Nothing New for the G.O.P

Tonight, the hopeful VP-to-be Sarah Palin took to the podium to deliver her acceptance speech. Understanding that this choice has been very controversial and as a result, this speech will determine the success of the GOP, more than a few people were certainly very anxious to find out what exactly she was all about. Apparently, she has too little experience or potential that her own party did not trust her to take on the big issues. She did a successful job of playing one of "the good ol' boys" (yes, the very same she claimed to have taken on), as Republican strategy has dictated for longer than most Americans can remember, but said little of any worth. What she did talk about was nothing new; rather, it was just the same tried-and-true lines past Republicans have used.
Energy dependence, for instance, took up a decent chunk of her time, but did not once talk about the development of alternative fuels, instead opting to discuss her 40 billion dollar pipe line in Alaska. Yes, the one that was highly controversial for its plan to destroy the fragile ecosystem of an Alaskan wilderness. She joined the other big names tonight in saying multitudes of mud against Obama, most of which based on groundless hearsay, including an out of place remark about his wish to drill the oceans, despite choruses of "drill baby drill!" encouraged by former speaker Rudy Guiliani. This flip-flopping is not new, of course, take the famed Bridge to Nowhere.
Not that her interesting positions on energy can be held against her. After all, if oil companies lose business due to alternative, clean, cheap fuels, her poor hubby will be out of a job. Isn't that important, in the grand scheme of things? Family, of course, is at the heart of her moral system. Perhaps that is why her daughter is now pregnant, because she did not have the time to spend with her. How can someone be expected to be in such a powerful position and still do a good job of parenting? Five, soon to be six children, one of whom has a disability, and she wants to lead America, as well? To throw her words back at her, there's a time for everything in its own right! Can she really handle it all?
Perhaps she can, for obviously she can come up with brilliant, politically shrewd comments about such things as the fake pillars in the background of the Democratic convention. All in all, it was a speech worthy of any high school beauty pageant (Miss Alaska, anyone?). I must be mistaken, I thought 90210 was last night.

-Modern Diogenes-