| The whole "pit bull with lipstick" slogan which seems to resonate so well with Republicans is puzzling. The slogan implies she is a "kick ass" take no prisoners pit bull kind of person who is going to descend on Washington and clean the place up. This all sounds well and good but let's take a hard look at the implication.
So McCain now has a pit bull as his sidekick. The Congress is, and will likely be more controlled by the Dems after the election. McCain has stated the Congress needs to come together and put aside partisanship for the betterment of the country and I agree. I also have always believed McCain had a good chance do this until his selection of Palin.
His selection of Palin to rally the Republican party, while effective is very short sighted. He has selected a running mate who's views and core beliefs are diametrically opposed to the core beliefs of the clear majority in the Congress.
If Palin was a consensus seeking type person she would have a near impossible task in reaching across the aisle given these differences. A pit bull kick ass personality behavior she has apparently used in Alaska will be opposed by a Congress full of a whole pack of far more experienced pit bulls. Partisan divides which now plague the government will severely deepen not lessen.
It will be a stubborn angry Congress against the Administration resulting in gridlock which is sure to damage the country.
If the McCain/Palin ticket wins, pit bull tactics will never work given the realities of situation. It's going to take vision and good policies coupled with a big dose of charismatic diplomacy to get the parties working together.
Neither McCain or a pit bull with lipstick have a prayer of bringing Congress together and ending the partisanship. No change, just four more years of the same, only worse.
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There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right.
Woodrow Wilson |