pdq, it isn't just that Palin is less "qualified" for the office than many of us feel she should be. It's that John McCain's campaign theme has been that Obama is less "qualified" to lead than McCain thinks he should be, yet McCain has chosen someone who is supposed to be ready to step into that leadership role if need be but has less experience in national and international politics than Obama does. Our "hatred" is hatred of hypocrisy.

Our "hatred" is also hatred of McCain's painfully obvious pandering to special interests, and his obvious attempt to woo female voters to his side. The latter is already backfiring here in the swing state of Pennsylvania! I offer an excerpt from this CNN article about yesterday's rally:

WASHINGTON, PA -- "...In just her second appearance on the campaign trail with John McCain, newly-minted GOP running mate Sarah Palin was showered with boos on Saturday [August 30] for attempting to praise Clinton's trail-blazing bid to become the first female president.

"As she did at in her debut speech in Ohio yesterday, Palin appealed to the women in the crowd here in Pennsylvania with a political shout-out to Geraldine Ferraro, who preceded Palin as the first women to be tapped as a vice presidential candidate.

"But in contrast with the mild reception that greeted her comments at the Ohio event, when Palin praised Clinton here for showing 'determination and grace in her presidential campaign,' the Alaska governor was met with a noisy mix of boos, groans and grumbles around the minor league ballpark where the 'Road to the Convention' rally was held."