As the big election approaches the big problem McCain is now facing is Sarah Palin. With recent polls taken, Domenico Montanaro states that 55% of people think that Sarah Palin is unqualified. The cause of the unexpected reaction towards Sarah Palin is the belief that McCain is too old to complete the four years of presidency. My biggest fear if McCain becomes president is his death and Sarah Palin taking his spot. Obviously I am not the only person feeling like this. Palin’s unquestionable lack of experience can bring the United States in a deeper hole than what we are already in; “since you can see Russia on the hills of Alaska”. Moontanaro makes a comment that I find interesting which is who would have ever thought that Palin would be the biggest problem instead of George Bush. Even though Obama also lacks experience people are feeling more comfortable in giving him the responsibility of running our country. Something very interesting also is that our country is in great debt, yet we can spend 150,000 on Sarah Palin’s clothes. Also Sarah Palin’s makeup artist has the highest paying job in McCain campaign. The makeup artist was paid 22,800 for only two weeks, which is more than McCain foreign policy advisor and his senior communication staffer. So message is our government stating: is it that we need to spend more money in making a person fit the criteria and look the part, than worry about how we could use that money. Everyone in the beginning was so amused and happy about the Sarah Palin pick, but as time continues everyone is questioning her experience. We are now at the tip of picking our new president and even though Sarah Palin would not be the immediate president if something does happen to McCain our future is looking great right next to Russia.
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/5056436/palin-power-fails-whip-magic-mccain/
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/us-election/sarah-palins-makeup-artist-is-mccain-campaigns-highest-paid-staffer-14017176.html
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I think people have every right to worry about Palin's inexperience. From the VP debate, to her interviews with the media, she clearly is in over her head, and could put the country at risk as president. She may even try to overstep her boundaries as VP by becoming "active in Senate" as she said in the VP debate (which is clearly not part of her job). As for the expenditure on clothing, Palin has adamantly denied that these were purchased by her, but obviously her looks are not cheap. But I think it comes with a purpose; looks sell votes. I feel the metaphor of the voter as a consumer and the politician as a product applies here. People want to see their leader as presentable, professional, and well-dressed. And to add one last thing, the notion that "our country is in great debt, yet we can spend 150,000 on Sarah Palin's clothes," makes no sense to me. This money isn't coming out of the federal budget so it doesn't affect the national deficit, and if this argument was meant to apply to the failing economy, the money was put into the market as purchase, then it is actually boosting the economy.
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