There are plenty of female senators and representatives with more experience than Sarah Palin that the McCain administration could have chosen if they were really serious about her having any kind of say in government. They chose Palin because she fits the "Joe 6-pack" mentality and people who don't understand the importance of hard work, good schooling, and common sense everywhere will vote for her.
The reason why I'm critical of Palin's image is that that is all there is to her. Karl Rove and company have created her to sell us their policy. It's just her image, that's what they're trying to sell voters on: where she's from, what she wears, what her kids are like, instead of what she's done or believes. It's like they're selling us toothpaste or car insurance and I hate it. I hate that they assume Americans will vote for her just because she is a woman. She's a cartoon, at this point. She's a pretty package to shove the war down our throats for four more years, because we're tired of ugly old men doing it.
I wish we could go back to debates on the radio, stop focusing on who looks at what camera when and who looks nervous or upset. Can you speak!? Are you a good orator and a decent debater? If not, why do you think you're even good enough to represent me? Can you tell me why you think you can represent women, or anyone else for that matter? I know how to be cute and coy and never answer a question, I've been to a nightclub before. Impress me with how NOT like me at all you are, and that will be a start to what I would imagine someone would have to be like to help run a country.
Also, thank you, whoever Palin's makeup artist is, for giving me a great idea for a zombie themed Halloween costume.