It was a tough call to pick the Idiot of the Month for August, but it came down to the reasons why I was split between two potential picks. In the interest of full disclosure, the alternate pick was John Edwards, who confessed to an extramarital relationship which will probably, like Elliot Spitzer before him, ruin his political career. The reason I chose not to go with him is because he’s not the only politician ever involved in a scandal, and he was man enough to admit to his mistake.
Now, on to Senator John McCain, who last month chose to select a relative unknown to be his running mate for the upcoming Presidential elections. While I applaud McCain for choosing a woman as his running mate, thus insuring once and for all that this year’s elections will be historic, I have to question the logic of choosing somebody that most Americans have never heard of. Not saying that Joe Biden was the best choice for Barack Obama to make, but at least we’ve heard of him.
In the days following McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin to be his running mate, news has come out that Palin was a member of the Alaskan Independence Party (which wanted Alaska to secede from the United States), that her youngest son, Trig, is not really hers (but in fact, her 17 year old daughter Bristol’s, a cover up that protects Palin’s political image as she’s a firm believer in abstinance), and something called “Troopergate” that I haven’t yet done my research on.
So, for giving the country yet another reason to vote for your opponent come November, John McCain, welcome to the 2008 Idiocy Timeline!
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