Palin Speech: Sneers Like Cheney--but if You Go Moose Hunting with Her, Hope She's a Better Shot
Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 10:48AM 
John McCain's vice presidential running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, delivered an engaging speech last night at the Republican National Convention. Her roaring crowd voraciously devoured every morsel of the copious red meat she served them with a fierceness that illustrates how she earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda" in high school sports competition.
Jill Miller Zimon at Writes Like She Talks put together a wide
compendium of opinion about McCain's veep pick and concluded it will
turn out to be a miscalculation on his part. Seems to me that Palin's speech last night suggests otherwise on its surface.
It Takes Which Woman?
Early on I urged that both McCain and Obama should choose female running mates. Obama, leading in the polls, chose the safe route and chose Joe Biden. McCain, who had both more to gain and more to lose, took the risk of choosing the clearly underqualified but attractive and ambitious Palin.
She's one tough cookie and good for her. It makes my feminist heart sing to know that even the right-wing Republicans know
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