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In his acceptance speech, McCain is expected to review his career in public service—first as a Naval Academy midshipman and wartime pilot and then as a 26-year veteran of Congress—while drawing stark policy differences with Democratic candidate Barack Obama.

Democratic critics have questioned Palin's political experience as a small-town mayor and her brief tenure as Alaska's governor. Wednesday night she offered a searing, sometimes sarcastic attack on the opposing ticket.

Palin joined other Republican speakers Wednesday night in praising McCain as a man of character, a former Vietnam prisoner of war who had spent his early career in the military and had sought to change the ways of politics in Washington.

"In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change," said Palin, toying with the central theme in Obama's campaign.

In Washington, just hours before McCain's speech, a federal judge was to hand down a sentence for once-powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff in a bribery scandal involving lawmakers and aides on Capitol Hill and officials in the Bush administration.

Abramoff, who has been cooperating in a corruption investigation that rocked Washington and contributed to the Republican loss of Congress in 2006, could face as much as 11 years in prison for treating officials and their aides to expensive meals, golf junkets and luxury sports tickets in return for political favors.

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  • Posted By: TruthForward @ 09/22/2008 9:24:51 AM

    Palin religiously believes that these are the "end times." So she is okay with American or the world being distroyed, because Christians will go to heaven.

    Obviously, Palin will not keep us safe from terrorism.

    Think this over.

  • Posted By: aztecnm @ 09/03/2008 4:17:58 PM

    The McCain camp rolled out their vp so poorly. What did they think would happen when they introduced a complete unknown to the country and asked us to accept her as vice president. Then, instead of acknowledging they screwed (which of course would never), they blame the media for being curious and demanding answers to serious questions. We have watched all these candidates for almost two years tell us how they would improve the country. What has she said? Virtually nothing. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

  • Posted By: mrzoid @ 09/03/2008 3:13:31 PM

    Oh how sweet, Grandpa John is doleing out hugs and kisses to the Palin children. Look, and he even brought birthday cards.... oh wait, those are the "excutive experience" and "gender" card.
    How about we actually hear from the campaign about something other than Jesus, guns, gays, babies, and "stop picking on our girl!!" sexism. Last I checked, there are half a dozen issues that rated as more important to the nation in this election. I dont care that shes woman, or that her daughter is pregnant, or that she has an infant with special needs of her own; i care about her complete lack of any stated policy opinions on anything but conservative wedge issues. Give me something other than hurried up talking points, and human intrest stories for christs sake. Thats the problem, not even the Republican pundits can give exact accomplishments or qualifications, only vauge generalities.

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