Current location:	dayton
Current mood:	chipper
Entry tags:	politics, school

The first week of school (is aPALIN!!!!)
I am such a nerd. *erases subject line*

Nothing too exciting going on. I've been pretty busy this week, obviously, reading and doing homework and geeking out on CNN coverage of the Democratic convention. Watched Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama's speech (not to mention Jesse Jackson, Jr, who impressed me).

The McCain choice of Palin is really bizarre, especially considering he's only talked to her once before. But it's a risky move - it could pay off and help him swing the election, but I really don't think it will. In fact, I think it's a pretty terrible move. He's not going to get enough Hillary voters to make it count (a lot of them, in fact, seem to be offended at his implication that they just wanted a woman), and the Obama campaign is absolutely going to skewer this woman after McCain's spent the entire campaign discrediting Obama for "lack of experience." I think a lot of voters will be scared that a first-term governor of one of the two "satellite" states who two years ago was the mayor of a town of 9,000... might be a heartbeat away from the presidency (with McCain's age, that risk only increases). While the VP debates may be ridiculously scripted, as they seem to be on occasion, I still think Biden will skewer her. McCain took his maverick reputation and put it on the line: he's risking becoming, as Bob Casey put it, a "sidekick." I think, ultimately, this move just handed the election to Obama for sure, but I thought McCain was going to lose anyways, and perhaps this speaks to his desperation. But I could be wrong. We'll see.