The Palin Gamble

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"a good-looking first-term senator could attract young voters"
Isn't that a pretty fair description of the first-term junior senator from Illinois?

Clearly a partisan article. Just because Palin's stances do not align with the writer does not make the stance wrong. Palin will bring much to the Republicans and it is quite interesting to watch the "liberal media" march out the female writers to present their biased view.

Plus, that she says she'll be our 'advocate' in the White House? Puleeze!!....she cut funding for special needs in Alaska by 60%!!! Give me a break, will you!?! Do you think I'm stupid and not going to do my research before I vote for her just because she might have a special needs son -- who they tossed about from piller to post on the stage after her speech like he was a football?

Plus, that she says she'll be our 'advocate' in the White House? Puleeze!!....she cut funding for special needs in Alaska by 60%!!! Give me a break, will you!?! Do you think I'm stupid and not going to do my research before I vote for her just because she might have a special needs son -- who they tossed about from piller to post on the stage after her speech like he was a football?

I hope you're right, Eleanor. I don't think America has fallen in love with Palin. I think they watched with their mouths open at the most appalling example of vitriol against fellow Americans that they've seen since Republicans took out a Contract on America and began to destroy the country. America almost always rejects such blatant extremism. I think she'll drive the moderates away and there's a new $11 million/24h bet on the table that I'm right. That should send a powerful message to someone.

A sarcastic, snarky female for VP? Joan Rivers would have been the better choice.

My younger daughter noticed - the body language between McCain and Palin indicated they weren't comfortable with each other. Obama and Biden seem very cordial and comfortable with each other.

"The Obama campaign better hurry up and draw the contrast before America falls in love with the hockey mom."

Too Late! They already have. You see, at least half of america agrees with her views. I know you can't understand that but it is true. If anything, the repubs better hurry up and realize that they have all out rock star on their hands and keep her in front of the camera as much as possible.

The underlying story of real change is much more dramatic. With this election for the first time in our history either a black man or a woman will serve as president or vice president. In addition, for the first time im memory a candidate told his owm party they had failed the American people, that no matter the party Washington DC has changed our politicians more than they have been able to bring change to Washington DC and and the way nation is governed. It rang true because it came from someone that has vased his career on reform, real reform.

I disagree with the notion that the Palin choice makes it harder for Obama to characterize McCain as more of the same. Just the opposite, in fact. Palin is THE most extremist Religious Right 'true believer' he could have possibly found. Palin and her smirky demeanor is a shining testament to the fact that the GOP is 100% sold out to the Religious Right.. It's all they've got left, in light of the fact that McCain has spent the last 8 years doing policy 180's in order to fall in line with the Neocons. The cherry on top is the absurd notion that they are now somehow agents of 'change.' Absolutely amazing.

I respect the authors right to her opinion in this article, but would like to pose a few questions. Why does the media insist that a person has to buy into an ideology to the point of extremism in order to be considered sympathetic to it? Why can't someone be a feminist and yet still be pro life, for example? I am a conservative republican, but believe in gun control and some environmental issues. The media would call me a democrat.

GIULIANI REMINDED US OF WHAT ALL POLITICIANS SHOULD BE DOING

The restrictive shackles strapped to politicians when running for office too often hide the personality.

http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/09/rudolph-giuliani-reborn.html

Thanks Rudolph.