John McCain's Veep Pick – Political Wife or Daughter?

Chris Matthews has been trying to make the argument that John McCain is establishing Sarah Palin as a political wife. Supposedly, the Republican ticket is trying to compete in the Bill & Hillary Clinton style of two presidents for the price of one. Well Matthews is close, but not quite on target. Instead of Palin being the political wife, she is John McCain’s political daughter.

Nurturing daughters in the ways of the business world started several years ago. The “take our daughters to work” day was one of the first visible signs. Though the feminist establishment may have intended that mothers take their girls to work, it really succeeded with men. A lot of guys brought them to the office. Men seemed to want to pass on a legacy of work outside the home to our maturing daughters.

We soccer dads feel the same way. Our daughters deserve top notch support from schools, government and families. We coach their teams, cheer at their games and lobby government at all levels for strong emphasis on women’s sports.

Now comes John McCain and Sarah Palin. He's a generation (or two) older. He's the candidate for president – the person who will take on the responsibilities of the highest office in America and lead the strongest military on the face of the earth. He’s the one who walks onto stage first and speaks last. The one with gravitas. But he steps to the side and listens carefully when Palin speaks. And he positively beams when she succeeds in making telling points. This isn’t the action of a husband; just watch Bill Clinton in the background of one of his wife’s speeches, mugging for the camera and trying to compete with her for attention. It’s more like Donald Trump inviting Ivanka Trump onto his television show. McCain looks for all the world like the proud father of a political prodigy.