Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Palin? continued

I think I've read enough about Governor Palin to come to the conclusion that she would not be healthy for the country as a VP if in the White House. Not only is she inexperienced in many ways, she has no intellectual curiosity. When asked what she thought of the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, she said (and I paraphrase) "if it was good enough for the Founders, then it's good enough for me." First, the Founders didn't add that line nor did they create the Pledge. It was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, and the words "under God" were added in 1954. If that isn't troublesome enough, the fact that she would not have an opinion of her own on the matter bothers me even more. There's, seemingly, a lack of intellectual curiosity that is very much like the current administration. Do we really want a VP who doesn't take time to think about things like this? While Obama might not have a wealth of experience to draw from, at least he has spent years thinking about such issues and he's also been in a hard fought campaign. What has she been through?

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