the making of a monster

So there I am innocently reading the news when a headline catches my eye: The Making of a Monster. Automatically I link the article to Sarah Palin. I was wrong of course; the piece had nothing to do with the elections. But the image was ingrained in my mind. Suddenly the whole Republican VP selection process seemed analogous to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Okay so I'm being a little dramatic, but there are some humorous parallels if we outline the main plot of the two tales:

1) In a daring attempt to produce the perfect human, Victor Frankenstein creates an unknown being who brings great power.

In a daring attempt to select the perfect VP candidate, John McCain chooses an unknown entity who brings great power to the Republican ticket.

2) Frankenstein realizes he made a mistake and is disgusted at the hideous monster. He runs away from it.

McCain realizes he might have made a mistake. Palin is incompetent and her interviews hideous. McCain locks her away and muzzles her.

3) Monster tries to succeed at friendship, but fails over and over again.

Palin tries not to make a fool of herself when speaking, but fails over and over again.

4) Monster is angry and realizes his power and ability to make demands.

Palin realizes her power with the far right, so with regained confidence she demands to be free.

5) Monster ruins Frankenstein's dreams by killing the doctor's friends. The ultimate betrayal occurs.

Palin helps ruin McCain's dreams by disregarding advisers, contradicting her running mate and going 'rogue.' The ultimate betrayal is alleged by insiders claiming she's after the Whitehouse in 2012.

6) Frankenstein's life goal becomes to save humanity from the menace. But then he dies and the monster cries for forgiveness. Monster runs away to the North Pole never to be heard from again.

Okay, I guess the end has yet to be written. So no assumptions will be made about McCain going after Palin's career to save humanity, nor about her eventual surrender and retreat to the North.