I ordinarily don’t write on politics, but I gotta tell you, something about this woman John McCain picked for his running mate strikes a chord in me.
For a long time I’ve been saying we need for normal people to actually have a chance at high office. Not someone with a personal fortune, not a media darling, not a party-line player. Sarah Palin is it, from what I hear. That alone makes my day.
Then I hear that she is into reform, that she’s challenged programs of both major parties, that she and her husband have 5 children, the youngest with Down Syndrome, that she takes the baby to the office with her when necessary. She’s a gutsy woman, old enough to know her own strength and not afraid to use it.
Yes, I need to learn more about her, but so far I’m pumped. No matter how the election turns out, I think the country needs Gov. Palin’s freshness on the scene.
The next few months will be quite a ride.
