Sarah Palin

I am best described as an independent, a moderate, and well informed. As far as this election goes, I'm sorta divided. Economic conditions and the utter failures of the Bush Administration make Obama look more attractive. On the other hand, John McCain is an experienced hero and has shown great qualities such as leadership, good judgement, and compromise. He's also closer to the middle than Obama. This all adds up to me leaning McCain. When Obama picked Senator Biden to be his V.P., I thought it was safe, yet good choice. McCain's selection of Palin definitely adds spice to the race, but it also raises doubts. A vice president who less than 2 years ago was the mayor of a town smaller than Douglas? Especially given McCain's age. As far as her politics goes, she seems to be a common sense Conservative with the gall to go against the establishment. That's definitely a positive. The worst part of the story though is the recent disclosures made about her dealings and her family. Between the family fued involving her firing the official for not firing her ex-brother-in-law and her knocked up daughter, I wonder if McCain should've announced his pick on Jerry Springer. More troublesome, it was disclosed that her Alaska town received a lot of federal pork barrel money for various purposes. As the historical aspect goes, I think it's a true landmark we will either have the first black president, or the first female VP.