I think for the McCain ticket, it is extremely important who his VP is. He may not make 4 years.
Se has an 80% approval in her state, obviously she can unite people.
She has fought against those corrupt in her state. She has fought for her state to be self sufficient ..... state's rights are important to me, she stands for her beliefs:
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Governor Murkowski appointed Palin Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission,[8] where she served from 2003 to 2004 until resigning in protest over what she called the "lack of ethics" of fellow Alaskan Republican leaders, who ignored her whistleblowing complaints of legal violations and conflicts of interest.[4] After she resigned, she exposed the state Republican party's chairman, Randy Ruedrich, one of her fellow Oil & Gas commissioners, who was accused of doing work for the party on public time, and supplying a lobbyist with a sensitive e-mail.[9] Palin filed formal complaints against both Ruedrich and former Alaska Attorney General Gregg Renkes, who both resigned; Ruedrich paid a record $12,000 fine.[4]
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Highlights of Governor Palin's tenure include a successful push for an ethics bill, and also shelving pork-barrel projects supported by fellow Republicans. Palin successfully killed the Bridge to Nowhere project that had become a nationwide symbol of wasteful earmark spending.[11][12] "Alaska needs to be self-sufficient, she says, instead of relying heavily on 'federal dollars,' as the state does today."[13]
She has challenged the state's Republican leaders, helping to launch a campaign by Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell to unseat U.S. Congressman Don Young[14] and publicly challenging Senator Ted Stevens to come clean about the federal investigation into his financial dealings.[11]
In 2007, Palin had an approval rating often in the 90s.[13] A poll published by Hays Research on July 28, 2008 showed Palin's approval rating at 80%.[15]
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I think it is a tremendously kick ass choice.
As for abortion...... does anyone truly believe Roe v. Wade will ever be overturned? It's a non issue for me. The Dems will still own Congress.....If that's the only issue you want to vote for, good for you, but I choose to want to better the whole country.
I still believe these 2 candidates to be the worst choice this country has ever seen, but now, now with Palin...... it makes it somewhat better. Hell, a WHOLE lot better.
As for the reply above "see you avatar" to that again, I say, truly study Lennon, you maybe surprised at what you find.