Sarah Palin's Choices

I want to clarify my last post a little bit. Barack Obama has said that Sarah Palin's family (and, in fact, the families, of all politicians) should be off limits. I agree with that. As I said above, the post was not about Bristol Palin and I am sorry if mentioning her situation causes her any pain. Really.

Now, on to her mother. To be crystal clear, I do not think that Sarah Palin is unqualified to be Vice President because her daughter is pregnant.

I think that Sarah Palin is unqualified to be Vice President (or Governor, for that matter) because she wants to force her religious beliefs on the rest of us. I think that she is unqualified to be Vice President because she has a double standard for her own family and for everyone else. I think that she is unqualified to be Vice President because she thinks "abstinence only" sex education makes sense. I think that she is unqualified to be Vice President because she wants public schools to teach creationism. I think that she is unqualified to be Vice President because she thinks the Iraq war is a task from god. I think that she is unqualified to be Vice President because she thinks that her beliefs are more important than mine.

On the other hand, as a candidate, I like her. She makes it very clear what sort of judgment (or, rather, lack of judgment) on important issues we can expect from John McCain. She makes it very clear the differences between the policies of "Yes We Can" and the policies of "No you can't unless the evangelical Christians say you can." Sarah Palin sure scares me. I hope she scares a lot of voters.

Hope that makes it clear.