Several of the Faux News Channel pundits are openly promoting this pair as the Republican ticket for 2012. Yes, for President and Vice-President of the United States. Yes, our United States! Im not sure whether to laugh or run to the border out of fear. Is it possible that the ancient Mayans had a vision of this ticket in 2012 and decided to end their calendar following the election?
The potential for an apocolyptic disaster couldnt be more real.
Imagine the female equivalent of Laurel and Hardy in charge of the worlds only superpower. Add Glenn Beck as Secretary of Defense for a Three Stooges-like triumveret. Throw in a Congress dominated by the Tea Party for even more entertainment value. At least we would no longer have an immigration problem. It would more likely become an emigration problem. Canada and Mexico would have to put up fences and station troops at their borders to keep U.S. citizens out. Its even possible that the governments in Iran and North Korea governments would look sane by comparison.
Think Im exaggerating? Consider the following:
As a Vice-Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin famously cited Alaskas proximity to Russia as her credentials for foreign affairs. In her notorious interview with Katie Couric, Palin was stumped by such hard-hitting questions as What magazines and newspapers do you read? As Half-Governor of Alaska, she was cited in numerous ethics complaints. Of course, there was also Wardrobe-Gate and the many believable accusations of outrageous behavior by the McCain campaign staff.
Her proposed running mate, Michelle Bachmann is even more of a nut case. This is the Congresswoman who claimed that the U.S. Census was an Obama plot to place people in internment camps. The same Congresswoman who famously called for an investigation of Congress because she believed many members are un-American.
Dont get me wrong. My feelings toward these two have nothing to do with the fact that theyre women. My fears are based on their stupidity. I doubt either of them could match wits with the average 5th grader when it comes to civics, geography, economics, history and finance. What Palin and Bachmann are good at is stoking anger and hate. Theyve mastered the snarky comments that resonate with racists and biggots. Theyre expert at fueling hatred for liberals and those who disagree with their political agenda. And theyre especially good at generating money.
Of course, it may be tempting to vote for them for sheer entertainment value. After all, lots of people are fascinated by train wrecks. But do you really want the U.S. to be one of them?