After escaping Obama-ville (Denver) on Wednesday, I’m now in Minneapolis for pre-RNC meetings. This morning I was with some national conservative leaders when news broke of Governor Palin’s selection as John McCain’s running mate. The feeling in the room was electric. A few of the pro-life leaders in the room began jumping up and down they were so excited.
There was a lot of trepidation about other potential VP candidates as anticipation grew this week, but with Governor Palin, conservatives are finally on board and fired-up about their presidential ticket. The mood in the room was a mix of surprise, relief, excitement and confidence that we can really win this election. As a conservative woman, I’ve always believed that it would be sad for someone like Hillary Clinton to be the first female to reach the White House. So as a conservative woman, it’s thrilling that our party—and especially conservatism—will make history with Vice President Sarah Palin. Thank you, Senator McCain, for making a bold choice with your running mate; I believe it’s a winning decision.
For the grassroots, the energy of this campaign started to shift during the Saddleback Civil Forum two weeks ago. Senator McCain’s strong conservative response to questions about social issues was reassuring. And his clear articulation of conservative values regarding wealth, the role of government, and abortion were extremely appealing. The campaign is definitely on a roll with the selection of such a conservative running mate.
In addition to an outstanding conservative vice presidential candidate, conservatives should be ecstatic over our national platform. Several members of the platform committee report the Republican platform this year is the “most conservative and pro-life” ever. And some of those making such comments have been involved in writing the national platform for decades. This is yet another encouraging indication that the McCain campaign has hit its stride and is ready to inspire the Republican base. Well, based on the reaction of conservative leaders today (a reflection of those they represent), it won’t be long before President McCain and Vice President Palin make history yet again.
August 30th, 2008 at 12:00 am
As a conservative woman, I am pleased.
And you said it Meredith, it would have been a shame if someone like Hilary had been the first woman to be voted to the top office.
I am thrilled that we have a real woman, not a shrill, I-want-to-be-a-man feminist. But a strong, yet warm, WOMAN. Woman, as in the sex that has children and loves them, who isnt fighting to rip their limbs apart because they see them as a burden.
I am excited about this ticket and believe that Palin has dealt a serious blow to the Obama campaign
August 30th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Brilliant columnist MARK STEYN has the best comparison of Palin and Obama….
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First, Governor Palin is not merely, as Jay describes her, “all-American”, but hyper-
American. What other country in the developed world produces beauty queens who
hunt caribou and serve up a terrific moose stew?
“And for the gun-totin’ Miss Wasilla then to go on to become Governor while having five
kids makes it an even more uniquely American story. Next to her resume, a guy who’s
done nothing but serve in the phony-baloney job of “community organizer” and write
multiple autobiographies looks like just another creepily self-absorbed lifelong member
of the full-time political class that infests every advanced democracy.
Post-partisan? She took on her own party’s corrupt political culture directly while Obama
was sucking up to Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers and being just another get-along Chi-
cago machine pol (see his campaign’s thuggish attempt to throttle Stanley Kurtz and
Milt Rosenberg on Chicago’s WGN radio the other night).”
note: Stanley Kurtz is digging out the details of the Foundation Board on which
Barack Obama served with admitted Weatherman bomber William Ayers.