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Written as the Repblican Convention came to a close September 4, 2008

Leaving the convention McCain has the advantage over Obama in the election. There is no political speech, no political organization, no turn of events that can take it away from him. It is an elemental advantage that goes directly to human society and the human psyche.

Picture in your mind Obama and Biden on stage together. Then ask yourself the question, if you did not know which of the two men were running for President and which for VP, which would you pick as the Presidential candidate and which for the VP? Obvious answer you would think the older man as being the Presidential candidate. The man who has more times around the block as leading the younger man. Contrast the same scenario with McCain and Palin, who is the Presidential candidate and who is the VP candidate. Answer the older man is the Presidential candidate and the younger woman the VP. This has a feeling of being right with the human psyche.

In human society we see the older person as being the wiser individual, thus the wise old man leading the younger individuals in the society. It is a universal human archetype.It is a wise Grand Pa McCain leading a younger member of the tribe. It is the way of nature it is the way it should be. With Obama it is the younger who is the leader of the older. Perhaps one could think that the wise old man is advising the younger. But the older is not so incompetent as to need giving up the leadership role. This picture is incongruous with the human psyche.

This is why the criticism of being inexperienced is so resonating against Obama. This is why the picture of Palin as being humble enough to accept the leadership of a McCain is so resonating. This is human tradition of passing the torch. Older to younger, not younger to older. That is why advantage McCain.

Further Palin fits the image of a strong and wise Mother figure who is close to the earth. What heart, doesn't that tug at? Advantage McCain

PS: The fact that a younger Obama is leading and older Biden leaves the feeling of the younger as being presumptuous and thus arrogant. Not so with Palin accepting the leadership of McCain, she is seen as being humble and wise. This is the fatal flaw of the Obama candidacy.