It has been a tough year for me as far as politics go. Throughout the Republican primary I moved from my favorite to my next favorite, then my next favorite, then the next, then the next as one by one the horses I chose dropped out of the race.
Also during this year was the
immigration issue where many Republican politicians that I had liked said some really nasty things about people like me who were vocal about enforcing the law. It went beyond disagreement and into name-calling and personal attacks. I was extremely disappointed with the party. One of the Republican politicians leading that disappointing and hurtful response to grassroots conservatives in favor of not rewarding non-citizens that break our laws (starting with
immigration laws) was John McCain. So the end of the Republican primary election left me flat.
I am a conservative and a realist. Therefore, I would never vote for
Barack Obama, as he is the most liberal member of the US Senate. I don't believe in big government, punishing achievement or legalized abortion-on-demand. Yes, I was prepared to vote for John McCain in the general election, but excitement has been hard to come by.
Friday morning when I was driving to work, I was listening to Laura
Ingraham go on and on about Sara
Palin. She sounded too good to be true, and certainly too good for John McCain to choose. When the announcement came and I listened to Governor
Palin speak I was jazzed. The more I learn about her, the more excited I become. She is a true conservative and a true public servant.
The Democrats harp on her lack of experience. First of all, she has infinitely more executive experience than
Barack Obama and Joe
Biden put together. Second of all, although she is a "heartbeat away" from the oval office, John McCain is running for president, not Sarah
Palin.
