And McCain's running mate is... Who is that again?

It sounded grand. When he started the speech I was sure he was going to make a huge announcement. And then John McCain told the nation that his running mate will be Sarah Palin. Immediately a co-worker of mine told me: "He chose her because Tootsie was not available."
His justification: she has a proven track record of fighting big oil and executive experience. OK, I do think that the Democratic ticket lacks executive experience as both nominees have only legislative seats in their resumé. But, with all due respect, being the mayor of a 9,000 strong town in Alaska and then becoming governor of a state with less than 700,000 inhabitants does not necessarily qualify as executive experience in my opinion. The mayor of Newark has more experience than her, if you stop to think about it.
The bottom-line is, why on Earth did McCain choose Palin? Sure, the obvious answer is, she is a woman so with her he can round-up all those Hillary Clinton votes who are not so sure about Barack Obama. And she is young, so he slaps back those who point at his age as a problem for him to become president.
Which, by the way, reminds me: when McCain was born Alaska was not even a state yet. In fact, its statehood completes 50 years in 2009.
Anyway, my point is, did he really choose her for those reasons alone? I mean, seriously, this woman will become president if McCain is elected and dies suddenly - something not that impossible considering he just turned 72.
I am not sure I want to have our first woman president coming from Alaska. And, more important, I am sure I do not want to have a president who chooses his deputy based on gender and electoral appeal.
As Eric Cartman would say, screw you guys, I'm going home.