SARAH PALIN TODAY

Palin adds a makeup artist (additionally to the $150,000 for her clothes) to the list of monies that people's hard-earned contributions were not likely to have been intended. She is now wearing her hair down, looking less professional, but 'hotter' to most of the drooling males who do not distinguish what is necessary to a President. In this picture in the car, there is a plastic look to that toothy smile...which the eyes do not seem to match. It might be that the 'recent' picture was related to the deposition she was called on to make for three hours in St. Louis, Missouri or not.

Somehow, the Vogue cover makes her look even less Presidential. I can't imagine what the Founding Fathers might think of this candidate today. Considering that women didn't even have the vote when the Constitution was written.

What would they have thought of so much flesh exposed and the pure wanton, hair flying, breasts tantalizingly exposed look. Why do these recent pictures disturb me? Primarily because the focus she has brought onto herself is on her body and physical attributes, not a woman with brains and training to be a good President. Because she capitalizes on her greatest asset, her genuine physical and sexy beauty and persona, and since she has failed to verbally confirm that she understands the role of the Vice President or the Constitution, I can only hope that she has not destroyed candidacy for future women who may be qualified to serve as good Presidents. She has certainly made clear the value that the Republicans place on women...as long as they look good, they do not have to have brains, integrity, or be as qualified as any man might have to be in the same position. There is something radically wrong with that picture to me.

As she gave her deposition, I wondered how much time she is getting to spend with her pregnant daughter who, if at all like other young pregnant girls, might be needing a bit of maternal advice and support. Her own infant, born only last April, and who has been seen carried around like a sack of potatoes at speeches in the past, has not appeared on camera at anything I have watched recently. How much contact is she having with him? How many hours can there be in her day to govern Alaska, be made up for so many appearances, campaign, and be an effective parent.

Lest you question that I think a woman cannot have a family and be President, you would be mistaken. My question is more related to just how thin a parent can be spread and do the job required to fill the needs of her family. It does make me question her judgment to have had that last child, from choice, with her political ambitions. Being able to balance one's wants, personal obligations, and time is critical. Being Governor of sparsely populated Alaska might have been easy. She seems to have been able to do it mostly from home or with her family tagging along wherever she had to go. As President of the United States, I do not see the same luxury of time.
However, happily, it seems that all this is moot. If we can all surive for the next few days, Sarah Palin will be a thing of our past. She can go back to Alaska and work her charm there where it leaves the rest of the lower 48 untouched by her naivety and grandiosity.