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Does Looking at the Moon Qualify Me to Be an Astronaut?
RECEIVED Mon., Oct. 27, 2008
Dear Editor,
The main job of the vice president is to be ready to step into the role of president at a moment’s notice. In an attempt to make Sarah Palin a palatable choice as McCain’s running mate, the Republicans are trying to pretend she has foreign-policy credentials by pointing out that Alaska is right next to Russia. McCain himself has stated this in his stump speeches, and Palin, in her famous television interview with Charles Gibson, excitedly expounded that one can actually see some part of Russia from some part of Alaska.
The obvious suggestion here is that this somehow makes her qualified to deal in an executive capacity with not only Russia but the whole wide world in general.
By this quirky reasoning, I guess when I’m looking at the moon from my back yard, I’m qualified to be an astronaut.
The main job of the vice president is to be ready to step into the role of president at a moment’s notice. In an attempt to make Sarah Palin a palatable choice as McCain’s running mate, the Republicans are trying to pretend she has foreign-policy credentials by pointing out that Alaska is right next to Russia. McCain himself has stated this in his stump speeches, and Palin, in her famous television interview with Charles Gibson, excitedly expounded that one can actually see some part of Russia from some part of Alaska.
The obvious suggestion here is that this somehow makes her qualified to deal in an executive capacity with not only Russia but the whole wide world in general.
By this quirky reasoning, I guess when I’m looking at the moon from my back yard, I’m qualified to be an astronaut.
Steve Netardus