With reformist Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on board, Senator John McCain has hit a home run to take the lead in this 2008 race for whom really wears the mantle of change. When the first critical decision of Barack Obama was to choose a professional Washington politician, 6-term Senator Joe Biden, John McCain, who has bucked the establishment during his tenure in Washington, has reached for a maverick tough-as-nails, former athlete female governor of Alaska with fresh ideas and priorities from outside the DC Beltway.
Sarah Palin, like John McCain, has solid conservative Republican roots, pro-life, pro-gun rights, pro-traditional-values/marriage, pro-energy production. She's a working mom, including an infant recently diagnosed with Down syndrome. Like John McCain, Sarah Palin has taken a no-nonsense position on corruption and spending. She has cracked down on Big Business/Big Oil to make sure Alaska residents are getting their fair share of oil revenue.
I have mentioned Sarah Palin before in my posts, and I thought she was probably out because of a local controversy involving the employment status of her state trooper brother-in-law whom is divorcing her sister. But I understand she is encouraging the investigation. But I have repeatedly mentioned my desire in these posts for McCain to pick a woman, and Sarah Palin has been among the top of my list. In McCain's pick of Sarah Palin, I see the same maverick Republican whom captured the heartland in 2000 with the Straight Talk Express.
God bless McCain-Palin, and God bless America! Country first!
