Idaho Republicans Don’t Get It.

I recently checked out the Idaho Statesman, as I do once in awhile to check up on the status of my home state. I was shocked and disappointed to find that all of my “representatives” were thrilled and excited for McCain’s VP choice. They praised her for her understanding of “Western Issues” and one even went so far as to call Idaho women “tough”. Now that kind of close mindedness is exactly what we don’t need, the kind of yearning for special care for me, me, and me. We are not a Red America or a Blue America; we are the United States of America. Likewise Idahoans must consider themselves as Americans above Idahoans. Regardless of where you live in the US, your fate is intertwined with that of the entire nation.

And while these Idahoan politicians praise McCain’s choice, I find it hypocritical. How can someone who has run his entire campaign on Obama’s lack of experience now choose a woman who has only been governor for less than two years for the second most important job in the country. McCain’s VP pick is especially important since he, if elected, would be the oldest president to be elected. God forbid he leaves us, we will be left with an inexperienced woman with a journalism degree from the University of Idaho. Even Idaho residents should be scared out of their pants at this possible reality, but instead they banter on and on about how her Idaho roots are a great thing for this country. Come on folks, the future of an entire nation is at stake and you are talking about “Western Issues”? By the way, Palin does not consider herself an Idahoan, she is a self proclaimed Alaskan.