Anonymous wrote:I've always been proud of my country. But now I'm REALLY PROUD of my country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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There actually are, in this day and age, husbands who stay home and raise children. So much for feminism on this board that often appears to slant Democractic.

Rich wrote:You've all left out the most important thing: she was on a state champion basketball team in high school. McCain could not cede the basketball court to Obama and expect to win, could he?

Other than the dust-up about her brother-in-law, her reformist credentials are impeccable; she outdoes McCain at spitting in her party's face. But can a 100% pro-lifer win over HRC voters?

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Anonymous wrote:So you think Palin isn't giving the baby the care it needs? Do you work outside the home, PP? Do you think it's okay for mothers of children with disabilities to work outside the home?

I'm not the PP, but anybody with a brain knows there's a difference between working outside the home and running for/being frickin' Vice President of the United States. For the next four months (AT LEAST) she will either be dragging a four-month-old around the country on a grueling schedule where she'll have little or no time to dedicate to him OR she'll be leaving him behind while she's campaigning, essentially removing herself from his life for a third of his infancy. I'm a feminist, I work full time, my DD is in daycare, and I am genuinely aghast. I wasn't going to vote for McCain anyway, but I don't think I'm the only mother of an infant -- on either side of the aisle -- who is thinking this way right now.

There actually are, in this day and age, husbands who stay home and raise children. So much for feminism on this board that often appears to slant Democractic.

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There actually are, in this day and age, husbands who stay home and raise children. So much for feminism on this board that often appears to slant Democractic.

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone see her speak at noon? This is such a wild card...she could be a phenomenal speaker for all we know. I hear a little pageant training goes a long way!

Anonymous wrote:I hear a little pageant training goes a long way!

Anonymous wrote:Opine on McCain's running mate!

All I can say is, if I had four kids at home, one of whom is an infant with Down Syndrome, I wouldn't be applying for 20-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week jobs. And for equality's sake, I wouldn't want my husband to, either.

But questionable family values aside, I don't see how being two years removed from small-town mayor makes one qualified to be the next president. And with a candidate as old as McCain, it's even more important that his VP be ready to take the controls. She might be a good pick, but I think her time has not yet come.

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Anonymous wrote:I hear a little pageant training goes a long way!

"If I were the vice president, I would promote world peace, goodwill, and understanding..."

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Anonymous wrote:Opine on McCain's running mate!

All I can say is, if I had four kids at home, one of whom is an infant with Down Syndrome, I wouldn't be applying for 20-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week jobs. And for equality's sake, I wouldn't want my husband to, either.

But questionable family values aside, I don't see how being two years removed from small-town mayor makes one qualified to be the next president. And with a candidate as old as McCain, it's even more important that his VP be ready to take the controls. She might be a good pick, but I think her time has not yet come.

Plus a son in the US Army serving over seas (in the Middle East?). Doesn't McCain also have a son enlisted? Either way, you can't argue that the war doesn't hit home for these guys and gives her even more motivation to get our troops home.

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Rich wrote:You've all left out the most important thing: she was on a state champion basketball team in high school. McCain could not cede the basketball court to Obama and expect to win, could he?

Other than the dust-up about her brother-in-law, her reformist credentials are impeccable; she outdoes McCain at spitting in her party's face. But can a 100% pro-lifer win over HRC voters?

I love a reformer, first of all. But you asked about a 100% pro-lifer winning over HRC's supporters. Speaking only for me, Rich: I have never been comfortable with the Democratic Party's insistence on abortion as a key tenet upon which we're supposed to rest our identity as a party. I know this will be a very unpopular view on DCUM, but I have to be honest and say that, at times, our party has gone much further in this direction than I personally feel good about. I may be the only woman on this board who feels that way, and that's okay with me. Flame away. But since you asked an honest question, Rich, I wanted to give you an honest answer.