“To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction: or the forces of two bodies on each other are always equal and are directed in opposite directions.” Sir Isaac Newton

I believe this law of motion also applies to politics. I base my theory on the following:
Barack Obama was elected in the year 2008. Sarah Palin became a national political figure in 2008. Our intentions were to elect a president who was well educated and intelligent, progressive, ambitious, and willing to do what it took to save our country. In the meantime, the opposite was unleashed onto an unsuspecting country. Sarah Palin has a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Idaho, is proudly folksy and ignorant, conveniently conservative, mavericky, and willing to do what it takes to further her political ambitions, no matter the cost to media integrity.
Had we not nominated a young black candidate to the office of the presidency, the McCain campaign may not have felt pressured to add a young attractive woman to the ticket of an old white guy.
And now she is getting as much air time as she possibly can to keep her face on our televisions, even if it means going on Fox News (gasp) with ‘facts’ written on her hand with a sharpie, and several sheets of paper with ‘facts’ to back up her claims that our president is ruining our country. Despite the actual facts that the economy is improving, jobs are being created, and our reputation in the world has been much improved.
I for one, hope she is nominated by the republicans for president in 2012. It would be Obama’s easiest re-election yet.