John McCain selected his vice presidential running mate today.  I was hoping for Joe Lieberman, praying it was not Mitt Romney, but was completely flabbergasted with Sarah Palin.  I’m convinced that the Republican Party will never cease to amaze me.   As McCain’s campaign spent months criticizing Obama’s inexperience on foreign policy he has turned the tables and made a downright risky decision to place the virtually unknown Alaskan governor into a vital position considering her political inexperience…  Here are 4 reasons why Palin pales next to the Democratic ticket:

1.  Regardless of what McCain might say, PTA membership does not count as the "start" of a political career.  However, this may help the Republicans come up with new campaign fundraising techniques- I hear they are having a bake sale on the steps of the Capitol on Monday.  50 cents for a cookie, $1 for a brownie, $1,???,???,??? for your integrity.

2. Miss Wasilla 1984 may look good in a skirt but just because she is a woman does not mean that she will attract Hillary Clinton supporters.  Hillary supporters are not lemmings looking for a potential female president, Palin is not remotely substitutable for Clinton and, in fact, is the antithesis of Clinton’s political stance.

3. She fishes, she hunts, and she fights corruption.  Apparently she is the Alaskan superhero that every red-blooded American boy dreams of at night.  Unfortunately, all superheros must fall and her pretty red cape got a bit dirty in the recent personal corruption scandal that she is currently under investigation for by the Alaskan State Legislature.  

4. She clubs baby seals.  Ok, not really, but she supports drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge which, really, when you think about it, isn’t that truly a blow to the back of the head to baby seals, otters, whales, and bears?   

You might ask yourself the following: In a dangerous world, who will keep you safe?  At a perilous time, who has the experience to face down the Russians, track down the terrorists, back down the Iranians, and bring peace to the Middle East?  Who do you deserve to have a heartbeat away from the red phone?  Sarah Palin?  I think not.  

Fortunately, Sarah Palin is used to being first runner-up after her foray into beauty pageants earned her second place in the Miss Alaska contest and won the coveted Miss Congeniality award. Let’s hope she will draw on this experience to allow her and McCain to make a graceful exit from the back door in ten weeks time.