As we recently noted, John McCain's age is no joke - no matter how many times he goes on late-night TV to joke about it.

And since McCain's father (70) and grandfather (61) both died suddenly of heart attacks, the idea of a Vice President being "one heartbeat away from the Presidency" isn't just a slogan.

If John McCain and Sarah Palin win in November, the odds of "President Sarah Palin" are very high. Isn't that a terrifying thought?

Thanks to George Bush and Dick Cheney, America is facing profound problems on every front: two hot wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and two cold wars with Russia and Iran; mortgage and dollar meltdowns; and an energy/environmental crisis.

Amidst these and many other crises, why did McCain choose Sarah Palin? For one reason: she opposes abortion in all cases, even for rape and incest or to save the life of the woman.

She has no other qualifications. Until two years ago, she was the mayor of a small town and left behind a budget disaster. As governor, she fired Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan because he wouldn't fire her ex-brother-in-law, and she has lied about it ever since.

Palin's adamant opposition to abortion made her "fully qualified" to be President in the eyes of the "Taliban wing" of the Republican Party, led by James Dobson and Rush Limbaugh. And that was good enough for John McCain.

In 2000, John McCain famously denounced Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell as "agents of intolerance."(*)But the religious right got even by smearing him in South Carolina and making George Bush the Republican nominee. So now he's on his hands and knees begging for their forgiveness and support.

Everyone who has not been brainwashed by the Religious Right should be horrified by McCain's choice - and do everything in their power to elect Barack Obama.

 



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