Forgive me one more Palin post. Hilzoy posted what I think is the best summary of my problems with the Palin pick. The rest of the coverage (daughter’s pregnancy, etc) is not important to me. What matters is that this pick was made purely for politics. For a man running on the “Country First” slogan, this was the most recent and most obvious evidence that John McCain doesn’t actually put country first.

It’s not just about her experience, but the recklessness with which McCain seems to have proceeded with this selection. Palin wasn’t his pick, but the pick of the religious right and rather than challenge them, he chose to put his political future first and just chose her. Then they decided to vet her.

Anyway, read Hilzoy. She lays this out much better than I have. Steve Benen has a post at the Washington Monthly saying similar things, so check his post out, too.