O Brother, Where Art Thou?

For all of us who have seen the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou", I can't help but see the resemblance to Joe the Plumber in the 'little man' character. In the movie, a politician has a midget by his side (thankfully they are now referred to as little people) who represents the 'little man'. McCain must have had this in mind when he introduced his little man, Plumber Joe. Now Joe might be a regular guy, but after the poor judgement that McCain showed with his Palin choice, I wouldn't lean too heavily on Joe being the best representative of all of us 'little people'. As for Sarah, if she isn't a feminist now, she may see the light when the election is over and she sees the Republicans stumble all over themselves to get rid of her . After she returns home she might realize that, like many women through the ages, she was used as a token to divert attention from the issues and to be the McCain mouthpiece for those not so nice things McCain wanted to say but allowed her to do so instead. After all, McCain will probably want to continue his career after the election and Palin is dispensable. Palin's career will be a wash-up and she will be left looking out of her office window trying to figure out why she can't see Russia anymore. The notion that 'any woman will do' is one of the biggest insults the Republican party has given women. That and the idea that we are too stupid to make reproductive decisions. Granted, there are many Republican women who are Pro-Choice, but that certainly wasn't reflected in the Palin choice. In fact, McCain has left many moderate, thoughtful Republicans behind. This will be his undoing. And Palin will be the scapegoat for Republican defeat. I almost feel sorry for her------but not quite.