The vice-presidential debate performance of Sarah Palin was a complete disgrace. If that's "femininity," it's the femininity of a 12 year old at a slumber party, not that of a mature woman.

With all the winking and goo-goo eyes it looked more like she was making an online dating video than engaging in serious discussion.

It boggles the mind to imagine female heads of state like Golda Meir, Indira Ghandi, Margaret Thatcher or Angela Merkel behaving that way on a public stage.

Republican senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and Olympia Snowe haven't winked and smirked during any of their interviews as far as I know.

Palin is more like Bush the Second than either of those two eminently qualified women. Should McCain get elected, would we be only one more melanoma episode away from continuing the Bush tradition of cute nicknames (Pooty Poot = Vladimir Putin) and inappropriate shoulder massages for opposite sex heads of state (Angela Merkel) at summit meetings?

Gosh darn it, I sure hope not. You betcha.

Martha Koester

North Highline