Love, motherhood, and politics

I was driving my son and his friend to a debating practice yesterday, and I said "what do you boys think about Palin as McCain's running mate?"

One boy said "she was governor of Alaska ... oh, and she's a woman ... McCain probably thinks he can get women to vote for him if he picks a woman."

This led to a general discussion of:

1. How stupid is the average person voting for president?

2. "Executive" experience

3. What does it mean when you passionately support a candidate who loses a primary?