kosta,
I don’t know anything about Palin’s pregnancy history, but perhaps the pregnancy was unplanned. That does happen. My sister is Palin’s age, with four children, and her husband REFUSES to get a vasectomy. She has an IUD, but if heaven forbid, she were to get pregnant, she would carry the baby—no matter what—to term. I am the same—although thankfully my spouse had a vas—and I think I am totally unprepared to care for another special needs kid.
McCain is not trying to appeal to the hard-core, single issue female voters. They wouldn’t vote for him if the other choice were a cow. McCain is trying to appeal to people like I—I was not excited about voting for him, and had he chosen someone like Ridge or Lieberman, I would have stayed home.
As for Creationism in schools, that is truly unfortunate. Let’s hope that a little schooling in preparation for the national stage tones that one down a bit. Otherwise, she is the perfect person to appeal to those bitter, religion-clinging, gun-totin’ white rednecks living in flyover country.
Peace, kosta. Thanks for weighing in (you and kolokotronis both) with a different viewpoint.
I don't have naything against her private life. I simply question her judgment (and maturity). This is directly from a Palin-friedly article in April of this year (my emphases):
In other words: she was totally unprepared and clueless as to the risk o her advanced age (at her age 1:35 births, as compared to women less than 30 years of age 1:1000, or teetnagers 1:2000 births).
I am sure that her doctor advised her on that, because it is a doctor's duty to do so.
I question her maturity and her decision-making. A day before she delivered she was in Texas and her water broke at 4 a.m. Medical advice is to go to the nearest hospital immediately because of a risk of infection.
Sarah Palin decided to risk the infection and give a speech that morning rather than go to the nearest hospital. She then flew back to Alaska at 36 weeks of pregnancy even though doctors warn against such travel at that stage, without telling the pilot or flight attendants of her condition.
This just doesn't give me much confidence in her decision-making abilities.
She has also clashed with McCain on a number of issues. How is she going to "reconcile" these without being chewed up by the press?
Otherwise, she is the perfect person to appeal to those bitter, religion-clinging, gun-totin’ white rednecks living in flyover country
Well, I can't argue with that.