Governor Sarah Palin has serious drawbacks

Well, one thing is clear.  John McBush McCain may have wrapped up Alaska’s three electoral votes.  John McCain has selected Alasks Gaovernor Sarah Palin.  It is a risky choice, a choice that will make the right wing of the GOP party happy.  No doubt McCain is hoping this makes a play for disgruntled Clinton women voters.

Is this a good pick for the Democrats and Barack Obama?

Well, likely, yes.  There are some serious drawbacks to Palin.

1.  She is pretty hardcore right wing.  So even some of those disgruntled voters from Clinton will likely look at that record and realize, she is one heart beat away from assuming ther Presidency and stacking the United States Supreme Court with anti-Roe V. Wade justices.

2.  GOP loses experince argument.  McCain has only one central point to make, essentially because his GOP party is issue-dead right now.  Obama’s lack of experience.  Ummmmm, Palin destroys that argument.  Palin has served just 1 1/2 years as Governor.  Her other experience?  NONE!  Wow, kind of mind blowing that McCain would make such an inexperienced pick

3.  Embroiled in scandal.   Palin is currently embroiled in scandal, much like the entire Alaska GOP party.  The GOP Legislature in Alaska has launched an independent investigation into trying to get her former brother-in-law fired as an Alaska state trooper.  The investigation is brand new and will likely raise some serious questions.

Palin’s statement is the latest in what has come to be known around Alaska as “Wooten-gate.” The scandal began on July 11, when Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan was fired from his post with little explanation, a move that quickly raised questions in Alaska.In today’s conference, Palin said that state troopers had taped a phone call from Frank Bailey, Palin’s director of boards and commissions whom she appointed last August, in which Bailey inquired about having Wooten fired.At the press conference today, Palin distanced herself from Bailey’s actions claiming that he acted alone, but the recordings suggest that he was acting at her instigation. “The Palins can’t figure out why nothing’s going on,” Bailey said in the recorded phone call. “So Todd and Sarah are scratching their heads saying ‘Why is this guy representing the department, he’s a horrible recruiting tool.’ You know? So from their perspective everybody’s protecting him

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