Well, I'm thrilled!
Up till an hour ago I still wasn't sure if I was going to vote McCain. There was no question but that I
wouldn't vote for Obama, not least because he's pro-abortion and even voted against saving the lives of babies born in botched abortions. (How can you justify that??) But McCain, well, I just didn't know.
No question now, though. Palin is solidly pro-life and a success story, a real woman. And she can't be attacked with the usual accusation against pro-life women: "Well, if YOU had a baby you knew was deformed, you'd change your tune." Plus, I'm giggling in anticipation of how liberal feminists will react. As a feminist myself (just not a liberal one), I was pretty unhappy about the Hillary option--she represents Gloria Steinem's feminism, not a feminism I'm into. Palin, though, is a role model for real women, and she strengthens the ticket.
Of course, while Hillary was running, the press had an annoying way of criticizing her based on her looks/clothing. One gossip magazine even did a spread on Hillary's worst outfits (authored by Hillary herself--some feminist, to agree to do that!). The woman was running for president, and we focus on that? The same will probably go for Palin. Because there still is a double standard, her clothes and appearance will be focused on. The difference, I think, will be that Palin won't try to play along the way Hillary did.
The one thing I don't like about her is her approval of and participation in hunting. Can't do much about that, since she's from Alaska. But, that's a minor point, one I won't argue about.
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