Thursday, September 4, 2008

Sarah Palin, Meet Kate Moore

AMC had The Enforcer on last night, and something about Tyne Daly's character rang a bell. Her qualifications for police inspector: Felony arrests - none. Misdemeanor arrests - none. Actual investigative work experience - none. But she got the job because she's female and appeals to the right people. Of course,in this story she struggles through her inexperience and eventually wins over her skeptical partner.

Perhaps this is the scenario McCain hopes for with Palin, that she can win over skeptics (including, I suspect, himself; he's never been the kind of conservative she is). Dirty Harry would seem to be his kind of guy, and there's a similar sense of picking her for her gender and appeal to the right people (conservatives). Which brings up a serious question; is John McCain that kind of guy, and do we want a Dirty Harry type as President? Someone who makes spontaneous, risky decisions, collateral damage be damned? Someone who goes it alone, figuring he can shoot his way out of trouble? Aren't we just finishing eight years of that? After all, being involved with Harry didn't do his partners, including Kate, any good.

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