Well (But Not Subtly) Played, McCain

[woodwardiocom]

So, this time next year, we will either have an African-American man as Pres, or a woman as Veep.

Welcome to the 21st Century.

(And the Second Gentleman would be Yup'ik? This is future shock I'm feeling, isn't it?)

Comments

[taura-g.livejournal.com]

This is future shock I'm feeling, isn't it?

It's certainly some kind of shock... I hadn't connected the dots yet on Palin's husband being Yup'ik... So of the First and Second couples not only would the VP be a woman but there would be a Native American in the mix? Huh.

Either way its going to be ground-breaking... though I am still hoping for a Democrat victory myself.

[smacaski.livejournal.com]

Yeah, gonna go with the black man and the old white man, rather than the old white man and the woman.

[keyne.livejournal.com]

He's only a quarter Yup'ik, as far as I can tell (older Web pages mention only a Yup'ik grandmother, and he has none of the typical features).

Incidentally, the Yup'ik and Inupiat don't consider themselves "Native Americans", but "Alaska Natives."

[caulay.livejournal.com]

It's fairly clear that she's a "progressive" Republican, where "progressive" means "admitting that gays exist but doesn't want them out in the open where people might see them" and "believes criminals should be killed humanely" and "criminals" includes "everyone who believes in abortion rights".

[feste-sylvain.livejournal.com]

"admitting that gays exist but doesn't want them out in the open where people might see them"

That's an oversimplification. Her first gubernatorial veto granted same-sex couples state benefits. And she knew it. She appears to be in the Obama mind-set on "well, not gay marriage, but we should recognize them somehow".

There will be plenty of political stones to throw, but let's get our aim focused.

[caulay.livejournal.com]

Do keep in mind that was after consulting with her Attorney General and receiving the opinion that the law, if allowed to pass, would be ruled unconstitutional.

By vetoing the law, she avoided a legal battle that a) the State of Alaska would have lost and b) would easily have had far wider reaching implications than just granting same-sex couples state benefits.

[archangelbeth]

Better than not vetoing it on a matter of "Mah religious principalz tell me things" and wasting money, I suppose? (Think of the Huckabees.)

I'm just pleased that I can get down to examining the candidates to see which one is least noxious to me (they're politicians; they're all slightly noxious), cheerily knowing that either way, there's one for the history books. This makes me giggle.

Yes, I know I have a cold, black heart that is warmed by odd things.

[caulay.livejournal.com]

I seriously doubt that McCain would pick a running mate with any more principles (or principalz) than himself. He'd realize the immediate contrast would make him look bad.

The court fight could have had results well beyond the state employees, it likely would have resulted in the requirement for all employers that offered spouses benefits being required to offer same-sex partners benefits as well.

It could have gone so far as to require the state to establish Civil Unions or legalize same-sex marriage. Those were places the conservatives did not want be dragged to.

Thus the veto was, principles (if any) be damned, the more expedient choice.

[zonemind.livejournal.com]

Cynicism is what goes us to this place, y'know.

I'm not voting Republican this year, but I'm very happy with what their current crop of candidates say about the American electorate.