Friday, August 29, 2008
It's a girl!
Because I'm a conservative, I've not been particularly keen on John McCain. His positions on the border, global warming, and no drilling for oil in Alaska really rub me the wrong way. However, what has made it possible to still consider voting for him is his strong stance on the war and dealing with fundamentalist, extremist Islamists. Quite frankly, he drips Washington Establishment and I'm sick to death of politicians in general and their tendency to place their desire to be re-elected over facing and solving the pressing problems of this country. That being said, I was gob-smacked, in a good way, when he chose Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, for his VP pick. I had heard of her before. About a month ago I learned about her taking on of the corrupt Republican establishment in her state. She really cleaned house and that impressed me. I remember thinking at the time that I wished we had more elected officials like her. I realize that she is short on experience, not unlike the top of the Democratic ticket, but I'm thinking that might be a good thing. What's important to me is that those who choose to represent me hold onto core values and principles that guide their decision-making process. I want my elected officials to make their decisions based upon right and wrong instead of bowing to the interests of their largest donors, or giving into pressure from special interest groups. Sarah Palin seems to at least to have a moral compass and she's not afraid to stand up to those who have held, for far too long, positions of power. So, the Democratic Party and the liberal media will take their cheap shots at her; NBC was the first to have as a banner under her picture as she spoke this morning that stated something along the lines of, How may more houses will be on the Republican ticket? What a disrespectful and horrid thing to put on a breaking news story. NBC would never, I repeat never, treat a woman Democratic nominee that way. Instead they would be heralding the historic import of such a nomination. But, I guess it is too much to ask for objectivity and fairness from the clearly biased mainstream media.
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Maybe I'm just too cynical, but I saw his choice as only and PURELY a self-interested political move. I think he's using her and I have no respect for the decision, regardless of my respect for her personally. I hope no one falls for it!
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I have no doubt that McCain's pick was political, as was Obama's. Biden was clearly picked because of his many years of experience to counter Obama's lack of experience. Therefore, I set political motivation aside and look at the person. What I see is a woman who kicked corrupt Republican ass and who holds positions on issues that are consistent with my beliefs. So I don't think I'm falling for a political move, instead I'm making a choice based upon Palin's position on issues.
P.S. I'm so glad to found out about my blog and shared your thoughts!
This Daily Show clip sums up my concerns over it. I do know women who - unlike you - vote on genitalia rather than issues. I fear that is what McCain is banking on - garnering all the dispossessed Clinton voters.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/32855/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-fri-aug-29-2008?c=504:799
(hope the link works - it was Friday night's show, starting at minute 8:24ish.)
The link did work and as usual Jon Stewart is very funny. However, her gender is of only marginal interest to me and hopefully a lot of other critically thinking Americans. Jon Stewart's attempt to minimize this woman to a "vagina bit" and to brush her aside with a couple of sound bites will unfortunately persuade many to chalk her up to a passing joke instead of really looking at what her broader views are. I'm not nearly as concerned about the amount of experience she or Obama have. What I am concerned about is the direction that their particular political philosophies will take this country. Obama will give us more government. He is unabashedly socialistic and quite eloquent at couching his goals for this nation in vague and uplifting language. Palin is a reformer who wants less government. She's demonstrated with her actions as Governor and in other government appointments that she is willing to stand up against corrupt, power hungry elected officials who's only goal is to garner more power and money for themselves. So for me the choice is simple, more government or less. I choose less. If choosing less comes with a vagina attached to it, then that's fine with me. My only regret is that she isn't on the top of the ticket.
May it be so!
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