The Right Choice for VP

Okay, I was wrong on the VP pick. But I get a half point by predicting that he would choose a women.

Gov. Sarah Palin is a great choice in that she brings together all the features that the GOP thought were missing in McCain -- conservative, pro-life, gun rights, youth, and executive experience.

Yes, the Gov. is the only candidate in the mix who has governed. The other three are in the legislative branch, working to provide policy for those who govern.

Yet the first salvo from the Obama-Biden campaign was a slam against McCain's choice:

"Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency," an Obama campaign spokesman said in a statement.

The comment, which was belittling both to small-town America and women in general, ignored the fact that she currently serves as Governor and echos the sexism that Hillary fans leveled at
their own party.

This elitism is sure to backfire on them.

A Hint on the VP Choice

The greatest guessing game since last week is the choice of John McCain's VP pick.

The TV guys have their theories; I have mine. But I also have apiece of evidence that they have overlooked.

Mitt Romney is everybody's even money favorite. He's experienced, he knows how to campaign, he doesn't have white hair.

Tim Pawlenty of MN is in the right place -- a swing state --, is a governor and is younger than McCain. (OK, everybody is younger than McCain.)

But here's one that has been on the list that is my pick -- Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of TX. She is more accomplished than Hillary and is a strong conservative.

There' are three facts to consider:

A Hutchison pick would strengthen McCain with the GOP's right wing.

The McCain camp is reaching out to the lunchbox liberals, former Hillary supporters, that want to vote for a women.

But the final piece of the puzzle came in an e-mail yesterday, announcing that Mullings, the political commentary column from Rich Galen, would return next week. Galen had gone to work in the Senate office of Hutchison and was prohibited from charing for political commentary.
Apparently that has changed which could mean that he will be moving to the campaign side.

Could it be? Political clues can be rather small. We'll see about noontime.

Life's Lessons - #365

School has started back in both Cobb and Marietta. The little darlings started walking though our yard last Thursday and Cobb began today.

There are things to remember about the back-to-school season that will make your life easier.

• Don't attempt to buy Kleenex at the grocery store. Every teacher has put a box on the school supply list for the classroom and the shelf looks like a flu epidemic hit.

• Don't go to Staples looking for office supplies. They are overrun with kids and moms buying protractors and folders (items the store hasn't sold any of in the past 12 months).

• Don't ask the deli to slice some lunch meat for you. The lines are long, but if you hurry there may be some peanut butter left.

• Don't expect traffic to be free flowing in front of any school. How come, when third graders don't drive, there's still a traffic jam at the elementary school?

School season is a time when everyone enjoys the holidays – there's one in three weeks!