The fact that she is so down to earth, has EXPERIENCE, and most importantly a record of accomplishment seals the deal for most Americans.
You speak the plain and simple truth, my friend, and it's a truth that drives the left (and some on the right) absolutely insane.
It's become something of a test of character for me to see where a person stands on Sarah Palin. I've found over the last two years or so, that a person's stance on Sarah is unerringly in line with what sort of personality they are.
It's my observation at this point that the majority of the center-right admires and trusts Sarah Palin enough to want her to take the helm as president. I couldn't agree more.
Sarah does some inexplicable, oddball things as well. Why is she so loyal to John McCain who couldn’t fight his way out of a paper bag? Is she keeping a deal she promised him when he nominated her for the vice presidential candidate, and now making the best out of this turkey? Or does she really see something in McCain?
It was just a little over two years ago that the question of who McCain's running mate would be was being discussed among our lunch group. They were all pro-Mitt, but honorable mention went to all the other RINO contenders. I stated it would be Sarah Palin, with no doubt.
Unanimously, they asked, "Sarah who? Who the heck is that?"
I had no inside info. It just seemed obvious, considering the impending Obama vs. McCain disaster. Now, considering the ongoing Obama disaster, with Sarah Palin being the only national figure pounding his agenda daily, it just seems obvious that she will be the next president.
Palin isn't your ordinary tow the repub party line political; probably what I like best about her. She also won't burn her bridges to the repubs as she knows it's the only way to change things for the better.
I've seen Palin take stands that I never thought she would consider supporting; because she as she said it was the right thing to do. That sure tells me something very good (as you say character) too about Palin. She was also the first political up here to ever stand up to big oil; tell them who was running the show.
I truly believe Palin is the only political out there who would make the controversial decisions needed (come what may) to save our Country from complete bankruptcy.
The media tries their best to degrade Palin but I believe America sees the truth; I know Alaska does; I wish she was still our Governor.
I've posted a bunch of times on FR about things I have seen occur in Ak that also showed Palin's makeup as a person. A little over a year back, our rural community got flooded at ice out on the Yukon. Water came up 40 some foot, ice come crunching in 150 yards; took out tele poles, 300 year old trees down to the dirt, and smashed around 30-40 buildings or they floated away. Now these sort of disasters bring out the politicals for election campaign posters. I watched the Dem phony Tony Knowles spend 20 minutes after an 7.9 shaker on Nov 3rd 2002; taking picts with his arm consoling Grandma Katy John; the picts were on his re-election mailers; big hit with the Indians. Well, after our flood, Sarah Palin showed up by herself, no film crew. She walked around the town talking to everybody. Now we live in a split community, Indians live a few miles out of town, they don't want to live around White People actually (try to save their culture). The Old Indian Village was washed away, so the Indians were out the new Village in tents. We lived between the two villages; I've always got along with the Indians; never looked down on them as many Whites do. Anyway, after Palin met everybody in the town, she asked how do I get out to the Indian Village. Well our road was washed out and covered with ice blocks 40 feet high. Us Whites and Indians who lived out that way were using a swamp bog atv trail to get to town and back for like 2 months. It was in bad shape pretty quick (winch time). So when Palin asked how to get to the Indian Village, people told her she needed a 4 wheeler. Palin borrowed an ATV, threw an old coat over her good clothes, and went out the trail to meet with the Indians. Now that's how down to earth Palin really is. The Indians really appreciated her showing up mud and all.
People may laugh, but Palin taking that 4 wheeler out that mud bog trail told me something about her character too; the kind of person I want running the show.