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CORRECTION, the source I had for Sen. Obama's earmarks, while claiming it was ALL of his earmarks was actually only his earmarks for 2006-2007. It did not include his 2008 earmarks. The updated total for for Sen. Obama's earmarks is 330 projects totalling $931.3 million. That equates to slightly over $6.5 million per day served in the Senate (143 days).

Sara, actually yes! The Obama campaign has on several occasions totally ignored her experiences as governor--even if only 20 months of experience (which is more than Sen. Obama's 143 days of service in the U. S. Senate).

Sen. Obama's own words: "Well, you know, my understanding is that, uh, Governor Palin’s town of Wasilly [sic] has, uh, 50 employees, uh, uh, we’ve got 2500, uh, in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe $12 million a year. Uh, uh, we have a budget of about three times that just for the month. Uh, so I think that, uh, our ability to manage large systems, uh, and to, uh, execute, uh, I think has been made clear over the last couple of years."

Why would he call her Governor Palin, and then reference ONLY her experience as a mayor for his comparison. As governor of Alaska, Governor Palin has 25,000 employees and an annual budget of $10 Billion.

James Danley

Is there a REASON why you capitalize Governor...you're putting emphasis on a position she's held for 20 months...it takes people longer to get an Associate's Degree!

Sara, indy_voter referred to Sen. McCain's statement that the number one quality for a vice president is the ability to take over should something happen to the president. Once the Republican Party officially adjorns the convention in a few hours, should anything happen (God forbid) to Sen. McCain, GOVERNOR Palin would become the Party's nominee for the general election. THAT is why I am comparing GOVERNOR Palin to Sen. Obama.

Willem van Oranje, you wrote: "When comparing the legislative records of McCain and Obama in the Senate, we should actually use McCain's first 4 years in the Senate."

In his first 4 years, Sen. McCain served 4 years. In Sen. Obama's almost 4 years, it has been reported that he has served only 143 days. Good comparison! By the way, Sen. McCain was cleared of all charges in the Keating Five scandal.

In his first 4 years in the Senate--actually in his entire 25 years of being in Congress--Sen. McCain claims to have requested NO earmarks. In Sen. Obama's 143 days he has requested 217 earmarks totalling over $500 million (per Sen. Obama's own report). Ouch! That is more than $3.5 million per day served.

Now then you mention the bills that Sen. Obama co-sponsored. All it takes is to sign your name on a piece of paper to co-sponsor a bill. He didn't write the bills. I have yet to see any evidence that he twisted a single arm to get any of the bills passed.

So 143 days of service; signing one's name on a few bills; casting a few votes; and spending $500 million of the taxpayers' money...yep that sounds like a really great resume to be president. NOT! Actually I wouldn't even vote for Sen. Obama to be dog catcher! Especially knowing that he will never catch the pitbull with the lipstick!

Why are we just now hearing about "Executive Experience" ...like its something just now being discussed to make us think that Palin is ready to be VP??

And why do you keep comparing her to Obama...I thought she supposed to be compared to Biden?

indy_voter, GOVERNOR Palin has almost 8 years of executive experience. That happens to be "almost 8 years" more than Sen. Obama who has NO executive experience. As governor she has an annual budget of $10 Billion. If it came down between GOVERNOR Palin and Sen. Obama taking over on January 20, 2009, I would go with experience--GOVERNOR Palin. So I am not the least bit worried about whether something, God forbid, would happen to Sen. McCain.

Grace,
Well said...As for Bristol's "decision" to have the baby I would bet that there was no decision to be made. I believe at 17 in Alaska she would have had to ask her mother's permission. And I bet her mother would have said no and not even considered alternatives such as abortion. So, there is no decision by Bristol. The decision was made by Sarah Palin I am sure.

James Danley,
McCain said that the number one quality for a vice president is the ability to take over should something happen to the president. If that is supposedly quality (which I agree) then the choice of Palin seems odd. It appears to me McCain would rather win an election than put the country on safe ground should he not serve out his term. So much for country first!

