CHOICE is the operative word. Enough said.

Palin"s daughter Bristol is 16 and attends an Anchorage high school. Students who have attended class with her report that she has been out of school for months, claiming a prolonged case of mono.

Palin does not appear pregnant in any recent photographs. The announcement came as quite a shock to people who had worked closely with her, and have been quoted as saying that she did not appear pregnant whatsoever during the prior 7 months.

What does give me cause for serious concern are those voters that will vote for the McCain ticket simply because Sarah Palin can fire an AR15 semi-automatic rifle or because she is a 'soccer mom' or because she can hunt and fish or because her husband likes to drive snow mobiles or most importantly simply because she is a woman.

It is one thing to feel some comfort that our Democratic system has finally broken down some racial and gender barriers when it comes to choosing candidates but we are electing leaders of our nation here folks. No election should be decided on the myopic and just plain ignorant viewpoints that I have mentioned above. Those viewpoints have absolutly nothing to do with leading our nation into a better and more stable future or even remotely relate to the ability to effectly lead.

I guess the news media is somewhat to blame for this. There seems to be a propensity on the part of the media to play to the most irrelevant base nature of America's emotions. It tends to confuse the electorate and causes many to focus on things which have little or nothing to do with the governance of outrnation. It may be good for ratings but I don't believe it is good for our country. The risk in any Democracy we must rmember is that an ill informed or mislead electorade can bring the whole house of cards tumbling down. We have come pretty close to this happening over the last eight years. I pray we have the wisdom to not make the same mistake for another 4 years.

1) She took on the big Oil Corps and is all for drilling in Alaska and couldn't care less about the Alaska Wastelands, unique wildlife, or environment. Sound Familar? Chip off the old Bush/McSame block indeed.
2) McSame thinks she will snag the Hillary Supporters. He thinks having a Woman on the ticket is the same as having any Woman! Does that tell you anything about how this party respects women and gender issues. McCain doesn't believe in equal for equal work and neither does Palin. Great Fit if you like giving tax dollars to Oil Corps, and you feel women are worth less than men in the work force!

Palin has a Bachelor Degree in Political Science and Communications -Stop. Two terms as Mayor of a Town with a Pop of 2,000 and a few and two terms of Govenor – Stop
Check out the Obama and Biden Credentials I posted them here but they stayed in Moderation Box!

They are saying Sarah is lying that the newborn is not hers, but her daughter. This is the reason no one at her office knew she pregnant. That they could not understand why she would leave TX to hop on a plane after claiming her water just broke. But first she finish her meeting.

Why did the flight attendants on the trip home say she bore no signs of being pregnant?

This will be something especially since McCain didn't get a chance to interview her for the job.

All we know is that she is well liked, personable, has taken on republicans in her state, and is pro life and pro teaching of creationism. It is not even clear to me about her ideas on taxation. We know she supports drilling and is suing the federal government over polar beers.

So to think that this a reassuring choice for the voters, right, left or moderate, I just don't see it. We are supposed to vote for her assuming she is just like John McCain on the issues, how realistically can I decide if I share her views of how goverment is run, how we can deal with the middle east, terrorism, the Iraq war etc?

This seems like an insult to the voters, a just trust me excuse. Now if folks start to compare to to Obama, come on, We know Obama opinions in detail, maybe too much detail, we have seen him in action, running a national campaign, in the senate, etc. We know nothing about this women.

All, wake up and smell the java under your nose here. Amy Holmes and all of the other commentators/wannabe pundits are merely looking to get more air time and draw a bigger check during this season of Presidential Election.

She is going to flip flop. She is going to be offensive to some and loved by others, only to have those turn on her the next time she utters a phrase.

You have to do the homework yourself. Do not rely on the media for any of your info. Watch, listen, ponder....make YOUR choices.

Her above commentary is proof positive that she is one of the crowd that followed Hillary around and that will follow Palin around, only looking for a reason to complain about being offended by the men of the world for not "respecting" her opinion.

Know what? I do not have to respect your opinion. I served the military for 11 years. I am a three time combat veteran. I did so to protect your right to have an opinion. I DID NOT serve to be forced into accepting it or respecting it. You like Palin? Great. You are on your own sister. She was a huge mistake for McCain. Just watch. He is going to get his rear end handed to him in the General Election.

Come to think of it...Palin can take him home with her....he can stick it in a snow bank to cool it off!

Good Grief. This one is not the medias fault. Stop whining and smeel the coffee. She is a hardliner that is not going to respect the rights of other women that do not think like she does. Actually....i think she might just have trouble being TOLD what she thinks by the "Maverick Boy".

If my parents had looked at a sonogram in 1979 and said either 'no, we can't do this, we're aborting' or even worse, 'no way, we are not having some handicapped child,' I wouldn't be here and neither would thousands of others just like me. Right or wrong, many people will be asking Sarah Palin 'how are you going to help run the country when your youngest child is so severely handicapped?'

Chuck, I am NOT a lesser person than you just because I'm in a wheelchair. Stuff happens and it can happen to every one of us(like car accidents or heart attacks). If you think that your are immune to ending up like me, Christopher Reeve, Teddy Pendergrass or Terry Schiavo, well then, you are way more retarded than every physically and mentally challenged person on Earth!

John McClain accused Obama of not having the experience to be ready on day one. Hmmm, that not a problem for Palin. Hell, she has had 14 years of administrative and executive experience. She is not a Washington insider. Well, maybe that mean she does not has a clue about the issues of bottom 48. Palin most enduring quality is she does not believe in abortion even in the case of rape, incest or the health of the mother. What admirable qualities for the Pro-life agenda. She doesn't believe that global warning is man made, that polar bears should have federal protection, that wolves are fair sport from the air, that she can adequately raise her down syndrome child while running for vice president, that she is not under indictment by the Alaskan legislature, she understands the magnitude of the office of the vice president, she is blessed with international experience, and believes the biblical explanation of the world's origin should be taught in school. Too boot, she's a flip flopper concerning the bridge to no where.

I ponder no longer. She appears to be a nice person and brought attention to herself as a one-issue candidate. I can see why women would vote for the McClain/Palin ticket!

As a full disclosure, I'm neither a democrat nor a republican but I strongly agree with you that reps(prolifers) are more tolerant than democrats(pro-choicers). Most democrats are willing to give Obama, who's on top of the dems ticket, a pass on experience but are vigorously attacking a fine lady(bottom of reps ticket) who's got some amount of excutive experience. Obama is inspirational, smart and well-spoken, which is admirable, but where is the tangible evidence of all the work he claimed to have done for the people on the south side of Chicago. I think it would be wise to have some of the people he helped to speak out. I'm afraid that the anti-Bush sentiments has blurred the objectivity of most democrats. They chose Obama over Hillary(with more experience) and are blindly believing that Mccain and Bush are the same, completely ignoring the fact that no two individuals can ever be the same. Please go beyond the rhetoric and vote for what you think would be best for America. Both Obama and MCcain are good people. And like everyone, they have strengths and weaknesses. We need to weigh the pros and cons of each ticket objectively and vote for the ticket with more pros then cons. Do not simply dismiss Palin because she's not a Harvard grad nor a Washington insider. An ivy league or Harvard credential does not necessarily makes one an effective leader. Have the Obama-Biden ticket delivered more for their families, and the people they've represented in the past than the MCcain-Palin ticket? What tangible things have they done for the progress and prosperity of others? A good leader must have a servant's heart. Which, of the two tickets, would be willing to give it all in the interest of the American people?