OMG, what were they thinking?

Charles Gibson interviews Sarah Palin, presidential hopeful behind John "die in office" McCain, and catches her with her knickers down. So to speak. Jeremy Gerard on Bloomberg.com has rather scathing commentary about it. I don't watch these things on TV, but perhaps I should start. I just read blogs, then blather on as if I know what I'm talking about.

But then, so do you, so I suppose we're even.

I wish Obama had chosen Hilary, but I can understand why he didn't. I'm not so very dead-set against McCain, but since he gave up so easily to Bush back in the 2000 race, he lost my support and hasn't regained it. He would have been a much, much better president than Bush. I think we can all agree.

And Obama will be that much better than McCain. He's the person we need, and this is the time we really need him.

Frankly, we need a president who's elite. I want my president to be the smartest one in the room, and I want the VP to be capable of taking over, should that prove necessary. The combination of McCain and Palin just don't have what it takes. Had McCain picked Lieberman, he'd be in a much better position to argue their qualifications. Really, had he picked almost anyone else, he would be in a better position.

Spiritual/religious considerations aside, we have real-world problems to solve. Praying isn't going to end the war, and bring our servicemen and women home. Well, let's just say it hasn't worked, so far. YMMV.