Beyond the Palin

I rarely post twice in a row about anything, including politics, but after reading John McCain's comments about Sarah Palin, I can't hold back my disgusted outrage. It would almost be funny if it weren't for the fact that we are toying with our nation's future.
In puffing up his unlikely choice for VP (and let's be honest, the chances she'll succeed him are not slim, if he's elected), McCain cited her energy and her experience as mayor.

"This is a very dynamic person," McCain said of Palin. "She's been the governor of our largest state, in charge of 20 percent of America's energy supply. She's been a mayor."
He also cited her supervision of 24,000 state employees, about two-thirds the number of police officers in New York City... .

Ooooo. Mayor. Granted, she's got me beat, but I'm not running for PRESIDENT. There's a reason Guiliani didn't make it past the primaries. Mayor?
As if that weren't enough, he adds that she's naturally got foreign policy experience because she lives close to Russia. Holy sh*t, can this get more ridiculous?

[Palin] is capable in foreign policy matters in part because of geography. "Alaska is right next to Russia," McCain said. "She understands that... ."

Any 3rd-grader understands that. Remember learning about that land-bridge thing linking Alaska and Russia over the Bering Strait? I think someone should point out that Illinois is close to Canada (another foreign country) and that surely strengthens Obama's foreign policy credentials.

Okay. I feel better having got that off my chest.