SHE DIDN'T BLINK!?

September 12, 2008

“ I -- I answered him yes because I have the confidence in that readiness and knowing that you can't blink, you have to be wired in a way of being so committed to the mission, the mission that we're on, reform of this country and victory in the war, you can't blink.

So I didn't blink then even when asked to run as his running mate.”

Sarah Palin in an interview with Charles Gibson on ABC News 9/11/2008

Let me get this straight. You are married. You are the mother of five children. One of those children is an unmarried, pregnant teenager, another is a 4-month-old baby with Down’s Syndrome. You have just been offered the job of Republican Candidate for Vice President of the United States of America. And YOU DON”T BLINK! YOU SAY YES! Just like that!

Forgive me if I offend anyone here, but if a man did that I would say, “The Hell with him!” We are not talking about a part-time job at the local fast food restaurant, which has its own issues of time management. We are talking about running for Vice President of the United States of America. I do believe Mr. Palin and the kids deserved at least a heads up: “Hey, I’ve been offered this great job and this is what it is going to mean for all of you. Let’s discuss this for a few minutes before I give them my answer.”

I guess what troubles me about “you can’t blink” is that everyone needs the counsel of others and in my experience the higher up you go, the more counsel you need. To think that the Vice President or President of our country “can’t blink” tells me that s/he wouldn’t hesitate before pulling the trigger, pressing the button or making the order to wreak God knows what havoc on the world. I would feel a lot more comfortable knowing my elected officials have the common sense to recognize that they may not understand everything about every situation in which they find themselves. I would like them to blink, breathe and invite some reasoned and intelligent minds in to discuss the state of affairs before running off and making a decision. That is what I expect from my life’s partner before he makes any major decisions. That is what he expects from me. Sometimes it really isn’t all about you, Sarah Palin.

“You can’t blink.” That’s one more bone for the pile,

Kathy B.