An End to the Old Boys by Rudy Takala

An End to the Old Boys by Rudy Takala

"Anyone who has been very involved in politics knows immediately what 'good old boys' describes; it refers to men who, by virtue of gray hair and accumulated wealth, appear respectable and are therefore granted power. Unfortunately, it is exactly their lack of virtue that defines them as good old 'boys.'

"To anyone who has had the unfortunate experience of dealing with such people, it should be obvious that Palin would not fit in with them. There would be some immediate aspersion cast upon her because she is a woman, yes, but that would be one of her smaller problems.

"Larger problems would arise because of her attitude. She too readily speaks her mind without first understanding the 'structure' of things. She doesn't know who has been around or for how long. Worse yet, she probably doesn't even know how much money they have.

"Unbelievably, she probably doesn't care about those things as much as she cares about ideas. While she's talking about abortion or corruption in government, the 'good old boys' would be staring blankly at her and wondering who invited this moron to their club. (The 'club,' of course, is a local city council meeting or some similar body of government.) They'll scoff at her as being someone who doesn't understand that politics is all about money and connections, and that any so-called 'corruption' is simply the creative use of those things.

"Imagine their surprise and anger when this naïve, idealistic blowhard actually runs against them and wins."