My roommate declared that if McCain wins the presidency, he will move to France.
Yes, we’ve heard this rhetoric before, probably in every election, but beneath the sassy declaration lies a melancholy, a sense of defeat only brought on by the political culture he’s witnessed in his adulthood.
“The year 2000 was the first year I really understood politics,” he told me, “and since then, I have found little to be excited about. In this election, the Democrats have the first opportunity in a long time to take both the White House and the Senate, then maybe some new programs can be instated, some real people can be helped.”
He expressed his wish not to feel so disappointed on Election Night 2008 as he has felt for eight years.
McCain’s choice of Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate shocked many. However, I have never seen my beloved TV commentators, who have reasoned me through tragedies and successes, sound so terrified on-air.
Democratic strategist and longtime Clinton friend Paul Begala akinned selecting a running mate after a single meeting to meeting a person once and then entrusting them your children as their legal guardian in your will. Essentially, McCain did that for 300 million people.
This VP selection has confused me for a few reasons; many of them have been detailed and rehashed with talking points all over television and the blogosphere. I will not enumerate them here.
I do celebrate the presence of a woman on a major party ticket, especially since it’s the first time for the Republicans. But I do not celebrate her stance on women’s rights, and cannot help but wonder what will happen if this Red Herring is to take office.
