The GOP's Natural

I just want to say that I listened to all of Palin's speech and I was impressed! I am not a Republican and never will be but she nailed it last night! She made a clear case for why she had more practical, hands-on and relevant experience than Obama. If this country is willing to accept a man with few accomplishments and experience to be president than they should have no problem accepting a woman with a similar level of expertise (perhaps even better) as a V.P. No, she is no Clinton but she's not running for president, either. We can't have one standard for a man and another for a woman. I'm sure if Obama was a female, the media and public would be screaming about his lack of experience, too! But...he's a man and apparently that "different"...

Sarah Palin brings absolutely nothing to the GOP ticket except XX Chromosomes. Her views, to the extent she has any, are those of McCain, Bush and Rove. She has a lot of questions to answer about her past actions in Alaska - abuse of Governor's office, almost recalled as Mayor of Wasilla, association with Alaskan secession movement. She offers nothing to the American people. No thanks!

Politics certainly brings out the NASTY in you liberals!

Beyond the Palin

When Palin can win a national primary (over a political dynasty no less), then she will have the standing and credibility to be mentioned in the same breath with Obama. This woman is not anywhere near the most qualified person to be tapped for the VP slot. Again, for those complaining about Obama's lack of experience as a counter agrument to this valid argument - he has campaigned for 20 months and earned the nomination with over 18 million votes from the American people (not to mention an 11 year record as a State and U.S. Senator from a state with an actual population to manage).

Sarah Palin is no leader of a movement - she was Governor of Alaska for 18 months - which is the equivalent of a kid running a lemonade stand and claiming to have the experience to run Wal-Mart. How many states could she win in a primary?

She was abrasive at best last night, and showed she could effectively read a teleprompter. The fact these Republicans can actually (pretend to) get behind her exposes a far more troubling issue for them; Poor judgement and desperation. In private, they freely admit that this was terrible for this campaign but are playing the only cards they have - Culture wars, Fear, and running to the right.

It saddens me that McCain has turned in to such a sad, old puppet of the right. How could he name her as VP when he's met her once? Judgement? Country First? Really? One heartbeat away from the leader of the free world? Cute story, but let's get back to reality folks. The Republicans should be ashamed of themselves, and have lost any credibility they might have been clinging to.

As far as the sexism claims - please get real. If She wants to throw her 19 year old heading to Iraq in our face, and her special needs baby, then she will need to field questions about her pregnant daughter as well when she wants to ban sex education......So I say to her stop using the kids and the media will stop asking, which is as it should be.

The only thing more pathetic than Palin being named is that so many will actually vote for these clowns.

Palin and these goons don't think we're stupid............They know we are.

Obama / Biden 2008

Wonder if anyone will have a competent response to this dose of reality.

Old Joe...Obama will be passing the phone to his three hundred "wise men" advisers! If he gets that call!

I don't think they get it....you simply cannot compare what Sarah Palin said to less than a 20k crown to what Obama said to over 40 million...The Republican party will lose in November no matter what they say or what they do..and here is how. In no time in AMERICAN history have we had the kind of voter turn out we have have in the primarys...EVER..Imagine what voter turn out would be in the actual election.? .If Obama receives HALF the vote of the same primary voters.. he wins in a landslide. That idiot Rick Davis has already said Mc Idiot is concentrating on the working-class "white" and disenchanted Hillary voters. Disenchanted does not mean dumb. What woman would throw away her right to choose by voting for Mc Idiot?? Quite honestly there are simply not enough republicans or "others" that can swing this election towards MC Idiot. All this is is a dog and pony show and Sarah Palin is the main attraction..

no color no gender,

If you have done any hiring, you know that after a while it gets easier to spot a person who will produce results. They often haven't done the exact job you want to fill, but they show an ability to think on their feet, to learn as they go, to get quick results, work well with others, and to lift the spirits and expectations of everyone around them.

I've done some hiring, and Obama stands out as such a person. Every president learns on the job. There's no other job like it - so no one has experience.

I opt for the guy who has a vision for this country that appeals to our better nature - not our fears and limitations. I don't fear change. I don't fear people of color. I don't fear people with diverse experiences. I don't fear people with no desire to start a war. I don't fear people with an education. I don't fear people who recognize we live in a global community but who want to protect our interests in it. I don't fear moving forward and innovation. I don't fear inexperience if balanced by talent.

I do fear those who try to lead with fear. I fear those who will not admit their biases and seek to bring biases out to control others. I fear isolationism. I fear leadership that will not adapt to a modern world. I fear leaders that look back instead of forward. I fear those who prefer ignorance to looking outside "the box". I fear that our own sense of America being the best will in the end lead us to not recognize what we need to fix.

So - my hiring decision is for Obama. If he doesn't work out, in 4 years you can replace him.

I keep reading statements about Bush wrecking havoc on us. His administration has kept us safe here on American soil. How quickly people forget what happened on September 11. We fight abroad using trained, armed military personnel to keep untrained, unarmed citizens from having to fight for their lives in burning buildings. Let's drop our shortsightedness and see the world for what it really is. A dangerous place. Yes, that is scary and most people don't like to hear it. But it's true. And when you are running a country, you have to make decisions that aren't popular but are necessary to protect people. Even those who hate you and are ignorant.

Sarah Palin hit a grand slam with her folksy mix of family values and downright straight talk on what the priorities of this country should be. She is 44, the same age as my wife, and she very much associated with her as a mother, as someone who puts country frst and family second and someone who will be a straight talker getting things done. It shoud resonate very well in the heartland and midwest where the Republicans will need to close the gender gap to have any chance to win this election.

Guess what democrats if Bipartisanship means bowing to your side we reject it wholeheartedly! Sarah Palin stood up and said what we have all been feeling. We will win or lose this election standing for what we believe in not based on compromise to a socialist society we will fight tooth and nail until the last one of us is dead and buried!

All I heard last night were jokes and say no diversity. It's funny how all the media outlets are saying the same thing, just as they did after 911... and we all know what happened after that. America was deceived.

OK, let's do some serious discussion. Alaska has a population about the size of Milwaukee, WI. That's where I was born. When your high-school daughter gets knocked-up by a football player; Either they have a safe abortion or the new grandpa puts some vinyl carpet down in the basement, throws up a few 2X4's and some masonite paneling. Then comes the dropped ceiling panels. The relatives chip in some used furniture and everybody hopes the father will marry the girl. If not, she's on food stamps and trys for her GED. If the father marries her he gets himself a carrer start at WalMart at Federal Minimum and they propogate another generation.

In any case the new grandma does not wear $400.00 custom eyeglass frames because she's out working to feed the kids without RNC funding or a Federal job where, in her words, the only thing she needs to do is check on the health of the President every morning. Then again, that'll keep her on her toes and the rest of us on the edge of our chairs.