After spending the last few posts defending reasonable grounds for discussing creationism in science classes, it’s time to reveal some of my own biases.

John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin for running-mate is disturbing me. I can’t work out if it’s a cynical or a brilliant move, liable to backfire or even if it might be the death knell of the end of the world. All of the above?

I see now that what I’ve really been needing is some kind of handle on McPalin. Subconsciously, I’ve been looking for something that can break it all down for me, that can render out the fatty goodness that must be hiding in the Republican vice/presidential ticket and leave a quivering pile of salty, gelatinous goo for me to poke fun and cutlery at…

… I know this, now, because yesterday I found what I was looking for:

Palin is a creationist. McCain is a fossil.

Bask in the warm, derisory glow of that! No doubt this is doing the rounds in some circles. I got it from a post by Doc Ruby, on Slashdot.

Incidentally, I told this to my grandparents (themselves a lovely pair of fossils), who laughed and laughed, then probably cried in secret, because they can be quite pessimistic about the way the US has been going. But even so I’ll challenge any Obama supporter to tell me that doesn’t make them feel a little better, a little more hopeful and a little less fearful about November. If only for a moment.