TheLastManInAmerica

We’ve all heard that maxim before. But we’re not talking about the Iraq War here, we’re talking about John McCain’s haphazard choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate.

Her interview with CBS’ Katie Couric, which was so awful I thought the answer to the bailout question Tina Fey gave while portraying her on SNL was made up strictly for comedy’s sake, has led a conservative columnist to call for her to remove herself from the GOP ticket.

Kathleen Parker, of nationalreview.com, who is herself a former Palin supporter, said Friday, “Only Palin can save McCain, her party and the country she loves. She can bow out for personal reasons…Do it for you country.”

Republicans in support of Palin say the complaints are coming from “intellectual” conservatives. What, you mean people who are smart enough to see through this bullshit excuse for a vice presidential candidate? People who are wise enough to know this was purely a political move aimed at stealing female votes, is that what you mean by ”intellectual”? 

Nevertheless, McCain is not getting off that easy. This is the strategy he played and there’s no going back on it now. If he thought gender was enough to outweigh the inexperience of someone he met once prior to nominating them for vice president then that’s his problem. In chess once you take your fingers off of the piece you just moved your forced to stick with it, for better or ill. As it is now, McCain is in check and he has to figure his own way out.