Very Clever - Great Election

McCain pulled a very deft move today nominating a free-thinking moderate woman governor from Alaska as his running mate. I remember reading about Sarah Palin a couple months ago as a longshot VP candidate for whichever Republican was running. She is very good looking - a former Ms. Alaska, I think.

Obviously, this counters his age (as Biden counters Obama's age), will capture enthusiasm from women voters - in particular moderate women voters and possibly some of the 18 million ex-Hillary supporters.

It also gets headlines and steals some thunder from Obama's big speech last night. Now, regardless who wins the election, will make history - either the first female VP or the first African American president.

I like the Biden choice for Obama and I like the Palin choice for McCain. It demonstrates something I suspected about both of the candidates: Obama makes careful, calculated, mature decisions. McCain is freewheeling, loose, and little kooky. I like both styles for different things and I think this election, for me, comes down to style and timing and who I think fits the nation better at this moment.

Unlike Derbyshire, I like both of these candidates. A lot. It's a testament to the balancing nature of our political system that the 04 election was so weak candidate-wise that we should have such impressive candidates in this 08 election.

Imagine, however, for a moment McCain wins and then topples over from a heart attack a couple weeks later. Sarah Palin is President of the United States?!? Are you kidding me? It sounds like a plot from a movie. Speaking of which...