Little-Acorn
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A few observations about John McCain's new choice for VP candidate, Alaska governor Sarah Palin. Info found at http://www.ontheissues.org/Sarah_Palin.htm .
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Lifetime NRA member. Well, anybody can do that by filling out a few forms and writing a check. But she's from a pretty pro-gun-rights state. Mildly encouraging.
Her support for Alaska's state verion of "Social Security", seems to extend as far as SHUTTING IT DOWN in a pre-planned, orderly way, so that present retirees don't lose anything but newer people can start investing that money in equally-safe but more sound retirement funds. VERY encouraging - it's a truly conservative stance.
She supports drilling in ANWR (which is in her state), as long as it is done cleanly. (Hint: Nearly all oil drilling and shipping in her state has been done cleanly, except for one drunken tanker captain leaving his ship in the care of an inexperineced underling during close maneuvering). Also wants lots of oil development elsewhere in Alaska. Encouraging.
States flatly that she's pro-life and opposes same-sex "marriage" unconditionally. Encouraging.
Lowered the boom on govt corruption, even when her family was involved. Encouraging.
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From what little I've seen so far, she sounds like a genuine conservative, which puts her ahead of McCain, and WAY ahead of any Democrat. But there are still a lot of unanswered questions, a lot I don't know about her. And the things she has taken a stand on, can change with time and temptation, true for any politician.
Her biggest minus, is lack of experience, just like Obama. But she's not running for President. Unless McCain vaporlocks during his term, of course.
Not a bad pick overall. But expect the leftists to hammer on her lack of experience. That can be answered, but the Dems will try to keep experience as the ONLY subject that gets discussed, to avoid addressing the many issues where McCain and Palin can wipe the floor with Obama/Biden (winning the war and withdrawing, hard on terrorists, tax cuts, anti-pork, judicial nominations, harder line with foreign countries like Iraq, Syria). McCain might have shot himself in the foot to some degree, messing up his argument against the inexperience of Obama. It's not a perfect world.
Interesting. Now we know that, come January, we will DEFINITELY have either a black President or a woman Vice-President.
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Lifetime NRA member. Well, anybody can do that by filling out a few forms and writing a check. But she's from a pretty pro-gun-rights state. Mildly encouraging.
Her support for Alaska's state verion of "Social Security", seems to extend as far as SHUTTING IT DOWN in a pre-planned, orderly way, so that present retirees don't lose anything but newer people can start investing that money in equally-safe but more sound retirement funds. VERY encouraging - it's a truly conservative stance.
She supports drilling in ANWR (which is in her state), as long as it is done cleanly. (Hint: Nearly all oil drilling and shipping in her state has been done cleanly, except for one drunken tanker captain leaving his ship in the care of an inexperineced underling during close maneuvering). Also wants lots of oil development elsewhere in Alaska. Encouraging.
States flatly that she's pro-life and opposes same-sex "marriage" unconditionally. Encouraging.
Lowered the boom on govt corruption, even when her family was involved. Encouraging.
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From what little I've seen so far, she sounds like a genuine conservative, which puts her ahead of McCain, and WAY ahead of any Democrat. But there are still a lot of unanswered questions, a lot I don't know about her. And the things she has taken a stand on, can change with time and temptation, true for any politician.
Her biggest minus, is lack of experience, just like Obama. But she's not running for President. Unless McCain vaporlocks during his term, of course.
Not a bad pick overall. But expect the leftists to hammer on her lack of experience. That can be answered, but the Dems will try to keep experience as the ONLY subject that gets discussed, to avoid addressing the many issues where McCain and Palin can wipe the floor with Obama/Biden (winning the war and withdrawing, hard on terrorists, tax cuts, anti-pork, judicial nominations, harder line with foreign countries like Iraq, Syria). McCain might have shot himself in the foot to some degree, messing up his argument against the inexperience of Obama. It's not a perfect world.
Interesting. Now we know that, come January, we will DEFINITELY have either a black President or a woman Vice-President.
