I was right about Palin, and more

This is schadenfreude, pure and simple. Reports now are that Palin was not just a "maverick" but a loose cannon on the deck of the McCain campaign. Apparently she was very irresponsible, initially very ignorant, and left Arizona in a 12-vehicle motorcade accompanied by 18 family members. McCain drove himself home, Lindsay Grahan riding shotgun. To be fair, she was 2,500 miles from home, but we still need to ask about her expentidures for clothes. Well, we don't need to ask, but I sure am glad she's not the vice president.

Oh, and what about Ralph Nader's comment about "Obama needs to decide whether he'll be Uncle Sam or Uncle Tom"? Seems the President has more choices than that, but what an awful thing to say. What's worse, he tried to defend the statement. Talk about jumping the shark ... it's just sad.

Finally, I have to say that if McCain hadn't chosen Palin, and if we'd had a chance to see the real man during the campaign, then my choice would have been made much more difficult. I think Obama will do well as president, particularly since he will very obviously be a huge contrast to the last 8 years. A Democratic Congress isn't necessarily a good thing, and for the same reasons the Republican Congress wasn't good. I do want them to work together to do right, but I am also aware that the term "Congress doing right" is almost an oxymoron.

Oh well, I must be a closet optimist, after all.