WhoooooooOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!

I don't know what else to "say"!

I have yet to come off of cloud nine after the pick of Sarah Palin, Alaska's Governor!

I have been mum about the possibilities, in part because I saw many names being looked at and most of which I was happy with! On the top of my hope list was Sarah Palin.

We attended the Dayton, Ohio rally on VIP tickets today. I took members of my family- my father, my youngest sister and bro in law, their Pastor's wife, the National Youth Director as well as another local Pastor whose son was one of my best friends in high school and who of which is friends with my father.

I was in the second row off of the left of the stage and have great footage of John and Cindy McCain, and Sarah Palin. I am excited to say that I was able to shake Palin's hand.

So, who is Sarah Palin?
- a PROUD wife (stand back Hillary Clinton, this was the FIRST thing that Sarah stated, and in Hillary's speech at the DNC this week, she said she was proud of everything, EXCEPT being a wife...hmmmm I guess that's the liberal "women empowerment" in action for you.)
-a mother of 5 children, the oldest son of which is heading for Iraq as a member of the Army Brigade)
- She is a Social conservative and staunchly Pro Life. She walks the talk! In her 5th pregnancy, she found out by amniocentesis that her youngest, her baby would be born with Downs syndrome and they were given the choice of course to abort the pregnancy. Sarah Palin CHOSE life regardless of the news! Her baby was at the rally with her daughters today.

- she is fiscally responsible opposing rises in property taxes and pork barrel spending.


-She is a PROUD member of the NRA, and is a hunter herself!

-Sarah got her start by joining her children's PTA, becoming a city Mayor, then Governor now with 13 years experience in Government.

-she is seen as compassionate, yet stands strong and doesn't let others stop her on what she knows to be right, standing up to big Government and Big Business and putting THEM in their place.

Sarah can wear the pants, BUT she still wears the skirts and I LOVE and value that in a leader! (BIG smile)

-her parents worked in an elementary school, and had to hold off a caribou hunt to hear Sarah's big announcement this morning. :) Now, I think that is awesome!

There is so much genius to this choice that I think I will leave it for another day. It should be obvious.

Let the democrats TRY to point out the 44 year old's age and inexperience ;) Making that attempt on McCain's VP choice can only bring back the topic of the Democrat's PRESIDENTIAL choice's youth (only a couple years older than Palin) and inexperience (has never run a Government). In fact Sarah has been Governor, running a state which is more than Obama has ever run on his own.

For right now, I am proud... proud as a fellow conservative mom, as a woman, proud as a woman who stands for what she believes. Proud in a superficial way to see a young and beautiful woman make it and contend with men. Proud of her choices and convictions as a Values Voter!

(pictures to come later. My hard drive is full and we apparently need a new one :)