A Plague O’ Both Their Houses!

Why do I continually see myself surprised when the political parties, and their partisans, continue to act as hypocrites? Both parties have, or will, nominate someone who seems manifestly unqualified for the office of which they seek election. The Democrats have nominated Senator Obama, who is an incredible orator, does not really have the resume of a Leader of the Free World ™. The GOP, on the other hand, nominates Governor Palin, after complaining (as did Senator and former President Clintons) that Obama is unqualified.

Then, the whole issue of Palin’s daughter. Yes, if it were Obama’s daughter who was unwed and pregnant, the GOP attack machine would be in full force, blaming the parents. The Democrats, though, claim to be better than that. Obama, to his credit, says that it should be a private matter. Unfortunately, we’re still getting Dems who, smarting from undocumented claims of Obama being a Muslim, say there’s no proof that Palin didn’t hide her daughter’s earlier pregnancy by claiming the child as her own.

Of course, we get the government, and politics, we deserve. In shovelfuls.