Palin Clicks Her Heels, Republicans Are Pumped

As she walked out on the stage in her ruby red pumps, there was no doubt that Sarah Palin had clicked her heels and made it back home. Home in front of the folks whose language she speaks and values she holds. She'd walked through the booby-traps of gotcha interviews and political parodies, taking her licks along the way but looking none the worse for wear. In fact, she was stronger, sharper, feistier than ever. Not only did she hold her own but she made the point of the evening. She called for personal responsibility. What a novel idea? What an American idea! Here lies the crux of the issue. We had surrendered our common sense, our self-sufficiency, our personal responsibility to the Government. The too big Government lulled us into thinking buying something with nothing was our right as people. They (Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Chuck Schumer, Harry Reid to name a few) set up the sub prime mortgage racket that sold us all on the fallacy of living beyond our means. Don't any of you remember what your mother said, "you can't get something for nothing" yet we all were willing to believe Barney Frank over our mother?! Compound this con job with the greed of Wall Street, willing to suspend their disbelief and take on paper with numbers on it that in the end was worthless. We, the American people, were suckers. Wouldn't P.T. Barnum be so proud? And who pays for this deception? We do because all of us were more than happy to hand over responsibility to Government to create the reality. Nice reality. Bad dream. Time to wake up. And who is calling us to snap out of it, get dressed and get to work on our country? Sarah Clear-Thinker Palin, that's who.

Free of the editing techniques and passive-aggressive non-sensical questions of media interviews, Sarah was able to speak her mind, present her case and make the connection to the people that few politicians are capable of accomplishing. She speaks plainly but she speaks intelligently. She brings to the forefront a Republican populist message that promises a Government that works beside the people not working in place of the people. Sarah is the only one of the candidates who can speak honestly to the middle class because she is the only one who is the middle class. She has owned her own business and knows the tax plan Obama puts forth will result in more pain for the middle class than any other sector. Taxing the wealthy and business sector results in less jobs and higher prices of goods, with the tax costs being passed down the line to those least able to afford the price increase. I don't know the author of this quote but it says it all:

"You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."

Sarah speaks the truth and more importantly, she speaks the sense, common sense. The sort of common sense that can not be found in college text books but the sort of common sense that leads men to great things. But will this message be enough to win voters to her ticket? I believe she may have swayed a few undecideds but at the end of the day it has to be John McCain that seals that deal. I was not impressed with the first debate between McCain and Obama. There were missed opportunities on both sides with the draw benefiting Obama. I will keep my fingers crossed that McCain feeds off the excitement Sarah has drummed up. He needs to have a break through moment. One that will eclipse the media love affair with Obama, the vast number of questionable voter registrants that Acorn has materialized out of thin air, the general perception that it is the Democrat's turn to be in the White House. If McCain has a moment that neutralizes these things, he stands a chance of winning.

I am thinking positively but realistically. I do believe McCain can win but the odds are stacked against him. What's new in the story of John McCain? That seems to be the theme of his life. Obama on the other hand has had an amazing some might say suspicious string of good luck in his career. In Chicago he was unopposed in most of his runs for office, losing only once when he was opposed but having the last laugh when he was handed the U.S. Senate seat when his Republican opponent found himself embroiled in a messy sex scandal. On very little credentials Obama has risen to being the nominee for President of the Democratic Party as if by the wave of a magic wand (Howard Dean is known to say bipidee, bopidee, boo when people aren't listening). But that is the Democratic Party's choice (Hillary Clinton). Who am I to question their procedures? PUMA, PUMA, PUMA!

With the conclusion of the V.P. debate I believe many feel Sarah Palin being a heartbeat away from the presidency isn't an absurd notion. Personally, I believe her to be a person with great ability to process information and make a clear, decisive judgment no matter the topic whereas Obama strikes me as a hemmer and a hawer and pardon me, he would be the heartbeat of the presidency! An even more frightening thought that I've heard no one bring up is the fact that there is a person who is a mere two heartbeats away from the presidency no matter what party takes office? That being Nan, Nan from San Fran!!!! Now that is a scary proposition. As a woman and mother of three daughters, I was thrilled when she became Speaker of the House however, as her reign has progressed, what a disaster, a study in mayhem, a true red hot mess Ms. Pelosi is.

I see reason for conservatives to keep the hope alive. The rally has just begun. However, I end this with a caution to conservatives: Be careful what ye wish for. Though I honestly believe McCain/Palin would be best to solve the problems we now face, I portend the future holds much more trying obstacles to come (Israel bombing Iran/ Americans going into Afghanistan with the neighbors of Russia and China causing much mischief if not ambush). With a Democratic House and Senate, a McCain/Palin will not only be blocked every step of the way, they will be blamed for each ill and pox that befalls us. Not that these two warriors aren't thick skinned enough and up to the challenge but remember, if Obama does win, then the Democrats own all that comes. The luxury of finger pointing and passing the buck will be no more. We survived four years of a Carter and got a Reagan in the bargain. Every cloud has a conservative lining.