didn't see that coming.....

Morgan still having a great time on her trip. We miss her, but she will be home in two days, so we are glad for that. Luckily, she has Monday off, but I think she might have a hard time getting readjusted to her schedule next week. It might take the whole week or so to get back to normal.

Cassie had her first rough water swim practice this evening. Not sure what they will really be doing besides swimming out then back, but any ocean swimming practice is a good thing for her. First, it is good for her to learn to swim in ocean water (in case of emergency), and it will also be a good tough workout that should help when normal practices start up again on September 8th.

So when I mentioned in Tuesday's post that I was looking for a "curveball" in John McCain's VP pick, I did not expect him to listen to me, but he did. :-) Sarah Palin, is the Governor of Alaska, and great selection by John McCain. She is unknown to many, (but polls showed not many know Senator Biden, and he has been a member of the Senate since 1972) and was "off the radar" to most concerning the VP pick, but when comparing her to the rest of the "short list" that was known, I find her to come out on top. She is a bit of a "maverick", in the same way McCain was/is (the pick shows he still has a "maverick" side), and that is a good thing.

Some are going to ask, "is she ready to be President"? Well, she is the governor of a state, so she deals with a legislature, in almost the same way a President deals with Congress. Also, being governor means she has dealt with budgets, and is the "buck stops here" person for the state problems. That to me is more "exposure" to the people, makes you a "manager of the people", a CEO, (if you will) and in my mind, makes you more qualified than being a Senator.

***History Lesson*** If you look back in history, the last sitting Senator to be elected President was John F. Kennedy in 1960 (Richard Nixon was a Senator, then was the VP under President Eisenhower from 1952-1960), as elected Presidents are usually governors (Carter, Reagan, Clinton, Bush) or vice-presidents (Johnson, Nixon & Bush, Sr.). So in most cases, our elected President has either been in charge of a state (which has to balanced budgets, make political deals, etc), or has been the "under study" to a President, and gets "on the job training". ***

But, she has no foreign policy experience? So? Neither did four (Carter, Reagan, Clinton, & Bush) of our last five (Bush, Sr. did) elected presidents, and it was not a factor (unless I missed when Arkansas or Texas were invaded, or brought into the Middle East peace talks). This is a "team" job. There is a reason why there is a Secretary of State, Defense Secretary, Generals, etc. surrounding anyone in the White House.

I can't imagine there is anyone that votes who actually thinks there is a person out there that knows every detail of every idea that needs to be implemented to run this country, and deal with foreign policy.

These are the same non-experience arguments brought up against Barack Obama. Guess what? Those arguments don't fly with me either. Sure, I would liked more "seasoned" participant, seeing that he has a very good chance to be our next President, but it will not be the deciding factor in my choice to vote for or against him. (My reasoning for both McCain and Obama right before election day) But, how long is that? Is it 10 years in Washington, DC? Or 6 years being a governor? Or a combination? But then on the other side, can they be "too seasoned" and then entrenched in the ways that are not working in the first place?

Anyway, a bold pick by McCain (whether it works or not.....), and after people get to know more about Governor Palin, a very good one. Even if they lose, unless she is a disaster out on the campaign trail, this should give her a "voice" on the national stage.

At the end of the day, you will decide between Barack Obama and John McCain. Not Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. Because if that was true, we would have had a President Dukakis, and not George HW Bush as our 41st president (Bentsen versus Quayle, anyone?).

Lots of religion, economics and politics lately. Hope I'm not losing too many of you, but it is my rant space. ;-)

- Lots of stars to make this movie good and funny.
- So, Comcast is going to cap broadband usage (large cap, for now).
- I'm very old. I can remember box seats for less than $10.

Until the next time.....