick what occupation you went into, or even get to go to college to see what might interest you. You took an aptitude test at about middle school age and that determined what you would be for the rest of your life. That determined if you would go to high school and university. If you weren't wealthy you still had the same problems our poor face here, it was just kept in the shadows more than it is here.

I love America. I love our freedoms, I love not having the gov't control every aspect of my life. We need to get back to smaller gov't agencies, smaller gov't budgets, and teach people that they are accountable for their actions. Spend your money on alcohol, cigarettes, cable TV, pimped out cars, Bling, drugs, expensive brand named clothing, gambling (you get the idea) you won't have money for rent, food, transportation. Work hard and do the best at what ever it is you can do. If life didn't give you a silver spoon at birth, go out there and find yourself one. Spend your money on the necessities before the wants. Self control equals self preservation. When did we forget that concept?