The announcement of McCain's running mate caused a huge stir for about a day, then it was back to business as usual. I think that there is a real lack of understanding about the role of the vice president. Seeing as America is soon to be my adopted home, I thought that maybe it would be good to start paying some attention to what is going on over there. But I can't take it seriously. I find it hard to understand how Palin, who has been a governor for ten minutes, can actually be considered for VP, when we all know that she has a very good chance of becoming president. McCain is old, but it is not his age that is the problem, it is the fact that he is old AND sick, which does not bode well for any long term strategies he may or may not have. And that means Palin is likely to become president at some point, and then... oh shit. Why oh shit? Well let's take a look then shall we?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaMJ-xTcGxI
Convincing huh?
Well Matt Damon came out and said pretty much what I have been thinking, and since he is a rather handsome movie star, only slight better looking than me but a hell of a lot more famous, he will get a lot more airplay than I ever would.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6urw_PWHYk
Having spent an incredibly amount of time speaking about the inexperience of Obama, the Republicans pick Palin. Who now states that she is being picked because she is out of the Washington scene and therefore not an established part of the political snail that is the US government, which is what Obama said is it not? I dunno, I get confused in this he said she said thing.
What really irks me about this is the fact that the US want to be taken seriously as a country spreading democracy around the globe, but then treat their own citizens like crap when it comes to their own country. Now wonder people are looking in from the outside and thinking: "well if this is what democracy turns us into, then keep it". Right now the US looks silly. Sorry but it does. And as long as they continue to play these games with their own people they will continue to look silly. Time to grow up. I know comparatively it is still a young country, but it you want to boss people around, at least have your own back yard sorted out.
And you know what you got to do right? Vote for Change. Cos another for years of Republican rule... I cannot even start to think about that right now.
