In the next several days, I'm going to be discussing steps that YOU can take to help ensure that John McCain wins the general election in Pennsylvania. If you're a normal "onliner," you have dozens -- and perhaps hundreds -- of email addresses for friends and associates. If they know you're strongly for John McCain, they will be more inclined to vote for him (and perhaps contribute money to his campaign). The more people you contact (in Pennsylvania and other Battleground states, such as New Jersey, Ohio, and Michigan), the more likely McCain will be to carry the Keystone State.
Stay tuned . . .
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Bill Clinton: Death in Steubenville
Bill Clinton and the Culture of Death
The following is a column I wrote for my friends at the Black Conservatives Group on Yahoo.
Steubenville, OH (LifeNews.com) -- Former president Bill Clinton made a campaign stop for Hillary in Steubenville, Ohio on Sundayand found himself greeted by more than 100 pro-life students from nearby Steubenville University. According to eye witnessesaccounts, Clinton lost his temper and lashed out at the pro-life students during the speech.
Full story: http://www.lifenews.com/state2908.html
The students from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, who confronted President Clinton on the issue of abortion are some of the best young people in our area -- I live not too far from Steubenville. Bill Clinton accused them -- falsely -- of wanting to "criminalize abortion, etc."
The students in fact were making the point that a society which has a high level of abortion such as ours diminishes the overall respect for life, leading to abuse, crimes against people, and the like. It's an issue that any decent human being -- a category that doesn't include the philandering, cynical President Clinton -- must grapple with. The students have an concern that Clinton should have dealt with respectfully and thoughtfully. He didn't.
In the period of the Great Society and after, many bad things have happened in America, particularly in the Black community. Two generations ago, the rate of abortion among Black teens was LOWER than in the white community. Now, it is much, much higher -- four times the rate with white teens. Essentially, we have a community that is "doing away with" its future. We need to love children, not discard them as if they were human garbage.
Bill Clinton probably knows this, but he doesn't care about it. For him, it's all about his wife getting elected -- period.
By the way, Barack Obama voted in the Illinois Senate for what's called "live birth abortions." His vote meant that physicians didn't have to care for children who were born alive as a result of "botched" abortions. Essentially, it was a vote for infanticide. He should be ashamed of himself, but unfortunately shame is not his strong suit.
Of course, Obama doesn't debate the pros-and-cons of such procedures. Instead, he relies on windy rhetoric ("Yes we can"). However, for infants in need of care and basically asking if they can live, his slogan is "No, you can't." So much for "universal health care."
As a society, we can't fall into the trap of saying, "Well, we respect life some of the time but not all of the time." What that leads to is what we have now, where the "Angel of Death" is a constant presence in Black communities. People like Bill Clinton aggravate that situation.
Friday, March 14, 2008
OBAMA SHOULD END HIS CAMPAIGN
On my main blog tonight (Friday), I explain why it would be in the best interests of our country if Barack Obama ended his campaign. You can find it at: http://camp2008victorya.blogspot.com. He is too closely linked to a man, Pastor Jeremiah Wright, who despises American, particulary white people.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Rev. Wright: An Obama Catastrophe?
I've heard that Friday night Barack Obama will be on with Anderson Cooper regarding the disgraceful comments by Pastor Jeremiah Wright. I can't even bear to watch it. Anderson, like several other people at CNN, clearly supports Obama, so he's a terrible person to interview the Senator. Anderson Cooper will throw Obama one softball after another. He won't ask Obama why he doesn't leave a racist Church, one where his "spiritual advisor" blames America for 9/11. On CNN, as with some other outlets, asking Obama hard questions is regarded as sign of latent racism. Trust me, you'll learn a lot more about political reality than you would by watching CNN 24/7. Barack Obama should not be running for POTUS. He should not even have run for the U.S. Senate. If he didn't have an ego as large as the Sears Tower, he would leave us in peace. If I were the Republican National Committee, I would run only one commercial in the general election: the one where "Rev." Wright blames "Italians" for Jesus' death. Barack, be glad it's Anderson Cooper interviewing you -- and not me. "Do you need another pillow Senator Obama?"
Barack Obama and his race-baiting pastor, Jeremiah A. Wright. In a recent sermon, Wright blamed the death of Jesus on "Italians!" (You can hear that for yourself by going to the Politico.com link below and accessing the YouTube video.)
