he chose WHO?!

So... McCain has finally announced his running mate. I have to admit, I did NOT see this coming. I was seriously terrified that Mitt Romney would be his pick... but it appears that McCain has gone above and beyond with his selection of Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, as his running mate.

Interesting strategy. Trying to be female-friendly, I presume.

According to CNN, Palin supports drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge. She's a member of the NRA. She was runner-up for Miss Alaska in 1984. (A gun-totin' beauty queen. How quaint.) She's staunchly pro-life, supports capital punishment, and belongs to feminists for life.

Great...

Somehow, "Feminists for Life" doesn't equate a woman-friendly vice presidential candidate to me.

Let's see... she also opposes same-sex marriage. No surprise there. However, what was a little... interesting... to me, is that she claims to have several gay friends and wants to be responsive to concerns about discrimination (according to a 2007 article in the Anchorage Daily News). Seriously? How can you be responsive to discrimination when you are, in fact, perpetuating discrimination? The mind... it boggles...

So... if McCain wasn't scary enough for you, I do believe the Republican ticket has just evolved into a full-fledged nightmare.