PJ:
"I will do everything in my power to ensure that my children do not grow up in Sarah Palin's world."

What is wrong with Sarah Palin's world?

You either have no children or they are babies. We can only teach them, but as much as we would like to control them it is impossible. Wake up and "smell the coffee". Better her world than the other one.

Willem:

Once again, consider the source. A single blog on a left-leaning news site is hardly indicative of "America and World". That's my point.

To Irma:

I understand a lot people, Republicans and Democrats are both crossing party lines! I'm just curious if that makes sense??

You say you voted for Hilary, she believes in Pro-choice and McCain and Palin essentially want to take that right away from women. (For example)

I mean there are several issues they differ on...or is the person who is running that affects your decision, not necessarily what they believe in and what they plan to do for our country??

Oh my,
More of the same old lies. She has the greatest number of earmarks and claims to be a reformer. She was for The Bridge to Nowhere before she was against it.
Good-Bye McBush/Pain

I voted for Hillary. Now I'll vote for McCain/Palin

Woody,

Have you taken a look at Ticker on CNN? The comments will make for interesting reading.

To QUESTIONTIME: I value MY FEELINGS, I can't stand Obama.

Willem,

I checked out that thread. OK, some "independents" from Michigan, where Obama currently leads by as much as 8 points depending on the polling organization, took issue with Palin's speech. I live in a state where registered independents outnumber registered dems and reps, yet the state legislature is 75% Democratic and we haven't elected a Republican president since '84. I always take the word "independent" with a large grain of salt.

Ooh, I see one of the "independents" is a Cindy Sheehan supporter. Yeah, OK.

OK, I googled as requested and I see a fairly mixed bag of results, about a 50/50 split of pros and cons. And nothing too unusual, I might add. The lefty sites are slamming her (theguardian, huffingandpuffingtonpost, etc.) and the righty sites are thrilled (rightpundits, foxnews, americanmissive, etc.) I fail to see "all the blogs in America and the World" spouting off about how foolish the Republican party is.

I have a question for people who are voting outside their party?

What now makes you change...do your values not matter to you in this election?

I know, I am not the only one getting tired of being PREACHED to from all the Obama supporters. We KNOW the issues. But you yourselves, when attacking Hillary claimed we vote for the PERSON. Well, I CAN'T STAND BO! "Huh? Issues? Uh huh yeah, yeah wait! Palin's talking, tell me later."

Woody, read the post on this Political Punch-blog "Michigan Independents Cold to Alaska Governor".
Two posts down the line

Woody: "The line item for the AK Challenge Youth Academy line item was simply moved"

I stand corrected. That appears to be the case. I'd like to know why it was moved.

For those that don't get it, this is not about being a female Candidate. It is about leading the greatest and most powerful Country in the free world. A Country with tons of Enemies that are waiting for the appropriate time to strike.

A country with declining economic fortune, a Country with Mortgage crisis, a Country that is unprecedentedly more vulnerable than ever.

There is no sexism in this, it is only commonsense.

I could remember that the same Gov. Palin said of HRC during the Dems Primaries that HRC'S whinning about sexism disgusts her.

Now the table has turned and she is shamelessly complaining of the same thing she accused HRC of doing.

To owen jacob:

Check all the blog sites in America and the world? Can you please be a little more specific? Which blog sites, please? I'm anxious to see what the world thinks.

Thanks in advance!

All the talk on the morning shows is how Palin SUCCESSFULLY hit Obama where he set himself up to be toppled. Obama is the JOKE OF THE DAY!

concerned in OH,

You are not making much sense.

What Upper-cut?

I urge you to continue to live a world of deception. Check all blogsites in America and around the World and see the fool your party has made of itself by giving such an hateful and gutter speech.

My heart actually went out for all those People in that hall cheering while such Speech was being read from the Telepromter.

It makes me remember battles between Rappers. I had to pinch myself to realsie that it was actually a political Speech I was listening to.

