BRING ON THE McCAIN CABINET
Much as I disagree with the political positions of John McCain, I admire him as a man who knows what he wants and gets it.
Coming back from five years of hard time at the Hanoi Hilton, McCain had all the bona fides for a great political career save one, a rich, attractive trophy wife. No problem. McCain hastily abandoned his 15-year marriage to a wife somewhat disfigured in a terrible car crash and several weeks later married a gorgeous, fabulously wealthy beer heiress who shared his drive to the political mountaintop.
Twenty-eight years later, the 72-year-old McCain has the top prize in sight. One would think that the aging, hard-living melanoma cancer survivor would pick an experienced politician-statesman as a running mate, just in case.
Not a chance.
Our intrepid candidate has plucked obscure former beauty queen, 44-year-old Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska for the past two years and prior to that mayor of tiny Wasilla, Alaska. The population of Alaska and Wasilla combined is under 700,000. Rumor has it that Palin's win of the Miss Wasilla beauty pageant and second-place finish in the Miss Alaska contest had absolutely nothing to do with her selection.
Regardless, if McCain - who now sports a trophy wife and a work trophy wife - wins the presidency, there is only one prospect that will keep me from complete despair: the unveiling of McCain's cabinet.
Originally published in Glen Ellyn Sun, September 12, 2008
Coming back from five years of hard time at the Hanoi Hilton, McCain had all the bona fides for a great political career save one, a rich, attractive trophy wife. No problem. McCain hastily abandoned his 15-year marriage to a wife somewhat disfigured in a terrible car crash and several weeks later married a gorgeous, fabulously wealthy beer heiress who shared his drive to the political mountaintop.
Twenty-eight years later, the 72-year-old McCain has the top prize in sight. One would think that the aging, hard-living melanoma cancer survivor would pick an experienced politician-statesman as a running mate, just in case.
Not a chance.
Our intrepid candidate has plucked obscure former beauty queen, 44-year-old Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska for the past two years and prior to that mayor of tiny Wasilla, Alaska. The population of Alaska and Wasilla combined is under 700,000. Rumor has it that Palin's win of the Miss Wasilla beauty pageant and second-place finish in the Miss Alaska contest had absolutely nothing to do with her selection.
Regardless, if McCain - who now sports a trophy wife and a work trophy wife - wins the presidency, there is only one prospect that will keep me from complete despair: the unveiling of McCain's cabinet.
Originally published in Glen Ellyn Sun, September 12, 2008
posted by Walt Zlotow at 4:54 PM
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