As you know by now, McCain made a bold choice in selecting Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. McCain made the announcement at a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio. Right before he introduced her, I could only imagine how nervous this small state, young Governor must be as she waited to be unveiled to the world. Well, she smashed my expectations. I still know very little about her, but she impressed in her dynamic speech (which must have been hastily written).
This woman has more executive experience than Barack Obama, but she will be attacked by the Democrats for being too green. We'll see how she holds up under that scrutiny.
She made a strong case:
-Strong energy experience
-Western sensibility
-Hockey mom
-Fighter of corruption and government beauracracy
-Mother of an Iraqi soldier
-Former Miss Alaska
-Married to a United Steel Workers Union member
-Member of the NRA
-Potential first female Vice President of the United States
She especially knocked it out of the park when she thanked Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Clinton for helping pave the road for a female candidate. She said, "Hillary left 18 million cracks in that glass ceiling, but the women of America aren't finished yet and we can shatter that glass ceiling once and for all."
This dark horse seems poised to be a strong VP choice, but in the coming days she'll be accused of being too inexperienced and she'll be questioned about how she can care for her children (especially a newborn with Down's Syndrome) and run at the same time.
One thing is for sure, the boring factor of the McCain campaign just seemed to vanish.
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