Here's a YouTube version of the McCain campaign’s new Web video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypn76M0Wm-k
Barack Obama and his race-baiting pastor, Jeremiah A. Wright. In a recent sermon, Wright blamed the death of Jesus on "Italians!" (You can hear that for yourself by going to the Politico.com link below and accessing the YouTube video.)The Reverend (Irreverent?) Jeremiah A. Wright is Barack Obama's Willie Horton.
Wright, whom Obama describes alternately as his "spiritual advisor" and his "uncle" is a race-baiting hate-monger. He might singlehandedly do something the Clinton Machine couldn't: destroy the Obama campaign.
Here's the link to the video of Wright doing everything but foam at the mouth: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0308/Wright_on_film.html
The following is the Politico.com's Ben Smith giving his initial reaction to Wright's fulminations:
"Sure does feel like we're plunging into the abyss tonight."
"Fox just posted a big Jeremiah Wright story, and the video is pretty gripping, and deeply racially confrontational. He begins by describing the Romans, who crucified Jesus, as Italians, and thus white, and more or less goes from there."
“'Barack knows what it means living in a country and a culture that is controlled by rich white people,” Wright says.
"'Hillary ain't never been called a nigger,' he says at the climax."
Steve adds: I'll have much more to say about this situation tomorrow (Friday). It could be the beginning of the end for the Obama Campaign. It certainly raises the question of what Obama (and his wife) really believe about America -- and Caucasians.
I doubt seriously that the people of Pennsylvania are going to put up with this situation. Barack Obama has been sitting in Rev. Wright's church, listening to such "sermons" for 20 years. Why didn't he do the right thing -- and leave that church two decades ago? If Obama wants to "bring us together," the best for him to start doing so is by thoroughly rejecting Wright AND ALL HE STANDS FOR.
It's not enough for Barack Obama to give limp comments about how he "disagrees" (with no specifics) about some of Jeremiah Wright's anti-American and anti-Caucasian statements. Obama has been a member of Wright's church for 20 years, and we need to know how many times he was one of those hooting and hollering in support of Wright's disgusting messages. This is a church whose members have named anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan as "Man of the Year."
The media need to do more than wave pom-poms anytime Obama clears his throat. The media need to stop giving the Illinois Senator a free-pass that no other candidate would receive.In his stump speech, Obama notes that he got the title for his autobigraphy ("The Audacity of Hope") from his friend, mentor, and minister Wright.
In fact, Pastor Wright is not audacious. He's a disgusting racist, an inconvenient truth that Obama chooses to ignore. Wright might not have a full deck, but he certainly knows how to play the race card.
Recently, Michelle Obama noted that, as an adult, she'd been ashamed of her country (one that educated her at Harvard and gave her a $250,000 a year salary as a hospital executive). Is Barack Obama ashamed of his country? I fear the answer to that question s is yes, although I doubt we'll hear it from the candidate's mouth. If that's the case, then what on earth is he doing running for President?
Please watch the shameful video of Jeremiah Wright (clicking on the Politico.com link above) -- and the reactions to his hate-speech by the supposed Christians in his church. Is that the kind of minister we want advising a President of the U.S.?
Bulletin: CNN has just announced that John McCain is leading in polls in Michigan -- a "Blue" state -- and it is now rated as a toss-up for the general election. Yesterday, the WSJ poll showed McCain leading both Clinton and Obama in another "Blue" state: Pennsylvania.
Wright, whom Obama describes alternately as his "spiritual advisor" and his "uncle" is a race-baiting hate-monger. He might singlehandedly do something the Clinton Machine couldn't: destroy the Obama campaign.
Here's the link to the video of Wright doing everything but foam at the mouth: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0308/Wright_on_film.html
The following is the Politico.com's Ben Smith giving his initial reaction to Wright's fulminations:
"Sure does feel like we're plunging into the abyss tonight."
"Fox just posted a big Jeremiah Wright story, and the video is pretty gripping, and deeply racially confrontational. He begins by describing the Romans, who crucified Jesus, as Italians, and thus white, and more or less goes from there."
“'Barack knows what it means living in a country and a culture that is controlled by rich white people,” Wright says.
"'Hillary ain't never been called a nigger,' he says at the climax."
Steve adds: I'll have much more to say about this situation tomorrow (Friday). It could be the beginning of the end for the Obama Campaign. It certainly raises the question of what Obama (and his wife) really believe about America -- and Caucasians.
I doubt seriously that the people of Pennsylvania are going to put up with this situation. Barack Obama has been sitting in Rev. Wright's church, listening to such "sermons" for 20 years. Why didn't he do the right thing -- and leave that church two decades ago? If Obama wants to "bring us together," the best for him to start doing so is by thoroughly rejecting Wright AND ALL HE STANDS FOR.
