Sunday, August 31, 2008

Sarah Palin--Not Just Another Pretty Face

Criticism that John McCain’s choice for the Republican vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, lacks experience necessary to be a heart-beat away from the presidency is misguided.

With her credentials as a hunter, she is far better qualified to wield weapons than Dick “Shotgun” Cheney, and the only time she would hit a hunting companion would be if she meant to. And in combat with world leader, such marksmanship could come in handy, given the apparent mood of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

She would certainly win the bathing suit contest over her Democratic opponent Joe Biden. As for her lack of experience in foreign policy, who is better suited to judge the first-ever “Girls of the Third World” selection?

Palin would also be an asset to the GOP effort to solve the energy crisis in supporting the use of whale and walrus blubber to produce fuel that can burn and supplement the sagging U.S. petroleum industry. And global warming can only help a state that could benefit from the need to eliminate the cost of day-to-day living by growing its own food.

Moreover, the Eskimo heritage of her husband would guarantee that any wavering Eskimos would remain on our side in case the cold war returns, or even heats up a bit. And as commander-in-chief of the Alaska National Guard, who is better than this woman on the front line in case of a land invasion by the Russians? You can bet Putin’s troops would never make it past the International dateline as long as she is the state’s chief executive.

As to the charge she tried to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from his job as an Alaska state trooper: Damn, wouldn’t we all like a way to deal with troublesome relatives? This shows daring and innovation that many women would like to emulate with dealing with a bum.

Unfortunately, her biggest problem is probably name recognition. Millions of fans worldwide may confuse her with Monty Python’s Michael Palin. But I say, if this woman can strut around on stage in a beauty pageant, she’s up to anything Michael or the Pythoners ever did with the Ministry of Silly Walks.