The Choice of Sarah Palin by McCain Highlights Serious Danger

There is an old adage about how “bad times” bring out the “worst” in people or rather it will highlight there worst traits.  This fact can be clearly seen within the McCain-Palin campaign and the reports of how Sarah Palin is behaving.  First of all there are the attacks on Katie Coric, that somehow Katie is solely responsible for Sarah's inability to answer questions pertaining to national security or the economy.  This is now followed by Sarah and her cohorts now blaming her handlers, those from John McCain's campaign, for how poorly the public perceives her.  Most alarming are the statements referring to her as a “diva” and that as a diva she refuses to take advice from anyone.

These traits are those of a poor leader, pure and simple.  Without doubt Sarah does not have much in the way for foreign relations experience nor does she have much experience with addressing national level issues.  As a governor her duties would not have exposed her to these types of issues and we know, from past presidents, that it is possible for a governor to become an effective president.  However, the only way this transition can be made is if that person is willing to listen to others and to take advise.  To do this a person most be able to admit when they are wrong and admit when they are “out of their league”.  A good leader has the capacity to realize their short comings and then are capable of selecting advisors who can worth with them in overcoming their short comings.  No leader, no matter how long they have been around, will have all the experience necessary to run this country.  We must, as citizens of this great country, have a leader who is capable of relying on others for assistance.

For the last eight years this country has been run by a man who has been arrogant and who has led this country into the predicament it is in today.  We can ill afford to end up with another who is like him.  While John McCain is the name, on the ballot, as president we must face the stark reality that there is a high risk he will not be able to complete his term.  However, what is more important than this, is the fact that he chose Sarah Palin as his running mate.  A good leader must be capable of choosing advisors who will be capable of assisting him in times of turmoil.  A good leader must be able to depend on his/her advisors in times of turmoil and not be concerned with having them going behind his/her back.  Given that John McCain failed to properly vet and choose a running mate who he could depend on gives us very little confidence that he will be able to choose the remainder of his cabinet in a manner which will be beneficial to this country.