Posted by
Sanity 102 on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 4:08:18 AM
There's been the oddest set of objections to a Palin V.P.--odd considering the objections that could and has been leveled against the candidates on the top portion of the GOP ticket.
PALIN'S TINY ALASKA OFFERS VERY LITTLE TO THE NATIONAL TICKET
Thanks to the internet and instant news, the Vice President's geographical region is no longer an issue. If the VP's primary contribution is to fill what is lacking in the guy that has top billing, then Palin's pro-life and pro-second ammendment rights support are worth more to the GOP ticket.
Palin's "small town" persona is NOT a liability. Here in Honolulu, we had a mayor so loved that the Dems passed a term limit law just to get rid of the guy. Once out of office, the guy ran twice for governor--and failed. Why? Because the "small towns" on the other islands felt that the man was too "big city" to understand their concerns.
The guy/gal on the Dem side, who tries to dismiss Palin's "small towness" may find that small towns around the nation empathized and connected with the small town gal and adopted her as one of their own...and become mighty offended at the idea of a small town gal not being "good enough" to knock on the door of the highest office in the land.
PALIN IS INEXPERIENCE
Compared to who? She's sat in 2, TWO executive chairs, one on the city level and the other state wide...the federal chair just seems the next logical step. Bringing in someone with "committee" experience (senator) is like bringing in a junior executive to run the company...people tend to dislike people who come up from the ranks simply because frequently, there's too much history and hard feelings with the guy that moves up the ladder.
Which is probably why the American people hasn't elected a senator since JFK.
PALIN HAS NOT TAKEN A STAND ON THE IMPORTANT ISSUES:
Aren't you just a tad tired of the rhetoric? Many politicians will tell you what you want to hear...and let's be honest , you wouldn't believe what they said anyway. So why the insistance? Palin is pro-life, a life time member of the NRA, and pro-traditional marriage. She has shown herself to be an advocate of small government and limited spending. She has an 18 year old son thinking of joining the military and fighting in Iraq--and she has pledged the greatest trust a parent can give--support for a cause that might take her son's life.
The nice little speeches may make a certain group of people feel good...but serious voters, faced with the possibility of the Commander of the world's mightest military being a cut and run appeaser will look for who the candidate is, not what she/he says.
PALIN SHOULD BE A STAY AT HOME MOTHER
I hate to break it to "the old fashion ladies" but MOST woman would love to be stay at home mothers, Unfortunately, most can't remember having mothers like that and those who do, weren't themselves "stay at home" mothers. For a very long time, the American woman has done most of the housework, raised the kids, AND helped to bring home the bacon. I could blame it on the feminist movement but the fact is that many of us could stay home during our kids' childhood...but video games, cell phones, and vacations cost money. Our life style is fast, time consuming, and expensive.
And then there is the hard reality that most marriages do not last. A woman of today cannot afford to put the financial wellbeing of her children and herself into the hands of a male that odds say will leave her for someone younger.
So most women are NOT stay at home mothers.
Sarah Palin is one of them...a woman of TODAY. As no one judges them, neither should anyone judge Palin.