Becoming a Palin fan

OK when McCain picked Palin, I thought, what a pander. I had heard of Palin from Larry Kudlow on CNBC. He was very impressed by her and thought she’d be a great pick. But I thought, of all the qualified people, Fred, Michael Steele, etc. etc. why’d he pick her?

Well first off I think the McCain team saw what I’m beginning to see in her early on. Second, the McCain team knows it has to win the election before it can cut taxes, defend the nation and open our borders – oops couldn’t resist on that last one.

So the question comes up, is she ready to be one heart beat away from Commander in Chief? Well, one could counter with, is B-HO ready to BE Commander in Chief? But we’ve been down that road. The best answer I heard this weekend was, “Well I’d rather vote for McCain and hope he lives than vote for B-HO and hope he dies.”

But I’m beginning to see a lot in Palin. First off, I’ve often said we’d be better off with ordinary folks in positions of power than with a bunch of inbred pols for life types that have been running things since JFK.

What’s wrong a having a governor of one of the most important states in the union; a businesswoman; a union member; a fisherman; a hunter; a former mayor and councilwoman; a mother of five; married to union man who happens to be a world champion “snow machine” racer run as Vice President of the United States? In many respects it makes perfect sense. I doubt that the Palin household is operating on a budget deficit. With five kids, I suspect that there is an overwhelming amount of common sense in the household and no plans to climb up on the roof and wait for a National Guard helicopter in the event of a disaster or an emergency.

In every respect Palin is more qualified to be president than B-HO. B-HO’s major accomplishment in his life to date is writing two books. Books about politics, history, art, music, or anything else of substance? NO! He’s written two books about himself – a man who has accomplished nothing. Not even his most ardent Dem supporters can name even one thing the guy has done that amounts to a hill of beans. He has not even run a single committee hearing since joining the senate three years ago.

National Defense: Palin runs the AK National Guard and is neighbors with Russia. Aside from a ten day world tour, B-HO gets another goose egg.

Executive experience: Palin has run been responsible for running everything from her household to the state of AK. Slow Joe and B-HO get a combined zero for having ever been in charge of anything bigger or more complicated than office football pool.

Palin has cut taxes, fought corruption, the good ol’boy network and has an 80% approval rating in AK. Slow Joe and B-HO want to raise taxes. Slow Joe is about as sleazy a pol as has come down the line and IS the good ol’ boy network. Approval ratings for the congress is 9%

Pro life: Palin lives her belief. She and her family have a Downs’s Syndrome child. In this day and age they to have know that child was afflicted early on. Still they chose life for the child. Now it has come to light that the 17 year old daughter is pregnant. Again, the Palin’s chose life. Slow Joe tries to contort Catholic cannon to conform with his own POLITICAL beliefs. Bishops and the Pope have told him other Dems twisting the church's word, they are WRONG. B-HO takes his anti-life position to the next level - infanticide. B-HO voted THREE TIMES against protecting a child who survives an abortion attempt. B-HO said as long as the mother’s intent was to destroy the child, the child could be killed after a live birth.

Last, Palin seems smarter and more articulate than anyone in the field, including McCain.

I think she’ll be fine. Beside we can always throw President Clinton’s words right back their faces – “They didn’t think I was qualified either.” Wait scratch that – he wasn’t qualified. How about a combo Lloyd Benson - Bill Clinton? I know Bill Clinton. Sarah Palin is no Bill Clinton.