I'm not too much different from where you stand, just a little different weight on the respective feet. I'd have readily voted for McCain/Romney, but preferred Mrs. Palin.
It IS a bit of a risky choice. There ARE negatives to her candidacy. The author here makes the valid point that this mitigates the effectiveness of the argument about experience against Snob-ama, especially if looked at superficially (if one looks a little closer, one can see that Mrs. Palin has accomplished more in a couple of years as governor than Snob-ama has in his entire lifetime).
But it is a bold, exciting move, it shows a commitment to social, fiscal, economic, and foreign policy conservatism, and has a significant chance to bring all the energy, momentum of the campaign to the Republican ticket.
I think that Sen. McCain is showing the American people that he is a creative, imaginative, incisive and bold leader. This pick fits in that overall perspective.
Good going, Sen. McCain. Good luck, Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin!!
I'll be making my contributions in the next day or so!
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That really sums up what I am hearing around town. I live in a conservative little township in Santa Barbara County called Santa Ynez, which is home to the Reagan Ranch. My friends, neighbors and local shop keepers have all said variations of what you so beautifully stated. This is a shot in the arm for our ticket and puts McCain in his best light.