Remember when McCain was the “cool” republican? Maybe he was never that cool. He certainly gave that impression alongside the conservative crazies though. We’ll he’s certainly changed his opinion on a number of things and physically he appears like a flaky fuddy duddy old man.

Now he’s picked a young woman to turn his “out of touch” rep around for the better. Sarah Palin is a good pick for him in that respect, but holy crap.

-         she’s all for exploiting AWAR for oil drilling

-         she used to own a commercial fishing industry

-         lifetime membership to the NRA

-         her husband is an oil production operator in Alaska

Yikes!

Don’t get me wrong; even after Obama’s emotionally charged speech last night, I have not jumped on the Obama wagon. The Dems are just as controlled by the corporations as the Republicans. Hell, the major DNC sponsor was AT&T (let the wiretapping begin!). But a McCain presidency is not an option. The US has a very tarnished reputation that needs mending. Another war-mongering old white guy is not the face our country needs. If it is true that McCain has agreed with Bush 90% of the time and only 32% of the American people approve of Bush’s policies, I’m not sure how he logically stands a chance.

The truth is elections aren’t won logically. There will be a bunch of emotionally charged issues on the ballot this year: gay marriage, abortion…etc. What goes on in our personal lives is of nobody’s business but our own. I live in the American West where the attitude (especially for conservatives) is “government: stay out of my business.” These are useless topics for a presidential election especially during a time when our influence extends to every corner of the planet. There are bigger, historically more important issues that need our attention. If our influence and power extend all over the planet, then I think it’s only fair that the whole world should be allowed to vote in our elections. Sounds like a crack-pot idea, I know, but it’s only fair.