It's not enough for Barack Obama to give limp comments about how he "disagrees" (with no specifics) about some of Jeremiah Wright's anti-American and anti-Caucasian statements. Obama has been a member of Wright's church for 20 years, and we need to know how many times he was one of those hooting and hollering in support of Wright's disgusting messages. This is a church whose members have named anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan as "Man of the Year."
The media need to do more than wave pom-poms anytime Obama clears his throat. The media need to stop giving the Illinois Senator a free-pass that no other candidate would receive.In his stump speech, Obama notes that he got the title for his autobigraphy ("The Audacity of Hope") from his friend, mentor, and minister Wright.
In fact, Pastor Wright is not audacious. He's a disgusting racist, an inconvenient truth that Obama chooses to ignore. Wright might not have a full deck, but he certainly knows how to play the race card.
Recently, Michelle Obama noted that, as an adult, she'd been ashamed of her country (one that educated her at Harvard and gave her a $250,000 a year salary as a hospital executive). Is Barack Obama ashamed of his country? I fear the answer to that question s is yes, although I doubt we'll hear it from the candidate's mouth. If that's the case, then what on earth is he doing running for President?
Please watch the shameful video of Jeremiah Wright (clicking on the Politico.com link above) -- and the reactions to his hate-speech by the supposed Christians in his church. Is that the kind of minister we want advising a President of the U.S.?
Bulletin: CNN has just announced that John McCain is leading in polls in Michigan -- a "Blue" state -- and it is now rated as a toss-up for the general election. Yesterday, the WSJ poll showed McCain leading both Clinton and Obama in another "Blue" state: Pennsylvania.
Here's a link to the Wall Street Journal story on Obama's hateful "minister":
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120545277093135111.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120545277093135111.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries
Here's a YouTube version of the McCain campaign’s new Web video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypn76M0Wm-k
Pennsylvania: McCain Leads Clinton, Obama
"A political gaffe occurs when someone inadvertently tells the truth." (John Fund)
Things are getting very ugly in Pennsylvania on the Democrat side. Meanwhile, things are looking very good for Sen. McCain in the Key Stone State.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/03/13/poll-puts-mccain-ahead-of-clinton-and-obama-in-pennsylvania/print/
Bulletin: I received the following today from an important McCain operative, Patrick Hynes.
Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire Blog: Poll Puts McCain Ahead Of Clinton And Obama In Pennsylvania
By Elizabeth Holmes
Could the mudslinging between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in Pennsylvania help Sen. John McCain?
A new poll gives McCain,the presumptive Republican nominee, a lead over both his Democratic opponents in the Keystone State, which holds its primary on April 22. When survey respondents were asked if they would choose McCain or Clinton in the general election, 48% opted for McCain versus 42% for Clinton. A match-up between McCain and Obama was closer, with McCain receiving 47% and Obama at 44%.
Even though the poll puts McCain ahead of Obama, his campaign sent the numbers to the media with the subject: “Obama outperforms Clinton against McCain.”
But McCain isn’t resting on his laurels. The Arizona senator is headed to Pennsylvania for a fund-raiser tonight in Philadelphia and a town hall meeting Friday morning in Springfield, Pa. McCain recognizes the need to work for attention — acknowledging Wednesday that the constant media focus on Obama and Clinton keeps his name out of the headlines.
“If we have spirited campaign between Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton for a long time and I turn on the TV, I don’t see my face very often,” McCain said from the back of his Straight Talk Express bus. “That’s what news is about.”
Steve notes: On this site, I've discussed how critical it is that, in the general election, McCain wins Pennsylvania. The recent poll data suggests McCain is ahead of his two Democratic rivals, but there's a lot of work remaining to be done. John McCain needs your donataions, your vote, your volunteer activity, and -- most of all -- your prayers. Playing the race and gender cards is not helping Clinton or Obama.
Breaking News: McCain Lambastes Clinton, Obama for Their Wasteful Pork Barrel Spending!
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/13/mccain-obama-and-clinton-wasted-hundreds-of-millions/
CNN’s Political Ticker Blog: McCain: Obama And Clinton Wasted Hundreds Of Millions
By Alexander Marquardt
WASHINGTON (CNN) – John McCain left the campaign trail Thursday to return to the Senate to vote for a bill that would place a one-year moratorium on earmarks, money that is tacked onto bills by legislators for pet projects.
