For the most part, I found it comparable to Joe Biden’s speech.  It did what it was meant to do, attack the other side’s candidate.  Although, Palin also had to introduce herself, which I think she did well.

McCain is about to speak, so I can’t get into specifics right now, but I have two nitpicks I’ll expand on after an entry on McCain’s speech.  The first is that she faltered a little when she got to foreign policy.  You could hear it in her voice; she was clearly uncomfortable there, though she did make a partial recovery, and made it quickly.  The other was her statement on opposing the “bridge to nowhere.”  That one was…incomplete.

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Welcome to 2008, where gender roles have broken down.  Where women can become businesspeople and Vice Presidential candidates.  Where men can cook and clean the house.  A year and in a country, where if you try hard enough, you can do anything.

My point?  Todd Palin can take care of Trig when Sarah is doing Vice Presidential duties!  Sometimes tells me he won’t be doing much oil work on the North Slope of Alaska or commercial fishing at Bristol Bay while the two are hunkered down 4,000 miles away in Washington.

It’s time to cut it out with the sexism and preconceived gender roles.  Welcome to 2008.

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Am I the only one who thinks John McCain has to be cringing every time a Republican speaks about how much executive experience Sarah Palin has?  You know, considering that he, like Barack Obama and Joe Biden, have none of which to speak?

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With all the reports going around about a month ago about the Associated Press taking a decidedly different approach in their reporting - namely one that mixes in judgement calls with facts, and thus limiting objectivity - it seemed like the world would have to look somewhere differently from a source of objective reporting.  How about Reuters?

Maybe not so much.

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Gov. Palin doesn’t have to even speak about her political experience; fellow Republicans do it for her.  However, some could find themselves with foot-in-mouth syndrome.

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The New York Times has a story up chronicling the journey of Sen. John McCain’s Vice Presidential selection.

I still stand by my decision to not post my full opinion on the choice until after Palin’s speech this week, so I’ll let you all take the story as you will in the comments.

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Depending on who you support, John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin for his Vice Presidential running mate is either the best or worst thing since sliced bread.  The truth, I think, may not be so clear cut.

It’s been about 36 hours since John McCain made his announcement that he chose Palin.  While she definitely has pros and cons, I’m not sure we know enough to make an educated decision yet (sound familiar?).  We’ve had 18 months to get to know Obama, and while you can make the argument that we still don’t know enough, I think we do.  This just isn’t the case with Palin.

I’ve think I’ve pretty much read every argument for and against Palin that is out there from bloggers and news sources left, right, center, and outer space.  I’m not sure that’s enough.  Therefore, I will reserve my judgement until after she makes her speech (hopefully) next week.  That means Gustav, you can go ahead and dissipate now so the Republicans can have their convention as scheduled.

As if.

(Cross-posted from Poligazette)

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Amongst all the hoopla about whether or not Sarah Palin was the right choice for John McCain’s running mate, I have yet to see one sentiment expressed.

When Barack Obama secured the Democratic nomination in June, it was said to be historic.  Yet, at that time, and up until this morning, changing the face of the two top positions in this country was not guaranteed.  Then John McCain chose Sarah Palin for his running mate, and that sealed the deal.

No matter what happens on November 4th now, how we see the the country’s two top leadership positions has changed forever.  And whether or not you agree with Barack Obama’s or Sarah Palin’s political views, that change can only be a good thing for the country.

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If the stakes were high for the Democrats - what with having to unify the party and all - the stakes are undeniably higher for the Republicans.  Why?

John McCain’s selection of Vice President could have the effect of creating disunity among the Republicans.  The Republicans can’t chance that, seeing as how they’ve been relatively unified for some time now.  Even many of those who were starkly against McCain at the beginning are beginning to shelve their pride (publicly at least) and are backing McCain.

So, it is a fine line that John McCain walks as he decides on his running mate.  The wrong choice could cause him major headaches.

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Ads like these are why I remain an undecided voter in this election:

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