Palin on GOP Ticket and Murphy's Law

I'm an African living in Africa. However I'm following the buildup to US election with keen interest because the US is not just any nation: whatever is happening in the world's most powerful nation is the concern of everybody, especially us, friends of the US.

Sarah Palin materialized into the campaign on GOP ticket. Her high points include being a hockey mom, barracuda basketballer, moose hunter who can dress a carcass singlehanded (Tarzan Girl, huh), a mother of five. She was mesmerizing during her (it now is apparent, well-rehearsed) acceptance speech.

Since then, the true colours started emerging. And what would you expect from the above wilderness résumé? She's what I'd rank as below average in academics, like the Wiki Answers graphic bares to the world...

With Palin on the ticket, McCain is likely to lose the elections more than any other thing that may influence the outcome of elections. However, tables may turn any day and drown Dems ticket, or place the GOP in a comfortable perch.

Then Murphy's Law says pushy Sarah, skinner of mooses, fisher of salmons, may just as easily step into the Oval Office and rule America. That is, should anything go wrong with McCain (not that I'm praying for that but a hundred things can go wrong, natural causes that shall incapacitate him) the US constitution then take its course, setting Palin smack into the White House.

This moment of uncertainty couldn't have picked a wronger time-housing credit crunch, stock markets poised to come down crashing, Taliban building strength like a cyclones, and cyclones wreaking havoc all over the place. And America fighting wars in far away land.

The October 2 debate of VP hopefuls is likely to finish business for Palin, but if she stays on the ticket, there's a worrying time ahead with her trigger finger on the nuclear bomb switch.