“I believe we must end this process, which has diverted billions in taxpayer dollars to needless projects, once and for all. If voters give me the pen, I will veto every single pork-barrel bill Congress sends me,” McCain said in a statement.
The Arizona senator blasts excess spending every step of the way on the campaign trail and though Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will join him in voting for the measure, McCain criticized their past use of earmarks.
“They have used earmarks and some of them in a manner I don’t that think taxpayers would at all approve of,” McCain told CNN. “It’s hundreds of millions of dollars, taxpayers’ dollars, that are absolutely outrageously wasted.”
McCain urged Obama and Clinton to be more transparent and reveal the earmarks they’ve asked for, saying it’s likely much of that money hasn’t been spent yet and can be recuperated.
“I call on them to say ‘hey, don’t spend that money,’ because they’re earmarks, they didn’t go through a proper process and taxpayers can’t afford it.”
All three senators running for president are back in their day jobs on Capitol Hill Thursday for the first time in about a month.
Things are getting very ugly in Pennsylvania on the Democrat side. Meanwhile, things are looking very good for Sen. McCain in the Key Stone State.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/03/13/poll-puts-mccain-ahead-of-clinton-and-obama-in-pennsylvania/print/
Bulletin: I received the following today from an important McCain operative, Patrick Hynes.
Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire Blog: Poll Puts McCain Ahead Of Clinton And Obama In Pennsylvania
By Elizabeth Holmes
Could the mudslinging between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in Pennsylvania help Sen. John McCain?
A new poll gives McCain,the presumptive Republican nominee, a lead over both his Democratic opponents in the Keystone State, which holds its primary on April 22. When survey respondents were asked if they would choose McCain or Clinton in the general election, 48% opted for McCain versus 42% for Clinton. A match-up between McCain and Obama was closer, with McCain receiving 47% and Obama at 44%.
Even though the poll puts McCain ahead of Obama, his campaign sent the numbers to the media with the subject: “Obama outperforms Clinton against McCain.”
But McCain isn’t resting on his laurels. The Arizona senator is headed to Pennsylvania for a fund-raiser tonight in Philadelphia and a town hall meeting Friday morning in Springfield, Pa. McCain recognizes the need to work for attention — acknowledging Wednesday that the constant media focus on Obama and Clinton keeps his name out of the headlines.
“If we have spirited campaign between Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton for a long time and I turn on the TV, I don’t see my face very often,” McCain said from the back of his Straight Talk Express bus. “That’s what news is about.”
Steve notes: On this site, I've discussed how critical it is that, in the general election, McCain wins Pennsylvania. The recent poll data suggests McCain is ahead of his two Democratic rivals, but there's a lot of work remaining to be done. John McCain needs your donataions, your vote, your volunteer activity, and -- most of all -- your prayers. Playing the race and gender cards is not helping Clinton or Obama.
Breaking News: McCain Lambastes Clinton, Obama for Their Wasteful Pork Barrel Spending!
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/13/mccain-obama-and-clinton-wasted-hundreds-of-millions/
CNN’s Political Ticker Blog: McCain: Obama And Clinton Wasted Hundreds Of Millions
By Alexander Marquardt
WASHINGTON (CNN) – John McCain left the campaign trail Thursday to return to the Senate to vote for a bill that would place a one-year moratorium on earmarks, money that is tacked onto bills by legislators for pet projects.
“I believe we must end this process, which has diverted billions in taxpayer dollars to needless projects, once and for all. If voters give me the pen, I will veto every single pork-barrel bill Congress sends me,” McCain said in a statement.
The Arizona senator blasts excess spending every step of the way on the campaign trail and though Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will join him in voting for the measure, McCain criticized their past use of earmarks.
“They have used earmarks and some of them in a manner I don’t that think taxpayers would at all approve of,” McCain told CNN. “It’s hundreds of millions of dollars, taxpayers’ dollars, that are absolutely outrageously wasted.”
McCain urged Obama and Clinton to be more transparent and reveal the earmarks they’ve asked for, saying it’s likely much of that money hasn’t been spent yet and can be recuperated.
“I call on them to say ‘hey, don’t spend that money,’ because they’re earmarks, they didn’t go through a proper process and taxpayers can’t afford it.”
All three senators running for president are back in their day jobs on Capitol Hill Thursday for the first time in about a month.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Pennsylvania:Vote-Buying & Chihuahas
Go to http://camp2008victorya.blogspot.com/ to see why this PA Democrat would like to bite Mitt Romney.
