I am so excited that Senator McCain selected Governor Palin as his Veep candidate!  Woohoo!!

I am from Georgia, not Alaska, but it is my understanding that she has accomplished quite a few things and is an experienced executive.  I have been following her for several months and have hoped and prayed McCain would choose her as his Veep.

In her own words, Palin’s acceptance speech.

The most important thing she has going for her, in my opinion, is that she is a Governor and not a US Senator.  The Executive Branch is much different from the legislative branch.  An executive must decide to either approve or veto a bill.  A Governor and a President cannot abstain from voting.  An executive must take a stand and take action.

She is in favor of energy independence, which we desperately need in this country. She is using money from Alaska to build a $40 billion gas pipeline to pump domestic gas into the continental US. 

Gov. Palin has used her veto power and cut budgetary spending.  She prevented the $400 million dollar bridge to nowhere from being built. 

As the head of the Alaska National Guard and as the mother of a son in the military, she understands the importance of supporting our troops and what it takes to lead our nation.

Finally, she’s not just a woman.  She’s a conservative, Republican, experienced leader; and she seems to be a woman who lives by her principles. 

For Further Reading:

• Here is a nonpartisan, objective website that ranks politicians on their political stances to get more information about Gov. Palin. 
• Here is a news article about Governor Palin.
• And, of course, for partisan information, check out the John McCain website.

To get some other Mommy Blogger’s perspectives:

• Michelle at Scribbit from Alaska, on Twitter as @Scribbit, has an Alaskan’s take of her State Governor Palin.
• Barbara from MommyLife, @megamommy, who has children with Down’s Syndrome’s opinion of Governor Palin.
• Kim, one of my favorite Mommy Bloggers and twitter buddies, from Up North Mommy and Up North Mommy Talks Politics thinks McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as Vice President is “brilliant.“
• Elizabeth at Mommy Zabs is proud to be a part of a generation that does not see skin color as a disqualification for president.  She thinks John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin for Vice President is an “incredible move forward for women.”
• Melissa Markham’s opinion of Gov. McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin.
• Twitter user @alyssaavant has posted about politics for the first time today. 
• Kat, twitter user @domesticvanilla, has a post about Palin as well.

So, what are your views of McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin as Vice President?  Leave your comments below.  If you have written a post about it, leave a link to the post. 

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