Dear America,

Dear America, There must come a time when we no longer allow ouselves to be fooled by the manipulative games and gimmicks being played by the Republican Party. Just because Sarah Palin could be our next door neighbor or one of our co-workers does NOT mean that she (as the Republicans are saying about Obama) is "Ready to Lead". She openly admits that doesn't even know what she is getting herself into... How foolish can we be? I know that I would not want my next door neighbor or my co-worker to be leading the country... so why is this so appealing to people? ...Or is it something else? Is America looking for a way out? A reason to NOT have to elect Barack Obama as the next leader of our nation. Are we subconsciously that close minded and afraid of the thought of our beloved country being run by...a Black man? Does something about the thought of that just not sit well with us? Are we so unsettled by this thought that we are now considering squandering an opportunity to bring about progession and real change because Barack doesn't fit the image that "we" have of a President. We tried electing an idiot to lead our country and look where it got us! Do we REALLY want to make the same mistake... again? McCain wasn't likeable so the Republicans gave us All-American Sarah Palin. But the fact of the matter is, her incompetence will never make a difference and she will not be allowed to make any major mistakes because she will not be President, John McCain will. And the thought of this does not appeal to people, which is why the Republicans have to give us Sarah Palin in the first place! Not only that, but women everywhere should be outraged by the way she is being paraded around the country as a more attractive, but a less intelligent and informed version of Hillary Clinton. The way the Republicans are exploiting Sarah Palin brings about even more questions about her intelligance. Does she see that she was only chosen because of WHO she is [typical Republican tactic: SEE Clarence Thomas] or does she honeslty beleive that she was really the best person for the job? ...If she believes that she was the best person for the job then she is being irrational. Because Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee were much more well known and more experienced than Palin, and even more liked by the conservative base than was McCain! If she KNOWS that she was chosen because of WHO she is ...then she has disgraced herself and women all across the country, because now she is doing national interviews and making a fool of herself which will make it that much more difficult for the next woman competing for a VP or Presidential nomination. I am a Barack supporter surprise, surprise right? But I, like most of you, am a very logical person, and I have no loyalty to any party or candidate. Bill O'Reilly interviewed Barack Obama last week (you should Google it) and even "Bill O" had to admit that he was impressed by how Barack handled himself in the "Hot Seat." [Not something that O'Reilly admits very often, especially about a Democrat.] I ASSURE you that neither Sarah Palin nor John McCain would take on Keith Olbermann. [SEE: The liberal equivalent to O'Reilly] Although O'Reilly will never be HALF the man Olbermann is, so maybe that a was bad analogy. In closing, America remember "Fool me once, shame on you - fool me twice, shame on me." Kevin Bryant