Today (Thursday) on my main blog the title of today's column is: "Are Hillary, Barack Really Chihuahuas?" I hope you'll visit that blog -- frequently. On my DailyKostKutter blog on Friday, I'll be writing about why you should move to Ambridge, PA -- and do so as soon as possible. Obviously, that column will be light-hearted -- but not outrageous. On my PennsylvaniaforJohnMcCain column (you're here now) I'll have a column about why, if you're a stanch Democrat, you should vote for Hillary Clinton in the primary. All politics is relative, and -- relatively speaking -- Senator Clinton is the best of the two candidates. Of course, the best of all possible presidential candidates is American hero John McCain. Thanks so much for visiting; your comments are always welcome. God bless!
In recent weeks, I've had visitors not only from Wasilla, Alaska (hometown of Governor Sarah Heath Palin), but also from many locations in Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Pittsburgh, of course, but also more exotic locations like: Gwynedd Valley, Palmyra, Pottstown (hometown of novelist John O'Hara), Annville, Morton, Essington, Phoenixville, Fairbank, Southhampton, Canonsburg (near the home of my friend Diana Lynn Irey), Haverford, King of Prussia, and Shicksenny. I'm glad you came, and I hope you'll return often.
I'll be writing much more about Pennsylvania politics in the days -- and months -- ahead. In my other blog today (and tomorrow) I'll be writing about the Obama-Clinton campaign and the behavior of some of their "surrogates" (including Samantha Power, who called Hillary a "monster" and Geraldine Ferraro, who committed the "sin" of criticizing Barack Obama). You can find it at: http://camp2008victorya.blogspot.com.
A big question raised today is: why does the obviously distraught Mrs. Spitzer (Sibala) stand by her man? The answer to that is not clear yet (to ordinary mortals). I firmly believe I do know why Hillary Clinton stood by her man, philanderer Bill Clinton. She did so because it was in her political interest to do so. She wanted to be President, and divorcing Bill probably would have made that impossible. Cynical? Maybe. True? Absolutely.
This morning (Wednesday), I'm watching TV, transfixed by the decline and fall of Eliot Spitzer, the lawman who obviously believed he was above the law. In regard to my home state of Pennsylvania, I will be writing later today about the central importance of the state in the Democratic Primary and, especially, in the general election. If John McCain can win this state, he probably will be the next President of the U.S. What happens in this Commonwealth will play a major role in determining the future of our country.
One thing that's almost certainly going on in PA right now is the passage of a great deal of money. I mentioned earlier that Gov. Ed Rendell dispensed $700,000 in cash money on the last election day in 2006. Those dollars, most of which went to political "fixers" in the Black communities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, is known as "street money" or "walking around money."
It's really a form of bribery -- vote-buying. I'm sure the realities of PA politics are being conveyed to Hillary Clinton (backed by Gov. Rendell) and Barack Obama. They are fully aware that, in Pennsylvania, money talks. Be aware that you won't read much about his in the national media, which will follow its usual approach of "see no evil" when it comes to Democratic politics. The cynics who give, receive, and pass around the street money are not exactly apostles of the "politics of hope."
More to come later today . . .
In recent weeks, I've had visitors not only from Wasilla, Alaska (hometown of Governor Sarah Heath Palin), but also from many locations in Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Pittsburgh, of course, but also more exotic locations like: Gwynedd Valley, Palmyra, Pottstown (hometown of novelist John O'Hara), Annville, Morton, Essington, Phoenixville, Fairbank, Southhampton, Canonsburg (near the home of my friend Diana Lynn Irey), Haverford, King of Prussia, and Shicksenny. I'm glad you came, and I hope you'll return often.
I'll be writing much more about Pennsylvania politics in the days -- and months -- ahead. In my other blog today (and tomorrow) I'll be writing about the Obama-Clinton campaign and the behavior of some of their "surrogates" (including Samantha Power, who called Hillary a "monster" and Geraldine Ferraro, who committed the "sin" of criticizing Barack Obama). You can find it at: http://camp2008victorya.blogspot.com.
A big question raised today is: why does the obviously distraught Mrs. Spitzer (Sibala) stand by her man? The answer to that is not clear yet (to ordinary mortals). I firmly believe I do know why Hillary Clinton stood by her man, philanderer Bill Clinton. She did so because it was in her political interest to do so. She wanted to be President, and divorcing Bill probably would have made that impossible. Cynical? Maybe. True? Absolutely.
