Palin: Can't take it any more.

Ok, I've tried to stay somewhat quiet to my peeps about politics as I don't think those mix all that well. I've also tried to stay objective about Sarah Palin's nomination as VP candidate for the Republican party, but I'm not sure I can anymore.

While most of you know where I lean in this election - I've tried to give her the benefit of the doubt, and hear her out as her touting as a "reformer" is something we could all likely agree upon is needed. However, after seeing a recent interview with her, I thought it was very pertinent, and cruicial, to share this clip of Palin with Katie Couric this week on CBS to show.

This is one piece of the longer interview, but here Couric asks Palin about Foreign Policy, Financial Crisis, etc...While I fully respect that there are differing opinions/viewpoints on all of these topics, I think the critical issue at hand here is the fact, or appearance of fact, that Palin has LITTLE to NO grasp of basic policy issues. I find her answers amazingly confusing, round-about - not directly answering the question (repeating a previous answer more seriously doesn't count), and ill-informed, and even on some points insulting (see Couric's question on 'Why she hasn't have a passport' at :57 seconds into the clip – to any of us that have been fortunate enough to travel, I think you’ll feel equally insulted).

Take a few minutes to watch this clip and make up your mind for yourself. I am not just frightened by the now cliché (but real) thought of her being "one heartbeat away", but am more so discouraged/alarmed that John McCain chose her as his running mate – is this his process to make important decisions such as this? I continue to ask myself if he chose her because he thought she would be the best #2 he could find, to compliment his set of skills to lead our nation, or because she would win him the election?

This is the most important election I’ve been a part of. You?