It is so pathetic that with her degree in Journalism, she allowed President Bush's Script writer to write such a dumb speech for her at this time when Americans are hurting from the maladmnistration of G.W Bush and Cheney.

To Willem van Oranje :

The Special School spending was in no way cut 62% from 2007 to 2007. The line item for the AK Challenge Youth Academy line item was simply moved from the Special Schools sub-group to its own line item under K-12 Support. The money is still being spent on the same programs, it's just in a different area on the spreadsheet. But hey, don't let facts and sloppy research get in the way of your idealogy.

Hazel Johnson is the community activist who got the asbestos removed in Chicago. Obama just took the credit for her work. Obama is an empty suit AND a liar.

Vote Sarahcuda and McMaverick for REAL Change!

If Obama and Biden couldn't see this uppercut from Palin coming, what kind of foresight and judgement are they going to show the next time Putin invades a country?

Obama, Biden, Axelrod and is 300 advisors got completely blindsided by Palin. The "Mayor of Wah-silly" got the best of them, what do they think Putin will do to them?

To Albert:

Let's see ... shrill, harsh and divisive. Reminds me of similar criticism for a different female politician we've heard in the past. And heaven forbid anyone criticizes Barack Present Obama (I know we can't use his middle name so I'm using something "neutral"). Seems like when a woman is critical she's shrill and divisive, when a man does it he's tough and resolved. Same old cliches.

And she's unqualified to be VP because she's only travelled overseas once in her lifetime? How often did Bill Clinton travel overseas before he was president, not counting the time he didn't inhale at Oxford? What about Obama? I know he was recently shamed into going to Iraq on his way to his European campaign, and I know he went to Africa in 2006 but apparently could not find his long lost brother. What other stamps are on his passport and what's the significance? What's the point?

"The whole world is in love with the Palin family. God bless America!"

Hahaha.

It's pretty clear that you have no idea how our allies in Europe think of fundamentalist christian right-wing family as the Palins...

What me struck, as an American who spent 9 months of his life fighting a senseless war in Iraq, is that NO ONE at the Republican mentioned talked about our war in Afghanistan, or even mentioned it...

Republicans, shame on you!

Your leaders are cynical, populist, hollow puppets of Big Corporate Interests and REALLY nothing else.

In the meantime friends of mine are fighting the Taliban and Al Quaida in Afghanistan, risking their very own lives for the security of the US and the rest of the world.

And Palin, Giuliani, Romney?

THEY DO NOT CARE ONE BIT!

The only good thing about it: the millions of Americans that are the movement that brought Obama to where he is today, are FURIOUS after this horrifying GOP convention and more than ever FIRED UP AND READY TO GO!

Willem van Oranje, if you really want change in Washington D. C., then push for term limits. As long as we have senators and representatives who remain in office 20-49+ years, you will never really have change. These "old dogs" are set in their ways.

Obaman writes:

"Sarah's talking to you won't bring America out of the ditch w'ere in with the mortgage crisis,inflation and overall quality of life.Perhaps you've inherited a heirloom thats why you don't feel the pain of the angry guy on the streets,even in small town America.It just won't cut it.Not now.Not tomorrow.Not even a mere wish."

Why so angry, Obaman (or should I say Olberman)? When I graduated high school I had $100, a deceased mother, an out-of-state father and an acceptance letter to the state university. I also had a plan to get that college degree even if it meant working three jobs while doing so, which I did. You need to ask yourself what you can do to improve your own situation. I'm not saying it's easy. Sometimes you have to work really, really hard for something if you believe it's worth it.

Marylou:
Sarah talks to you by talking down on Obama and deeming the role of community organizers everywhere. She is not ready for the white house, period. She is too naive for the job, having only travelled overseas once in her life. That won't cut it.

I think she's great. As far as i'm concerned, anything or anybody who can keep Oblahblah out of the White House is great.

