Many pundits are picking on the new republican VP candidate, Sarah Palin. She has finished an introductory speech that demonstrates her ability to go on the political offensive. She does not hold back when it comes to partisan politics.
Attacking the opposition in the Obama / Biden camp with questions about ethics and experience. The real question is whether she even holds up to her own standard. She's only been in the limelight for a short time and she quickly has become a household name, at least for now.
Some question her ability to lead and touch on social issues. Unfortunately to many, she doesn't seem to care much about social issues. She is against womens right to choice, yet she claims to be running on a platform of empowerment for women. What right is more fundamental than the right to give birth or not give birth? This is not to condone abortion, but is there not anything to be said for those of us that live a life of such illness as a terminal condition or some disease that not even want to be alive?
She only gives a tone of attack and an eagerness to act like a tough underdog...appealing to the hard right with her views on religion and everything else. Not really allowing any room for the secular viewpoint within the platform. What a shame that we have resorted to such partisan politics.
Some would go so far as to say they are using fear to try to win the election...as in the Russian/Georgian conflict as a way to scare people into electing John McCain as a war hero, since, perhaps they don't have much else to run on.
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