McCain’s VP Gov. Sarah Palin
I’m thrilled over McCain’s choice for his second-in-command. Gov. Palin has an impressive record that’s brief but shows sound judgment as an executive – unlike the Obamassiah who lacks any sort of executive experience unless one considers ordering arugula over iceberg an executive decision (/snark).
This bit of her bio really hit me hard:
Source: Newsbusters 5/20/2008
Over a month ago, her office announced that the 44-year-old and her husband, Todd, were expecting their fifth child in May. It was a secret the beguiling brunette, a runner, managed to keep from even her staff.Then, April 18, she surprised us again by giving birth a month early to Trig Palin, 6 pounds, 2 ounces. In true Sarah fashion, her amniotic fluid leaked in Texas, she gave a speech at a Republican Governors Association convention as scheduled anyway, and then returned to Alaska to deliver.
Immediately the family made this announcement: “Trig is beautiful and already adored by us. We knew through early testing he would face special challenges, and we feel privileged that God would entrust us with this gift and allow us unspeakable joy as he entered our lives.”
Trig Palin has Down syndrome. Early prenatal testing alerted the Palins to this chromosomal abnormality, as it is alerting more and more families in the early stages of pregnancy.
Unfortunately, because of early screening, more children with Down syndrome are aborted and fewer and fewer are being born.
Children with Down syndrome do bring “unspeakable joy” into this world. I know the laughter and blessings my 5-year-old nephew, Ethan, with Down syndrome, has brought to our family. But how do you explain this joy to a perfection-at-any-price world?
Politicians rarely help. How many politicians are ever called upon to really walk the walk in their lives?
....Palin, a politician who has been eloquent in her defense of life before birth, has now proven with her own life how much she truly “walks the walk.”
Thank you, Sarah, for a beautiful witness given to us through a little one whose Norse name, Trig, means “brave victory.”
When I was 8 years old one of my sister’s had a daughter with Down Syndrome. My niece Teri was special, and for every moment of her five years on this earth she taught me that Love can transcend disability, and that anyone who considered people with Down’s as less-than-human or somehow “broken” really doesn’t realize that sometimes perfection can be found in imperfect vessels. Her death from a congenital heart defect that is all-too common in Down’s kids, three years after my father’s passing actually hurt me harder than the loss of my dad. Nearly 30 years on I miss her in ways that remain indescribable; all I can say is that in my heart she is free, loving and full of joy.
My sister, whom I’m no longer close with, went on to have another Down’s kid, a boy who went on to survive the very surgery that his elder sister died from. While he is as different from Teri as he is from anyone else, he too has proved to be a blessing to his family.
Just over 12 years ago the Wife and I had amniocentesis done on our pregnancy, mainly because she was a bit on the old side baby-wise. Before we had it done we decided that if Down’s showed up, we would still care for the child. Our boy was born five months later healthy; unfortunately for Gov. Palin, her child was not.
But she had the baby and cares for him anyway.
I doubt the Obama-eyed media will truly appreciate the fortitude and courage Gov. Palin displayed with her decision to give birth to her son Trig, but those of us who aren’t as enthusiastic of the One see Gov. Palin’s experience as proof as to why she’s the better candidate for the office than either Obama or Biden. Sen. McCain shows with his choice of Gov. Palin that he’s not afraid to push the envelope with his pic; Romney or Huckabee would have been easy, “safe” picks but instead he made an excellent executive decision, proving yet again why he deserves to become the next president.
Palin showed character with her decision, as did McCain with his. When it comes to character, neither Obama nor Biden are in the same league as McCain and Palin.
I am proud to be an American today. I am proud of my membership in the Republican party.
Now let’s go and win!
David S.:
McCains token woman runningmate, only needs top know three basic sentences to serve. “Yes Mr. President “, “I agree 100% Mr. President” and Thank-You Mr. President”. Like I said a token woman.
29 August 2008, 9:09 pmDavid S.:
MCains token woman only needs to know 4 Basic sentences rto serve. 1. “Yes Mr. President”. No Mr. President”, I agree with you 100% Mr. President. Finaslly, Thank-you Mr. President. Like I said his token woman. He’ll start selling us on his mainstream values, which are about as mainstream as if the pope were jewish. Srry Too the pope. McCain will try to say we have a good economy, and that he’ll listen to all views carefully before making his every decision….. Then do exactly as he damnwell pleases. That’s if we’re dumb enough to elect him the prez.
29 August 2008, 9:21 pmligneus:
David S. I don’t often call someone an idiot but for the idiocy you posted above I’ll make you an exception.
Scott, For the happiness McC unleashed today on the Republicans and for the trepidation he caused among Dhimmicrats, may the Lord make us truly thankful. Amen. More than ever you can see on which side of the political divide reside the grown ups.
29 August 2008, 11:37 pmBrian:
Scott,
29 August 2008, 11:49 pmCan you explain to me why you would subject your baby to the 1 in 200 chance of miscarriage from amniocentesis just to know something that you had no intention of acting on. I recently had an invasive medical test and I was told that I shouldn’t go through with it if I didn’t intend to follow through with surgery if it came back positive. Risking your baby’s life for no reason makes no sense to me. Perhaps you got bad medical advice.
Scott Kirwin:
Brian
The risk of our baby having Downs was roughly 1/82 due to my wife’s age. As for the 1/200 risk, another study showed it can be as low as 1/1600. Truth be told the actual risk is somewhere between those two figures. This quote pretty much sums up why we had this procedure:
Note that at the time we resided in Kyoto Japan. The Japanese medical system is okay for routine care, but we didn’t trust it when it came to serious problems. If something had shown up – and Downs was only one of the many conditions that can be determined by the test – we would have returned to the US.
I disagree with you that this was risking our child’s life for no reason. I don’t deny the risk; I witnessed the procedure myself and was well aware of them as it took place. But we had to balance that risk with the risk of having a special needs child in a place that honestly doesn’t handle special needs cases very well.
30 August 2008, 7:46 amScott Kirwin:
David S
30 August 2008, 8:03 amWow, that’s quite sexist.
Gina:
BREAK THE GLASS CEILING
America should elect
30 August 2008, 12:31 pmWOW … What a great pick
McCain & Palin for the Whitehouse in November,
for a return to wholesome American values.
An experienced Governor for V.P. vs. a
community organizer for President … I pick Palin.
No Wright, no Farrakahn, no Ayers, no Rezko,
no mean Michelle, NOBAMA