McCain selected a far right wing VP  to appeal to and excite his base,  knowing that Palin is a member of a far right group with a goal to put Alaska first and possibly exit our great Union of States and that she had a teenage daughter who is pregnant.

I agree with Senator Obama that the daughter issue is out of bounds and her prIvacy should be respected--- but I only ask the question : what if it was Obama's daughter who was a teenager and was having a child out of wedlock. Would the right wing zealots and Mr. Dobson support Obama or would the discourse be different.

Likewise, what if Obama was a member of a fringe political party  that wanted to separate from the United States before he was a Democrat. Would the Republican Zealots give him credit for being independent minded or would they consider his past affiliation as UN AMERICAN .

I think we all know the answer to the above questions.

Clearly , Senator McCains selection of Governor Palin was a rash and unwise decision based on Politics not governance. We have had that same decision making criteria for 8 years. ENOUGH !