This morning (Wednesday), I'm watching TV, transfixed by the decline and fall of Eliot Spitzer, the lawman who obviously believed he was above the law. In regard to my home state of Pennsylvania, I will be writing later today about the central importance of the state in the Democratic Primary and, especially, in the general election. If John McCain can win this state, he probably will be the next President of the U.S. What happens in this Commonwealth will play a major role in determining the future of our country.
One thing that's almost certainly going on in PA right now is the passage of a great deal of money. I mentioned earlier that Gov. Ed Rendell dispensed $700,000 in cash money on the last election day in 2006. Those dollars, most of which went to political "fixers" in the Black communities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, is known as "street money" or "walking around money."
It's really a form of bribery -- vote-buying. I'm sure the realities of PA politics are being conveyed to Hillary Clinton (backed by Gov. Rendell) and Barack Obama. They are fully aware that, in Pennsylvania, money talks. Be aware that you won't read much about his in the national media, which will follow its usual approach of "see no evil" when it comes to Democratic politics. The cynics who give, receive, and pass around the street money are not exactly apostles of the "politics of hope."
More to come later today . . .
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
SARAH PALIN'S APPEAL TO PENNSYLVANIANS
I have a new blog about how people can live better lives on less money. It is about "politics" only in the sense that it discusses ways people can be less dependent on government. You can find it at: http://dailykostkutter.blogspot.com/. I hope you'll visit.
Sarah Heath (now Palin) on right (#22) as point guard on Wasilla H.S.'s state basketball championship team in 1982. She is one of the great female athletes in the history of Alaska.
Sarah Palin could provide great help to John McCain in earning the votes of Pennsylvanians. Make no mistake about it: Sarah Palin is very much a revered daughter of Alaska. However, she will have great appeal to voters in the Keystone State.
If you want to learn more about Sarah right now, I urge you to read Fred Barnes's article in The Weekly Standard. You can find it here.
The following are the opening paragraphs of Barnes's article:
"The wipeout in the 2006 election left Republicans in such a state of dejection that they've overlooked the one shining victory in which a Republican star was born. The triumph came in Alaska where Sarah Palin, a politician of eye-popping integrity, was elected governor. She is now the most popular governor in America, with an approval rating in the 90s, and probably the most popular public official in any state."
"Her rise is a great (and rare) story of how adherence to principle--especially to transparency and accountability in government--can produce political success. And by the way, Palin is a conservative who only last month vetoed 13 percent of the state's proposed budget for capital projects. The cuts, the Anchorage Daily News said, "may be the biggest single-year line-item veto total in state history."
We Pennsylvanians are used to national (and state) politicians telling us how much they love we working stiffs. Most of those people are very wealthy individuals -- such as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton -- who have little in common with the people in the Keystone State.
Sarah Palin does more than sing the praises of "working people." She's married to one, her husband Todd who's been a commercial fisherman and an oil field production worker. On many occasions, Sarah participated in the fishing business with Todd.
But wouldn't Sarah as governor be inclined to favor Todd's current employer, BP (British Petroleum). Actually, she raised the company's taxes (which had been at very low levels). With Sarah as governor, the big oil companies no longer run things in Alaska.
Pennsylvania is a state famous for its gun-toting hunters -- approximately one million of them. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will not say a discouraging word about guns -- unless of course they get elected to the presidency. Sarah Palin is an outstanding markswoman and a life member of the NRA.
Hillary Clinton will tell us that "every abortion is a tragedy." However, she will do nothing to prevent abortion of any kind, including partial birth abortion. As for Obama, he voted in the Illinois State Senate to allow "live-birth-abortion," basically a form of infanticide.
Sarah? She is staunchly pro-life. At age 43, she's pregnant with her fifth child. She's said recently that her being pregnant should not be any sort of barrier to her running for vice-president.
Pennsylvania has a long and distinguished tradition of military service. People like Obama and Hillary Clinton will say nice things about America's fighting men and women. Gov. Palin's son, Track, joined the U.S. Army on 9/11/2007, and he's now an infantryman -- almost certainly headed to either Iraq or Afghanistan. The Governor and her husband have a lot more than an abstract commitment to the military.
Is Sarah ready, if necessary, to become President of the U.S. She's not ready on this day, March 10, 2008, but she very close to being so. She will absolutely ready on the day John McCain is inaugurated in January, 2009. As Hillary Clinton suggests, Barack Obama will never be ready.
Pennsylvanians of all political stripes -- Republican, Independent, and Democrat -- need to take a good look at this remarkable woman. She will bring a dedication and decisiveness to Washington, DC that our nation sorely needs.
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