I listened to the rhetoric from the left, as far as her not being qualified. And of course, she's more experienced than Barak Obama, but that doesn't enter their logic. Comparisons have been made with the governor of Virginia who Obama had on the short list for vp. At the time, Republicans suggested that he wasn't experienced enough, and so they (the left) make this same comparison with Palin. However, they aren't comparing apples to apples. The fact is that Palin has accomplished a lot more during her time as governor of Alaska. In addition, she was governor of an energy producing state, and a state with quite a bit more natural resources to manage.
Palin took on the big money interests and beat them, even with them vastly out spending her. She took on corruption in her own party, even with a sitting governor of her own party. She stood up to big oil a number of times as governor.
All this said, the governor of Viriginia is hardly as qualified for an executive position as Palin. The left don't see this because they don't want to see this. However, if she were a democrat, it would be different.
I liked her speech on Wednesday night of the RNC. It had a bit of "red meat" in it, but so did Joe Biden's when he gave his a week earlier. And to be fair, that is what these speeches are supposed to be. The VP is supposed to go on the offensive against the opposition. This allows a more diplomatic, more inclusive speech from the nominee for president the following night. I haven't heard McCain's speech yet, obviously, and so I can't comment on that.
One thing that I'll say is that I am impressed that Palin can think on her feet, rather than relying on a teleprompter to do her thinking for her. In fact, during her speech, the teleprompted had a malfunction and so she did the bulk of her speech without its aid. That speech was given from the heart.
I feel that Palin did a reasonably good job of introducing herself to the public, especially those that haven't read as much about her as my wife and I have over the past few months. However, one thing that I didn't get out of the speech, was a clear view of how well she would stand up to a sinister leader such as Vladimir Putin. This man is a former KGB leader, and for all practical purposes, has kept that organization alive, although in a different name now.
If John McCain is elected, and he were to keel over during his presidency, then Sarah Palin would become President of the United States. Our enemies will test her, as they will test McCain or anyone else who becomes President. They will test to see what they can get away with. The terrorists will do it. Putin will do it. Chavez will do it. The list goes on.
Judging from her history with dealing with the big money interests (with billions at stake), I have a feeling that Palin would do fine standing up against our enemies. However, nothing in her speech said that to me. I will be watching the upcoming debates to see how well she goes up against a "bitter old man".
Many people describe Joe Biden as a bitter old man, and in some respects, he is. He certainly can be. He can be very diplomatic and presidential in discussions, but I have noticed over the years that he becomes easily frustrated if the facts catch him in an inconsistency or a lie. At this point, he can become agitated and nasty. He tends to start making things up, or making personal attacks in order to "change the subject". I had a lot or respect for Biden a decade ago, but less in more recent years. I do respect him as far as being a tough opponent in a debate, and in my opinion, he is probably the toughest person in debate that I have seen of the four current players.
So these debates are going to be very crucial for me level of comfort regarding whether or not Sarah Palin could step in as President if something were to happen to John McCain.
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