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McCain’s Judgement Superpower — Vetting in 24 Hours or Less

With a due respect to America’s war hero, John McCain’s supporters must believe he’s also some kind of superhero.  His power:  vetting a vice president pick in just one day.  Conservative and gay blogger Andrew Sullivan (I realize that’s an oxymoron) reported today that:

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was not subjected to a lengthy in-person background interview with the head of Sen. John McCain’s vice presidential vetting team until last Wednesday in Arizona, the day before McCain asked her to be his running mate, and she did not disclose the fact that her 17-year-old daughter was pregnant until that meeting, two knowledgeable McCain officials acknowledged Tuesday… McCain had spoken with all of the others on his shortlist over the course of a selection process that went on for several months, but he was least familiar personally with the person he finally chose.

Sullivan, a highly respected blogger for The Atlantic,  wondered (as many have) how this revelation creates confidence in McCain’s executive skills.  Answer:  It doesn’t.  In his post, Sullivan noted another new revelation that was blogged at politico.com: Just days before being tapped for the VP nomination (on August 17), Palin attended a Jews for Jesus sermon.  A speaker at the event said that anti-Israeli terrorism was “God’s Judgment” for the Jews not converting to Christianity.  Palin was in the congregation, according to her pastor, Larry Kroon.  I wonder if her head was nodding.

If this stunning revelation does not receive equal media (and Youtube) attention to that we saw during the assault on Barack Obama caused by his pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright, we are in real trouble.  And if this country elects a man who makes knee-jerk decisions on important issues like who should be second in line for the most powerful position on the planet, then America has clearly lost all ability for rational thought.  Republicans, think.  If you truely believe your “country first” slogan, then choose your president based on facts and deliberation, not truthiness.