Insulting.
Does anyone else find it a little insulting how the politicians and pundits assume that the women/people who were going to vote for Hillary (but aren't supporting Obama) would automatically support McCain due to his choice of Sarah Palin for VP? Does anyone realize how amazingly DIFFERENT these two women are? As far as I can tell, the ONLY thing they have in common is that they both have a vagina, and even still, Sarah Palin's vagina is probably enormous compared to Hillary's. (Just sayin'. She's pushed out 5 babies, Hillary only one.) I suppose there are some people who don't vote on the issues, but on their general feeling about a person, so maybe I could understand that. In my younger days, before I actually started paying attention, I thought all candidates were pretty much the same. That it didn't matter who was in the White House. But after the past 8 years, I am beginning to understand how crucial a difference it can make. If nothing else, a president and his staff set a certain tone, they portray a certain image, and, ultimately, they lead our country down one path or another. Considering all that, I cannot believe that someone who was so incredibly loyal to Hillary Clinton (so much so that they would not support Obama), could possibly feel the same love towards Sarah Palin (because in the end, you just want Clinton in the White House).
Ultimately, it (among several other things he's said and done) makes me question John McCain's attitude towards women in general. Does he think we're all stupid? Obviously there's the other side to this, that he picked Palin because she generally stands for the same things McCain stands for (though, I'm pretty sure most of the people he was considering stood for the same things he stood for, right?). Of course, that's not what people are focusing on - they keep going on about the PUMAs and Hillary supporters and that crucial cooter vote. Ugh. Nevertheless, I definitely respect both Clinton and Palin for putting themselves out there so that one day, a woman running in a presidential election won't be such a big deal, and we'll focus more on the issues at hand: i.e. banning Heidi Montag!!!