Eight vice presidents have gone on to be president because of the death of the president, and one became president after the resignation of the president. John McCain is 72 years old and has been diagnosed with invasive melanoma. If McCain wins this presidential contest, there is a real possibility that Sarah Palin will become the president. John McCain and his campaign are asking us to buy a “pig in a poke.”

Now for those voters who are a bit too literal, I’m not saying Sarah Palin is a pig and I’m not saying that John McCain is literally carrying her around in a poke. The “poke” she is in is the overly managed and controlled environment that prevents the media from asking her questions and prevents the electorate from making a decision based on anything except the most superficial criteria. John McCain’s latest campaign slogan is “Country First.” His actions don’t match those words.

Joanne McNally

Searsport