To Brooklyn Democrat:

Thanks for the reminder. Immediately after the Palin speech Obama's camp released a statement about McCain voting with Bush 90% of the time, blah, blah, blah. It's the exact same line they've been spouting and repeated here for about a week. That tells me they were certainly caught off guard by tone and content of the speech and couldn't muster a substantive retort on the spot. They couldn't turn the words of an unqualified hockey mom and mayor of Podunk, Alaska against herself. Doesn't that concern you?

Owen jacob, you wrote: "Can you see the hypocricy of a Governor, who was against the teaching of Sex Education..." Actually GOVERNOR Palin said that she was against "explicit" sex education and the distribution of contraceptives in schools.

Now then you say that GOVERNOR Palin was not the best pick for Sen. McCain's running mate. Was Sen. Biden the best pick to be Sen. Obama's running mate???

Finally, you say that Sen. McCain did not consider the future of the country in selecting GOVERNOR Palin. Actually he DID. Sen. McCain strongly believes that he is the right person to be president the next four years. You can agree or disagree with that, but that IS what he believes. And in order to become president, he must win the general election. Sen. McCain selected GOVERNOR Palin because she will energize the Republican Party which increases the odds that he can win the election. Clearly he was right on the first part. Yhe Republican Party is, indeed, energized. We will have to wait until November to see if an energized Republican Party is up to the task of turning out the vote.

I agree with Palin on some issues (smaller government, lower taxes, energy policy) and disagree with her on others (social issues), but last night I liked her. She's feisty and real. This Clinton supporter has a lot to think about...

ObMan:
Her speech was indeed shrill, too harsh and very divisive for a newcomer to the political scene. She brands her self a bulldog. We need more of unifiers than bulldogs in Washington. The necons did a lot of bull dogging, where did that land us? McCain won’t win with her on his ticket. She sounds very vindictive. That's not good

"Sarah's talking to you won't bring America out of the ditch w'ere in with the mortgage crisis,inflation and overall quality of life"

Sarah sent $1200 to the citizens of Alaska. Obama just keeps asking us to send him more money. He won't even let us have tax relief for gas prices calling it all "gimmicks", but it's not a gimmick if we send it to him.

It's pretty clear who the Candy Man is in this race.

Marylou,
Sarah's talking to you won't bring America out of the ditch w'ere in with the mortgage crisis,inflation and overall quality of life.Perhaps you've inherited a heirloom thats why you don't feel the pain of the angry guy on the streets,even in small town America.It just won't cut it.Not now.Not tomorrow.Not even a mere wish.

I thought Palin's speech was far more engaging and effective than Biden's convention speech for sure, and in its own way better than either Clinton speech or even Obama's address. There is a directness, freshness and energy there. Palin has a natural gift for communication.

Hint to Harry Reid: Calling the speech "shrill" reveals you to be a thin skinned sexist ass.

Hint to Team Obama: Calling the speech "snide" instead of simply praising the newcomer for a job well done shows how worried you really are. And with good reason. This fresh newcomer just blew a 5'X6' hole in the hull of the SS Obama.

The Democratic ticket is in deep trouble this morning. As the media snakes slither out from their rocks and renew their attacks on Palin, as Biden haw haws his way through an attempt to appear a gentleman, the kind that brings the drink and pats a woman on the head, as Donna Brazille gets a bit grayer and a lot more angry, as the frustrated red faced commenters here try to replay Get Hillary The Sequel, as they all squeal like stuck pigs...

America has a new hero: Sarah Palin, lipstick, heels, big glasses and all the smarts it takes to lead a country out of the dark days of a Democratic economy, through the haunted forests of Hollywood induced paranoias, and into the clarity that we are a good nation, a powerful nation and a nation of ideas, of people that can and will take back their right to win in the face of the smugness that is the left's will to fail.

Well Dems, this was the election you could not lose, but today, you are so screwed.

Walsh: "Can you say Margaret Thatcher?"

It was more like Tonya Harding.

