Posted on 08/29/2008 2:50:40 PM PDT by 43north
I've been working the night shift lately and woke up about 1400 local time. My wife told me that McCain had picked Sarah Palin as his VP running mate. That was it for me - no more sleep today.
I've been somewhat depressed about the prospects for freedom loving Americans this November. McCain pleasantly surprised me with his statements at the Saddleback Forum and I started to see a sliver of light. Today he hit a homerun right out of the park.
I think we Freepers have underestimated McCain. He's an old fighter pilot and what do fighter pilots do? They get behind their opponents, line them up in their sights, and smoke 'em. Buh-bye Obama bin Biden!
He claims to bear the mantle of Ronaldus Magnus. Just maybe he does. He has so far been running a brilliant campaign. I lived in Alaska for 26 years and have lived in Idaho for the past 6 so I am very familiar with Sarah Palin. I haven't been this amped up about an election since I pulled the lever for Ronald Reagan in 1980.
McCain/Palin '08, Palin/Jindal '12!
I need to change my tagline.
My former tagline I mean... I’m keeping this one!
It takes a real craziman to vote for Obama
Well, I was never against McCain...I don’t know anything about Palin, but everything I’ve seen today so far is just making the whole idea grow on me more and more.
May I suggest someone rewrite the lyrics to Johnny Horton’s famous song “North to Alaska” as a tribute to Sarah Palin?
For me and my family McCain just went from we may have to vote for him just to keep the damngerous Socialist away from the Whitehouse to can’t wait to get out and cast my vote.
Honestly did not think that McCain had it in him to make this good a choice.
Is it a good choice. Oh you bet. You just have to watch and listen to all the leftwing talking heads tripping all over themselves to make personal attacks and slams on someone that has only officially been in the race for a few hours. Watching some of them you would think they are on the verge of brain hemmorages.
September and October just became much more interesting and likely fun to observe.
Oh this is just great. Evrytime one of these DNC attack dogs hot Palin on a personal level those already upset Hillary voters are going to get even more pissed.
Early today I heard Senator Biden proclaim several times that Pennsylvania has to be won by Obama to win the election.
If that is the case then I hope my fellow Pennsylvanians will oblige the good Senator and prove that he was right by sending John McCain and Sarah Palin to the White House in November.
What an honor that would be for Pennsylvania to have stood up to the Socialists and defended this Nation right at the ballot box...
Come on Pa lets prove Senator Joe right and send him and Obama back to the left.......
I’ve been pushing her for weeks here and elsewhere.
I took a day of vacation today and was having coffee with my mom this morning when my boss called and said there was an emergency situation I had to go take care of. I was mad as hell. Then I got in the car and turned Rush on and heard a woman giving one hell of a speech to a crowd that was going absolutely nuts. I didn’t know who it was until she mentioned her accomplishments in Alaska, and then I figured it out. It changed my whole mood. I was absolutely ecstatic!
GO SARAHCUDA!
She appears to be the real deal.
I am waiting for some more specifics on her positions on Illegal Immigration. If she is OK on this issue, I just may hold my nose and vote for her, not McCain.
I’m relatively new to Pennsylvania, but I’ve noticed that more and more McCain signs are coming out in yards and more bumper stickers are showing up on cars.
While Philadelphia and environs will go to Obama, I predict that the state in toto will go to McCain/Palin.
I saw the headline on my computer today and gave a big HOORAY at my desk. A couple people had to come in my office to see what was up and all I could babble was "Oh My God, what a brilliant move"
The irony alone of Sen. McCain's choice is delicious. Follow along:
Senator Obama, running on the platform of being a Beltway "outsider," nevertheless picks one of the most notorious Beltway insiders to be his VP, publicly clotheshangs a popular female candidate, and exacerbates the division within his party in the process. Of even greater import is that Sen. Obama has never even been mayor of so much as an unincorporated hamlet, and yet he wants to become the most powerful man in the free world.
On the other hand: Sen. McCain, accused of being a Beltway insider (hard to argue that point) reaches over the crowd of established (and jaded) GOP old guard -who are viewed with distrust and even contempt by most Republicans and Americans after the Great Elephant Sellout of 2005- and plucks a ripe plum from the outer fringes of the orchard.
And two things are particularly striking about this choice: (1)Gov. Palin is decidedly NOT a Beltway insider; (2)Gov. Palin has far more executive leadership experience than Barack Obama has. Of much less material consequence, yet compounding the irony, is the fact that Gov. Palin also happens to be a woman. And did I mention that Gov. Palin is a conservative? Did I also not yet mention that Gov. Palin has accomplished what our Congress refuses to do- pushing ahead with opening up petroleum (natural gas) production and transportation?
Anyone- from either side of the aisle- who harps on Gov, Palin's "inexperience" forgets the fact that the Se, Obama has (1)Never even been a mayor of anything; and (2)Never governed aybody. And I would add that Gov. Palin has probably accomplished more to the benefit of her constituents that Sen. Obama has for his own.
The Democrats' and the dinosaur media's spin on this will be interesting- but predictable. And because Gov. Palin is a Republican, no feminist organization will come to her defense. (In fact, I'll bet breakfast that at least once before the end of this month some feminist group will call Gov. Palin a "traitor to the cause." Any takers?)
Get out the popcorn- this is getting exciting.
Freudian slip.
Understandably.
Been reading up on her for several weeks now. She is obviously insulated from the invasion but seems to be a very "what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong" type of person. She tells the truth even if it is going to hurt her. I read where she has already started on McCain about drilling in ANWR.
I am holding steadfast to the conviction that, when up to speed on the enormity of the problem, she will cast her lot on the right side. Her 'boss' be damned.
It appears offhand that McCain is going through a change in the RIGHT direction judging by this pick for VP.
Sure hope so anyway.
On further consideration, he either is or he just made a horrible mistake. Just imagine for a second being President with a feisty, young, hardheaded FEMALE Vice-President with a tough as nails husband, to boot, having a private conversation on illegals. The VP tells McCain that he's dead wrong on the issue and she's not going to put up with it. What's the old coot going to do?
Interesting times indeed.
Wrong I was just in Hitlery’s web site and the opinions expressed there would amaze you.
Please bear in mind that I make no claims of political expertise. Those were simply my opinions. Thanks for bearing with me.
Be safe this weekend!
/Gunner sends
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