Lipstick on the Pit bull

September 4, 2008

Republican Convention

Sarah Palin's speech was one of the best speeches for a young politician at the beginning of a wonderful story. She has character, humor, backbone, chutzpah. She is fresh air, and she will help the ticket. The election will be within 4 points, not 7 now.

However, like her main points on Obama, it was more a smoothly delivered, dramatic speech than substance.

For instance, references to a do-nothing Congress forgets to mention that 7 of the previous 8 years were Republican controlled by a Republican President. I agree that the Democratic leadership has lacked any passion or effectiveness, but once again, I'd like Republicans to own up to the multi-trillion dollar dismantling of the balanced budget and the US Dollar overseas.

Or the traditional porkbarrel Government spending that Sarah says she cut back in Alaska, that actually brought $27 million to her town as Mayor and $750 million to Alaska, the highest per capita "pork barrel" in the country. And the bridge to nowhere that she opposed, well...she actually only opposed it after Federal support for it dried up.

My prediction is that because Democrats don't have the viscious muscle tone of the Republicans, she will have a longer honeymoon, but in the end, the Geraldine Ferraro factor in reverse (as in relentless attacks on her credibility) will begin by the end of the first of the two months left till the election (by mid October). Lets hope the Joe Biden doesn't pull a John Edwards and wimp out during his Vice Presidential debate with the gentle lady.

Sarah Palin has brought an X factor to this election. Let's give credit to surprises in politics. Let's look for new ideas, courage, and new insight into energy and fighting corruption, something she should have with her familiarity with those issues. And let's pray that the Pit Bull Hockey Mom doesn't make the mistake of not being aware of what she doesn't know; we've had almost 8 years of that already.