Despite all of the obvious reasons (namely that she is a flat-out liar and completely inexperienced—nay—dangerously inexperienced), it is quite apparent that John McCain only chose Palin for reasons other than that she was the best choice for Vice President, because, honestly, who in their right mind could claim that they truly believe she has the necessary skills and level-headed judgement to most likely end up being our president when McCain's health gives out on him in the midst of the most difficult presidential administration this country has seen?
She was added to the ticket as a purely political move intended for the good of John McCain's campaign, NOT the good of the nation. Country First? Laughable. Sarah Palin claims to have said no to the "bridge to nowhere" but only after it was laughed out of congress, as she voted for it twice. However, she kept the money that was to be spent on said bridge. Another fact that enrages me is that, as Alaska has no income tax, taxpayers from the other 49 states foot the bill for all their earmark projects.
Huckabee claimed that Sarah Palin received more votes for her two terms as mayor of Wasilla than Biden did for his 1988 presidential run. Of course that was another lie. Sarah Palin received 616 votes her first term and 900+ votes her second, for a grand total of 1,500 and some change. Biden, on the other hand, received closer to 80,000 votes.
In all seriousness, I don't know how anyone can look at this woman—the same one who hired her own friends from high school to fill governmental positions in Alaska, and flagrantly lies about almost everything surrounding her political history and has absolutely no experience—and think that she is anything greater than a political pawn aimed at energizing John McCain's campaign which had all of the enthusiasm of a 72-year-old veteran. Had Barack Obama selected Hillary Clinton, you would not see Sarah Palin on the republican ticket, much less even know who she is. She has turned the campaign into a circus, but once the hype finally dies down, people will begin seeing her for what she is: a soccer mom, with all the political qualifications of a soccer mom.