Obama gives inspirational and rallying speeches. That’s why he has legion of followers. Sarah Palin’s speech is divisive. There was nothing unifying in that speech last night, it was jab after jab on Obama and the democrats. It makes the trooper gate allegations seem so true. Governor Palin gave a speech last night. She has to back it up with series of engagements pointing out what she will bring as an independent thinker to a McCain’s administration. She is a down to earth rural American mom, she is someone the average mom can identify with, but is she ready to lead the free world? For the fact that someone is a down to earth middle American mom, is not a qualification to deal with complex economic and foreign affairs issues.

Sarah is a compelling figure just as Obama is. But there's a big difference between the two, which won't be lost on Middle America. Sarah talks to us - Obama talks down to us.

James Danley: "And it is the Republican Party who has the pitbull--with lipstick!"

And how is that going to change Washington? How is that going to fix the many problems the US faces? Do you really think send out a pitbull with lipstick will solve it?
It seems you're more interested in retaining power than in solving problems.

We've already endured 8 years of pitbulls, with or without lipstick (Cheney, Rove, Bush, Addington, Rumsfeld, Bolton, DeLay, the entire neocon cabal). And it is these pitbulls that have us brought us this mess.

The entire rostrum of speakers tonight have issued only *ONE* policy proposal. ONE: Drill, Baby, Drill.

Morons.

Ryan -

Thanks for trying to put some facts on the table but as Rick Davis, McCain's campaign manager, said the other day, "this election is not about issues." If your candidate had voted with Bush 90% of the time, you'd probably have the same hope.

Facts don't matter...they just confuse folks. You're therefore better off sticking to slime, half truths and innuendo. And by all means keep your posts short. The lunatic fringe has a short attention span and prefers to communicate in bumper sticker slogans.

All good wishes.

Correction, the Biden "mauling" will be on October 2nd.

beebop, commonsense,beth, Tom,

You know, I empathize with your feeling of exasperation. It appears you have not borthered to check major blogs see how well Gov. Palin's speech was received.

I have a newflash for you. It has been rated as hateful, vengeful, lacking in substance and full of vituperations on Opponents than addressing issues that affect an average American home.

To me, she sounded awfully spiteful and vindictive.

She criticized Washington that has been held by the jugular by same forces that are backing her Candidacy. The same Washington that was mismanaged by George Bush, a GOP himself.

Is it not tantamount to throwing stones in a glass house?

She was not the best pick. She was picked to assuage the feelings of the Social Conservatives and Evangelicals, who were hitherto not supporting Mccain.

Mccain the not consider the future of the Country in picking this Woman.

She is Governor of a State of less than 700,000 and the demand of office prevented her from noticing while her daughter strayed to the extent of getting Pregnant.

Have you pondered to ask yourself when she started having sex. Can you see the hypocricy of a Governor, who was against the teaching of Sex Education in School while her Daughter was eating the forbidden fruit?

Listen to her Speech with unalloyed objectivity and not from a parochial and jaundiced position and see whether you will still feel that the Speech was great.

Maria: "Did they not attack McCain at every turn?"

Hardly. They attacked Republican policies and especially the Bush-policies McCain wants to continue; but nobody attacked for instance McCain's service in the military or his character or his years as a Senator.
On the contrary. There were many many many praises for McCain's service and person.

Rudy and Sarah clearly mocked Obama's community service, his service in the State and in the US Senate, and his character.

And what's even worse: they lied about Obama and his policies. That's the most disrepectful thing you can do: how would you react when I started telling lies about you to everybody who was willing to listen?

You don't have to agree with your opponent positions, but at least have the decency to present them correctly and THEN explain why you think they would be wrong for the country.

But it seems lying about your opponent's positions has become standard procedure for Republicans.

I have heard so me lines here about her being a good mom and wife and potential grandmother. Yes she is all of that. But the big question is this: does she have what it takes to spare this country’s foreign policy initiative? You cannot elect a total neophyte to deal with complex issues facing this nation in these dangerous times. I repeat her selection is meant to energize the base, but again, she is ill equipped and ill prepared to be president.

Wow! What a speech. Can you say Margaret Thatcher? She was outstanding. The dems are running scared. All of the sudden the comments are starting to look like DNC quick response points rather than opinions.

