Politics

I am not sure I should even go down this road, but here I go.

So last night was the RNC and, unless you are living on the moon, you know that Gov. Sarah Palin spoke. How many of you watched the speech? I did and was blown away.

I am usually not a very "political" person. I have my views and will occasionally antagonize a certain Democrat friend for good fun but, in general, I would not call myself a political junkie. Well, ever since Friday's announcement, that has changed. I find myself listening and reading any information I can about Gov. Palin, the good and the bad. I have been shocked at how personal the attacks have been against her, namely her family and mothering abilities. I am not surprised; the mainstream media is so biased it is unreal. That's a discussion for a whole other day.

Anyways, for the most part, I have been very impressed by what I have seen/heard. I appreciate the fact she is a mother and has conservative social values. I applaud her for standing up to corruption and taking on the establishment. One of the things I most appreciated about her speech last night was when she addressed the parents of special needs children. As most of you know, I was a special ed teacher and it is exciting to think there could be a powerful and high profile advocate for these children and families in Washington.

I am not going to write in great length about this. I just wanted to share a few thoughts.

By the way, just to keep it fair, I did watch the DNC last week. I even made the comment to Richard after it was over that it was pretty exciting and I was not really looking forward to watching the RNC. I figured it was going to be the same old stuff. Thanks Senator Mc Cain, I am glad you proved me wrong.

Bring on the debates!