I love Sarah Palin in almost the exact same way that I love George W. Bush. Neither one has a single clue what they are doing but somehow got shoved into the White House spotlight and is just doing their best to wink their way through to the end. Im willing to bet that Bush has asked, more than once this week, if he can just go home now. I honestly feel sorry for the guy. For eight years hes made a continual ass of himself and allowed the lunatics around him make horrible decisions in his name solely because he was never fit to be more than Daddy's Little Boy, much less the President of the United States of America. Though Palin hasnt had the chance to do any real damage, the reason I actually hate Bush, I currently have nothing but amicable feelings for Palin as she continuously provides SNL and the world with something quaint and adorable to fawn over, kind of like a slow kitten! Though each party likes to stick to the idea that their contender always wins the debates, there is no possible way that a human being with functioning senses could have watched the Vice Presidential Debate on Thursday night and truly felt she was the victor. She was, however, just as delightful as ever. My favorite part has got to be when she pretty much outright asked Biden to stop proving her wrong, but thats her charm, I suppose, unabashed idiocy. While Biden knew the answer to every single question he was being asked and simply pulling the facts and the right words straight from his brain, Palin had to read her responses, which werent actual responses or answers of any kind, directly from her notes. Aside from the fact that she really had no idea what she was talking about or how a debate works, she seriously overused the term "Maverick", and she also may have winked a few times. Adorable!

On a more serious note, however, I actually hate the prospect of Sarah Palin making it into the White House for feminist reasons. Though I am still sorting out my own feminist views - mostly I think women should behave like men to promote equality and the death of sexist ideals, hence my undying love for Hilary Clinton - I know for certain that Palin only works, in the sense of function and employment, for the Republican Party because she is the quintessential submissive domesticated female, willing to do what is necessary for the men around her, that she deems superior to herself, to succeed. There is not a doubt in my mind that someone, somewhere sat down with her and said "We need to appeal to a different demographic, we are going to use you as a pawn" and she said "Okey dokey!" While I respect a woman's right to live a traditional life, she shouldnt use that to manipulate a country into screwing itself over for four more years. We're not supposed to be able to relate to our President, thats the point, theyre the ones fit to run the country, not us Joe Six-Packs. As Palin proves, again and again, she hasnt a single clue what McCain stands for, she just knows she stands behind him. I give her credit for having the guts to put herself on the chopping block because she does seem like a perfectly nice and lovely woman and despite our drastically different political views, I dont think they make her some kind of evil. That doesnt mean, however, that just because shes a woman, other women should vote for her party. The most glaring reason being that she simply doesnt believe in womens rights. As I said, there is nothing wrong with tradition but it does impede on the growth of our society and a vote for McCain/Palin is a vote for an enormous societal step backwards. Any woman considering this plan of action officially relinquishes the right to ever consider herself a feminist, she can never claim disappointment when a man doesnt call her back or give her the job or respect her in any way because, simply put, Palin is not trying to better women in any sense of the concept. In fact, she wants to make it harder for us to claim our bodies and our minds as our own and sure, its great that shes pretty, but theres a reason that most political ladies arent hotties: attractive girls usually settle on something easier than politics, with less of a rejection rate, as an occupation but a brilliant mind in a less satisfying package will go the extra mile, push a little harder, and get recognition for her brains. Any and all are welcome to negate that but its the unfortunate truth in most situations. So, leave Palin in Alaska, shes doing just fine up there with her bizarre family and pregnant teen daughter (the Juno reference in there is just too hilariously coincidentaly obvious), so leave her there to hunt n' stuff! Having her in the White House is not and will never be a wise decision - for anyone.

In case you need additional convincing:
Obama: Columbia University - B.A. political science, specialization in international relations
Harvard University Law - Juris Doctor Magna CumLaude (graduated with a 4.0)
Biden: University of Delaware - B.A. history and political science
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor
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McCain: United States Naval Academy - Class rank of 894 out of 899
Palin: Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters General Study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in journalism