You know, when John McCain first announced that Sarah Palin was going to be his running mate in the Presidential election, I couldn't stop wondering why. What made him think she was qualified -- other than the obvious reasons like being mayor of a 6,000 person town and being able to see Russia from her home state, of course.
Well, on the day of the actual election, at 1:30pm CST, John McCain spoke in Colorado. He was thanking Palin for invigorating his party, and then he apparently let slip what he feels the qualifications are to be in the Executive Branch of the United States government:
"You know, [Palin]'s got a husband, whose name is Todd and she calls him First Dude. Her husband Todd is a four-time world champion in (a) snowmobile race across Alaska in the middle of winter. One time he was running this race and broke his arm with 250 miles to go and still won. I THINK HE'S READY FOR WASHINGTON, D.C., AND SO IS SHE!"He waits until NOW to let people know that's all it takes?? I guess I can imagine the likes of Tom Ridge and Mitt Romney kicking themselves, thinking "If only I had a wife who raced snowmobiles with a broken limb!" It just goes to show that you really do need to be particular when vetting your spouse....much more so than vetting a V.P. candidate at least.
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