"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Here I was thinking I would abstain from this election but no more.
It is NOT that we are suddenly in love with john Mccain. Many of us still see him as the “flopper” he has been, as one who seemed to “blow with the wind” whenever it was convenient to do so.
When he was the one who was “victorious” in the primary, a lot of us here were NOT excited, and were tepid on our support. Rumors of him pandering to the “center” and ‘reaching out” with a RINO or even true Liberal VP pick had a lot of us worried—and HAD he picked Lieberman or RIDGE—I, for one (and I am SURE others feel this way too), MAY had stayed home—or at least not contributed or done any campaigning, etc. Maybe(held my nose” and voted for the “lesser of the losers”.
Then...at the Saddleback forum..a WHOLE new Mccain seemed to emerge...One that seemed to, FINALLY, reach out to the “base”. FINALLY, we felt, Mac was beginning to “listen to us”, and he scored some points, and began to rally the base.
But then..it once again appeared that he was going to appoint a liberal like Ridge or Lieberman for VP—or, at best—Romney. Such a pick would not energize the base. There was a “long shot” out there, named Sarah Palin, from Alaska, who had been in the “mix” for about 6 months or so—and she would be a great pick, many of us felt. She could neutralize much of the “wow’ factor of O, and since he had picked an old, worn-out, retread named Joe Biden, known for gaffe after gaffe—Palin could REALLY show that Mccain was serious about a true conservative VP pick—someone who had true conservative beliefs across the board. But —we all felt it was a longshot. And up till a couple of weeks ago—it was. Even the night before the “big announcement” Mccain did a “rope-a-dope” making it look like it was Romney or Lieberman. with Romeny—we would settle—but with Lieberman—we might Walk.
THEN..the big announcement in Dayton..and suddenly...
EVERYONE is energized like they have not been since the Reagan days.And with good reason. Sarah represents a new future foe this country. IF Mccain wins..SHE will most likely face Hillary in ‘12..and Sarah WILL be in a very nice position to take her on.
So..NO..we are NOT suddenly “in love” with Mccain..we are in love with Sarah. Mccain just happens to be the “stepping stone” for this beautiful, intelligent Lady, to reshape the conservative movement, and probably the women's movement—for a LONG time.
I’m still not voting for him. I’m voting for Sarah. :)