GOVERNOR Sarah Palin has energized the base of the Republican Party. And if anyone thinks that the Republican Party is not fully behind the McCain-Palin ticket, then you are in for a huge surprise. This is going to be a real dogfight. And it is the Republican Party who has the pitbull--with lipstick! I am really looking forward to the Biden "mauling" coming in St. Louis on October 8th.

Palin gives a nice speech...hmmm, isn't that what Obama has been criticized for? It is no surprise that Republicans are thrilled with her. She is attractive but sorely lacks experience and carries no weight. Her political positions and lack of experience cry out for media probing. She has yet to face the national media and answer any tough questions. Of course, Republicans will reply that answering tough questions becomes media bias. When will she face the media? When will she answer questions about her background and political positions. Republicans want to handle her image. They should not be allowed to get away with it. This woman seems like a nice woman but utterly unprepared for the job of president. I don't even know if she is prepared to govern Alaska since she has been in office only 2 years. So what if she has 80% approval. So, did Bush after two years. America has two months to learn about this women and you get bet Republicans will want to manage what the media reports over those two months...

Sarah Palin is not qualified to be president. First, she does not have enough education, just a mere bachelors degree in journalism, won’t cut it. When did we start electing presidents who are so ill educated? I doubt if she has intelligence to read and understand complex domestic and foreign policy documents. Second, she is being used by the McCain campaign to fool the conservative base. Can Governor Palin deal with complex foreign affairs issues facing this country? Sarah Palin has only traveled outside the shores of the United States once, I mean once in her entire life. This is so bizarre that she is even on this ticket. Third, she talks about a dangerous world, is she experienced enough to deal with these complex issues. She has to answer tough questions. She has to tell us what she thinks about Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan, Sudan, China, India and the world at large. If we elect this ticket, it will again showcase to the world that we are an ignorant nation that elects ill prepared and ill educated people to govern over us. It puts the whole idea of democracy into question. No doubt she is a good mom and a woman but again with her little foreign policy experience which is very evident in her foreign trips, is she qualified to be commander in chief?

drjohn:
"That's a lie.

The budget for spec needs went from $1 million to $3.9 million under Palin.

Prove otherwise."

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Budget for Spec. Needs Education in 2007 (=pre Palin): $ 8,265.300

Budget for Spec. Needs Education in 2009 (third Palin-budget): $ 3,156.000

That's slashing with 62%

Ouch.

Got more?

More on GOP diversity

According to a CBS-New York Times poll released Sunday, 5 percent of delegates are Hispanic, the lowest percentage at a Republican convention since 1996.

SHE WORE AN ALASKA FIRST PIN. WHATS WRONG WITH THE AMERICAN FLAG PIN?

all attack and not an ounce of humility or connection to middle America

A quick word on the diversity of the GOP convention

Only 36 of the 2,380 delegates seated on the convention floor are black, the lowest number since the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies began tracking diversity at political conventions 40 years ago.

hattip wapo

Sarah palin is phony and scripted, now it's time to face the people & interviews.
a loving introduction to her family. WHY DID SHE OMIT BECOMING A GRANDMOTHER?

so she can read scripted attacks,what is she going to do for me?

While she is a good speaker, it was obvious the speach wasn't written for her but for Romeny and then tweeked. She did a good job on tghe parts about herself but spent most the time trashing Obama
STUPID STUPID STUPID, the center needed to know about her and she didn't do that.

She was sarcastic and TRASHED community organizing

There are thousands out there that help our our communities and Palin TRASHED them

I am sick of the negative, devisive politics and I guess Palin is a Bushie, so she will not get my vote, she is clearly just 4 more years of Rove/Bush politics

McCain/Palin = POLITICS FIRST, COUNTRY LAST

Palin's speech had several empty promises- "The War is Almost Over" - do you recall the "Mission Accomplished" banner?

"We will lower your taxes"- and continue to mount debt on your children-$3.5 trillion over the last 8 years alone.

