Palin is one of THEM!

Well well well.  It seems that dear Sarah cannot keep her principles intact – just like most of the others.  She had to endorse John McCain for Arizona Senator over J. D. Hayworth.  As you probably know, McCain has been a proponent of legalizing illegal aliens, the immigration “nuclear option” aka “amnesty.”

J. D. Hayworth, who, by the way, has markedly gained in the polls against McCain, has been and remains a staunch proponent of controlling our borders.  Anyone who is endorsed by Joe Arpaio and Chris Simcox is a candidate worth voting for.  Hayworth is.

So, Sarah has sunk to the depths of political back-scratching by her  payback endorsement of McCain, the weak-willed, milk-toast, get along with everyone, conservative flip-flopper.

By the way, while Sarah gives entertaining speeches, her performances do not hold a candle to Mitt Romney’s.  I saw him in person last night giving a stand up one and one-half hour performance “in the round” to a group of 300 or so.  No podium, no notes, no reminders on his hands.  He received applause every 20 seconds and hearty laughs with every political joke he offered.  His book “No Apologies” lays the foundation for his campaign beginning in 2011.  Just for grins, read the acknowledgements section of Romney’s book and compare it to the acknowledgments section of Obama’s book, the “Audacity of Hope.”  Obama audaciously cites left wing radicals, socialists and communists in his while Romney cites patriots, business and economic experts, Christians, and national security experts in his.  What a stark contrast.  How refreshing “No Apologies” is compared to the destructive crap we hear from Obama.

Speaking of books, viscerally  I couldn’t bring myself to part with $20 for Palin’s book.  I couldn’t hold myself back from buying Romney’s “No Apologies.”  “Audacity” was a Christmas gift from my daughter three years ago.  She hasn’t apologized yet.

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Suddenly Seasoned Sarah

Two days ago (pre-convention speech), Sarah Palin's liberal critics declared her a small town nobody, a run-of-the-mill soccer mom, lacking experience, and not fit for the vice-presidency, never mind president.

Well, irony of ironies, after the speech those same critics now disdainfully declare her to be "a seasoned politician" and acting like a "Washington insider." After those diametrically opposed characterizations, they are likely next to declare her "schizophrenic", all self-invented fabrications by McCain's opponents.

What is even more confusing (and disingenuous) are the comments from liberal feminists and their close friends, the mainstream media. They whine that she will be neglecting her family if she is VP, after their decades of trying to bust women through the glass ceiling. Why isn't the same criticism leveled against the male fathers in office? They chastise her daughter for an out of wedlock pregnancy while screaming for "freedom of choice." I guess they would have preferred to assert their "freedom of choice" to abort the pregnancy, aka "kill the baby." They minimize and mock the courageous and right choice made in raising a downs syndrome child. (Again, abortion is their answer.) Make up your minds, fems. Which way do you want it? You're confusing me!

Politics is strange. It verges on other-worldly insane. If an individual exhibited the same inconsistent spoutings as the left has exhibited over the past week, there would have been a family intervention by now. Perhaps these inconsistent rants are the early signs of a liberal campaign becoming unraveled. Hmmm.

My previous post expressed initial doubts about McCains' VP selection, doubts based on knowing very little about his choice. Frankly, I thought there were better choices - most notably Mit Romney. However, the more I hear from and about Sarah Palin, the more confident I am becoming about her likely effectiveness and the good she may do for this country. She will definitely be one who will be fun to watch in the coming weeks as she goes head to head with the Obama camp and the derisive media.

First Thoughts About Palin as McCain's VP

Yes, she's a conservative...good
Yes, she is pro-life...good
Yes, she is a woman...good
Yes, she is well-spoken and spunky...good.

But beyond that who is she? A maverick? A governor for a couple of years?

She is, to most of us, a great unknown. And there is not enough time for the public to get to know her well enough in the next two months for her to be an asset to the ticket. Will she be effective in her new responsibilities? Is she equipped to assume the presidency when the President dies in office? She will likely add some female and conservative boost to the ballot. Yes, she is likely to do these things for the ticket. But does she help create the best ticket for this nation? Is her level of experience what we need at this point in our history? She is too green for the job in spite of whatever talents she has.

In fact, my first impression is that McCain missed the mark by putting "getting elected" above securing the best candidate. But then, this is politics - the art of argument and compromise. As McCain sees it, if he doesn't do everything to get elected, there is nothing on the other side.

One of two things will happen. The electorate will agree that she does not add sufficient credibility to the ticket, and McCain will not be elected. Or, McCains' primary reason for selecting Palin - to get himself elected - will work, and the American people will have a Vice President ill-equipped for the task.

Time will tell. I hope I'm wrong.