The Palin Speech

I was willing to give her a chance. I'm trying very hard to be even handed and not over partisan. I can admit that John McCain is probably a good man, and probably wouldn't be bad president (unless he really does believe that the Bush years have been good). But I just couldn't sustain it while watching Palin speak tonight.

It started well. She looks like Tina Fey, so she gets a pass in the beginning. But all I saw when the camera panned the audience was a bunch of smug assholes. The young ones especially. Young Republicans drain all hope from inside of me.

I guess I just hold out hope that a politician that wears their religion on their sleeve might have a bit more integrity. Of course why would I still believe this after Bush? According to the right-wing, evangelical Christian voting block, the only thing required to prove you're a Christian is a Pro-Life, Anti-Gay, Pro-War platform. Who cares about saying things you know aren't true about your opponent just for political gain. I realize both sides do it, but for some reason it's way more frustrating when the side with all of the Christian cheerleaders does it.

She also lost me when she made fun of Barack Obama for wanting to restore Habeus Corpus for prisoners held in U.S. detention centers. The terrorists are so scary. They want to kill you. Vote for McCain and me. This sums up the latter half of her acceptance speech.

I dedicate this diatribe to Liza. You asked for more posts :)