Republicans show poor judgment

Denise Kelley, Las Vegas

Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 | 2:03 a.m.

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s experience is really only one year and a half as governor of Alaska. During that time it is alleged she exercised her powers as governor to fire the state police commissioner when he refused to fire a trooper who had been her brother-in-law and involved in a nasty divorce case with the governor’s sister. This is called “abuse of power” and proves she has absolutely no judgment that would qualify her as vice president or president.

Furthermore, she showed complete disregard for the safety of her unborn child when she took a speaking engagement eight to 10 hours by air from Alaska in the last trimester of her pregnancy. She is being lauded, it appears, because her water broke and she still fulfilled her speaking engagement and hopped on a plane for the eight-hour trip back to Alaska. In doing so, she put her Down syndrome baby at great risk; she should definitely not be given a pat on the back for this absolute stupidity. I believe the speaking engagement was in Texas. A long way from Alaska but a state with very good hospitals.

The possibility that any mother would vote for her when they realize what a risk she took without considering the baby she carried really upsets me. John McCain also shows lack of judgment in choosing her. He had so many other fine people in his party to choose and instead let his envy of Barack Obama completely overpower his judgment.