The Whole Palin Thing
I’ve kept quiet about the Palin phenomenon, as so many others (more visible than I) have been covering all the bases. Suffice to say that it’s a complete joke, but it’s a scary one.
The scary part comes from the same reason that I never really laughed all that hard at Bush jokes, because what he wound up doing and putting over on us was so damn nasty … “ha-ha, what a dummy” seemed to sidestep the reality of the effects a bit too much for my comfort. So with Palin: she’s scary as hell, because it’s like an intensifide version of Bush, with more relentlessness and Cheneyism. Not. Good.
Keeping mum for all this time, though, seems to be good, as her popularity slides, and McCain’s excessive flippity-floppiting and outright lying seems to be catching up. I’m not eager to find out what twist his campaign has in store next, that’s for sure. Hoping for the intelligence of the electorate to shine through, but that hope has been dashed before.
