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[Sean]

So I just got back last night from a little over a week in Bermuda. We watched a tiny bit of news here and there - mainly just a few of the big speeches from the Democratic convention, and then Palin being selected for VP, but I'm just now catching up on all of this. Un-be-lievable.

So in McCain's first "Presidential" decision, this is who he chooses? Clearly he's in a tough spot, having to try to soothe his conservative base while also trying to entice independents, but really? He's blown his entire "dangerously inexperienced" line of attack on Obama out of the water. He's insulted a huge portion of the female vote by assuming that all it takes to get their support is a pair of breasts and a vagina. He's invited a bucket-load of unfolding scandal into his ticket. He's alienated independents who don't feel a rush of inspiration from watching Palin shooting machine guns, hearing her positions on abortion, or her not-so-well-informed understanding of the pledge....I'm just floored.

And I also believe that it's important to consider McCain's history with skin cancer and the simple fact that someone around 70 years old is more susceptible to numerous ailments than someone around 50 is. It shouldn't be the deciding factor, but it would be irresponsible not to consider in selecting a VP. And frankly, it doesn't seem to me that this was considered. So far, Palin doesn't strike me as someone I'd be comfortable with at the healm of our government.

So I don't know. It's a ton to absorb on my first day back from the tropical island, but it certainly seems like a bonehead choice to me....