"We will provide health care for all" - by maintaining the same inefficient system we have and taxing employers.

Good one-liners though - hat off to the speechwriter.

I am reading the comments about attack dog and such and I am wondering did anyone watch the Democratic convention? Did they not attack McCain at every turn?

Did you hear Vice President (nominee) Palin’s speech? She knocked it out of the park and off the planet! When I say “it” I mean The Democratic Party’s chances for election. Then she used the decapitated corps as a punching bag and danced around it for the rest of her speech. This speech was a multiple warhead nuke that, didn’t just blow the opposition away, it ignited political drive in sectors of America the Democratic Party belittles with statements like “I’ll be with you in a minute Sweetie” Uhm I mean Senator Clinton. In addition to the average, unemployed, Midwestern, gun toting, religious bigot’s, this speech spoke directly to workers, farmers and business owners as one entity. The Democratic Party has yet to figure out how to not pander to workers and farmers while quietly taking money from business owners through donations and taxes. There is one thing I hope this speech does not do. I hope this speech does not persuade Hammas, Fidel Castro, and other enemies of America to stop endorsing the Democratic candidate.

Sarah Palin's politics could not be farther from mine. But as I was watching last night I texted one of my daughters, away in college (and also not a McCain fan). Told her Sarah was giving a great speech and was full of sass. I'm glad she did well just to shut the overbearing, overzealous critics up for a little bit.

William,

"Great speech but we still have to wait and see how she does in the debate."

I'm sure she'll lie during the debates, too, plus throw in a few doggish jabs. Seems that's all it takes for the republicans to get happy and excited.

Obama 08

Obama 08!

Governor Palin is a force in new politics. Speaking beyond the podium into America's households, she demonstrated that you can speak truth to power and not get smacked down for it. She showed the other 48 states (the governor of Hawaii rocked as well) that you don't have to go along to get elected. You can stand with and on your principles. We used to elect people to GOVERN us not to share all of or views and mores. I would rather be governed by this woman whose other beliefs don't always match mine than by the new regressives on the left.

You go, Sarah. I am putting a McCain/Palin yard sign in front of my house and pulling for you and John in November.

"Sarah Palin Slashed Special Needs Education by 62% as Governor.

That's a lie.

The budget for spec needs went from $1 million to $3.9 million under Palin.

Prove otherwise.

"Unable to write her own speech and use her own thoughts, she allowed herself to be used as a puppet to poke fun at community service."

Obama didn't write his speech either. He clearly is a puppet.

Obama spent all of three monthes as a community organizer and he failed.

Woman

PTA

Union husband

Hockey Mom

Spec Needs child

Mother of Iraq soldier

Smart!

That's a lot of absolute moral authority

Obama who?

Bowman

thats all well and good but Private school and piano lessons is what can get Obama in trouble... Michelle once whined to an Ohio crowd that she had to pay $2000 for piano lessons... I bet that went over well! You cannot escape the elitist label...Obama will not make all your dreams come true... he brainwashed you!

subsistantpotfarmer

if you think that Obama being elected will make your lifestyle more acceptable youre wrong... Obama will not be elected and when Mcain/Palin is we will go after special interests on both sides too time for you to atone!

I feel Palin mocked me, my family and neighbors. I live in the elitist suburbs that she mocks. I did community volunteer work for indigent cancer patients. I have only one child. My teen daughter goes to private school and plays classical piano. She is not dating right now, because she wants to finish college before thinking about marriage. I am a stay at home mom, studying for my Graduate Records Exam in English/Literature so that I can become a reading specialist to help disadvantaged students.

Sarah is weak. Unable to write her own speech and use her own thoughts, she allowed herself to be used as a puppet to poke fun at community service.

As far as whining goes, tell that to Sarah who is whining that the media is unfair.

Gomer

he writes his own speeches because he is too self satisfied to trust anyone else and if he does write his own speeches why does he have a staff of 2000? Obama is history... you will wait for a trully democratic administration starting after 2012 we will do it and you will accept it!