I'm pretty impressed, too. I'm a conservative Libertarian myself, so McCain is the lesser of two evils in my view, but I really like what I know of Palin. For instance, I'm very, very impressed by her willingness to have a Down's Syndrome child (and I hope the campaigning isn't a problem for her or her family since it's still a newborn.) That's a bit more on my mind these days because I'm pregnant again and in my mid-30s, where the risks of birth defects start to increase more rapidly.
Palin was also apparently willing to take on some ethics issues within the Alaskan GOP, though, which is a point in her favor for me. I'm not overly thrilled with the records of the Alaskan Senators, so anyone that challenges their colossal pork projects gets my encouragement.
It also makes the "game" a little more interesting, and historical (if you like that kind of thing.) Two older white guys on the GOP ticket would have been portrayed as kinda boring, no matter what their positions/policies were. Having a "first" on each ticket gives the media & country something to celebrate no matter which way the elections goes.
And honestly, that's something that's really worried me lately: I don't like how much our society has become us-versus-them. I know it makes for more drama & more headlines to set things up as Democrats vs Republicans, pro-life vs pro-choice, liberal vs conservative, blue state vs red state, rich vs poor, corporations vs workers (and so on for forever!), but those sharp divisions aren't reflective of real life, and don't encourage working together. Americans used to be able to pull together when it mattered, and to have a great deal of tolerance for others even if they didn't agree with us about everything. I worry that the tendency to set up opposing sides for dramatic effect, or for simplicity's sake will inadvertently create sharper divisions in our society.
*sigh* Ok, sorry for my long-winded 2 cents' worth!
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Date: 2008-08-29 05:57 pm (UTC)From:Palin was also apparently willing to take on some ethics issues within the Alaskan GOP, though, which is a point in her favor for me. I'm not overly thrilled with the records of the Alaskan Senators, so anyone that challenges their colossal pork projects gets my encouragement.
It also makes the "game" a little more interesting, and historical (if you like that kind of thing.) Two older white guys on the GOP ticket would have been portrayed as kinda boring, no matter what their positions/policies were. Having a "first" on each ticket gives the media & country something to celebrate no matter which way the elections goes.
And honestly, that's something that's really worried me lately: I don't like how much our society has become us-versus-them. I know it makes for more drama & more headlines to set things up as Democrats vs Republicans, pro-life vs pro-choice, liberal vs conservative, blue state vs red state, rich vs poor, corporations vs workers (and so on for forever!), but those sharp divisions aren't reflective of real life, and don't encourage working together. Americans used to be able to pull together when it mattered, and to have a great deal of tolerance for others even if they didn't agree with us about everything. I worry that the tendency to set up opposing sides for dramatic effect, or for simplicity's sake will inadvertently create sharper divisions in our society.
*sigh* Ok, sorry for my long-winded 2 cents' worth!
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