Something About Sarah --by Kathleen Parker

[LiberalFighter]

Posted at Washington Post

But there can be no denying that McCain's selection of her over others far more qualified -- and his mind-boggling lack of attention to details that matter -- suggests other factors at work. His judgment may have been clouded by . . . what?

Science provides clues. A study in Canada, published by a British journal in 2003, found that pretty women foil men's ability to assess the future. "Discounting the future," as the condition is called, means preferring immediate, lesser rewards to greater rewards in the future.

Drug dealers, car salesmen and politicians rely on this affliction and pray feverishly for its persistence.

The Canadian psychologists showed pictures of attractive and not-so-attractive men and women to students of the opposite sex. The students were offered a prize -- either a small check for the next day or a larger check at some later date.

[Merlot]

1. This would imply that mcbush actually picked palan

IMHO he didn't pick her.

[LiberalFighter]

3. Sure he could have. Just not with the big head.

[Merlot]

2. This would imply that mcbush actually picked palan

IMHO he didn't pick her.

She helped pick herself ala chennnney, she was "friendly" with the conservative board that put her name out there and supposedly strong-armed mcbush. I don't recall the groups name, but she (palan) had beeen working them for about a year.

[Tutonic]

4. She probably stripped for him, huh Kathleen. Kathleen Parker has

been masking this argument for two months now. I think she needs to cut the sausage and say the old horndog has a Johnson for Palin. OK?