”McCain has just announced he has selected a woman, the Governor of Alaska, to be his running mate!” I frankly was surprised by my wife’s reaction, even though we’ve been married 40 years.

She continued: “and she has five children, including a son in the military going to Iraq, three daughters and recently birthed a baby son who has Down’s Syndrome!”

“Wow,” I responded.

“And that is not all,” she continued, “She got into government to clean up the mess and corruption some men had made. Even though some were in her own political party … she exposed them, ran against them and won with about 80 percent of the vote!”

“Wow,” I said again.

“Sounds like superwoman to me!” “Yes,” she said. “She even looks like superwoman!”

“Wow.” I said again.

“I can’t wait to see ... uh ... hear her!”

Thus was my introduction to Governor Sarah Palin. Later, when I got a chance to listen to Sarah Palin speak, heard her joke and saw the twinkle in her eye, as she obviously was enjoying herself, I could understand my wife’s enthusiasm.

There are those who say she doesn’t have the experience to be Vice President. However, she is the only candidate of either party who actually does have the executive experience of running something: Alaska, the largest state geographically in the United States. And before that, she was a mayor, i.e., chief executive of an important city in Alaska. Compare that to either of her current political opponents, who have zero executive experience between them, yet aspire to be chief executives of the land.

John McCain, who also lacks executive experience, was wise to pick someone with executive experience to help him run the government. However, if he and Sarah win, President John McCain and his staff better be careful. His Vice President, Sarah Palin, has a proven record of going after members of her own party and administration if she sees them abusing their positions in government. Therefore the “good old boy network” in Washington might be in for a shock.

Now how about that for a change and some fresh air in DC?

David Eller,

Publisher

9-18-08