Here’s my take: I am a Palin supporter and here’s why......She didn’t asked to be named McCain’s Veep, she didn’t campaign for it. Her name was mentioned only in a couple of circles. I’d never heard of her until late in the primary season. I had time to research her policies and observe her after she was named Veep. I have been completely impressed with everything since including and especially her resume.
I don’t buy into “hey she’s gorgeous so she must be dumb”. I’ve heard her speak on energy, and life, and religion, and freedom, and taxes etc., etc. I like what I see.
I’ve seen the 2 shakey interviews during the campaign, the media vilification, the back-stabbing from the McCain camp, the jealousy from the Alaska Dems and Repubs and professional politicos. I still like what I see.
I see fiestiness, I see determination, I see true grit, I see fight in her, I see the video of her back in high school on that fractured ankle, hustling on the floor for the ball, sinking the game winning free throw for Wasilla’s only state championship, I see the Barracuda,I see a winner with conviction and passion.
I don’t see a professional politician. I don’t see her bleeding political lobbyism. I don’t see cut throat back stabbing. I don’t see use’em, discard’em under the bus. I don’t see “I’m the Messiah” and I have all your answers.
I do see “I will protect America whatever the political cost”. I do see “this is who I am-—I hope that’s good enough cause it’s what you’ll get-—I won’t change for MSNBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, NYT, WP, UPI, AP, USA Today or even FOX!”
I see the next Margaret Thatcher, I see the next Teddy Roosevelt, I see the next Ronald Reagan when I look at Sarah Palin. I don’t see that in anyone else on the political horizon.
She can travel abroad, she can study under excellent conservative economists, she can hone her interviewing prowessness, she can build healthy political relationships at the GOP grassroots, she can put together piece by piece a most formidable national primary support group and she can win both Iowa and New Hampshire quick and decisively.
She can run strong in the South and be extremely competitive out West and in the Mid-west. And she can take back Florida, North Carolina, Indiana and Virginia. I also think she can scare the h_ll out of Obama in Pennsylvania.
Her legislative session for the year is done in Alaska. I think very shortly she’ll begin to answer some of the doubters.
Good points.