When Obama first announced that he was going to bring “Change” I was not sure I could believe him, but I have to admit he was correct.
As we must all be aware of by now, there is nothing more than a big game of political chess that is enacting itself before the eyes of anyone who cares to look, or in fact who is not resolute enough to look away, and last week I thought we were close to "Check Mate", but evidently not?
When faced with the chance to close out the game, instead of picking Hillary for the VP spot, he chose a 36 year Washington Insider, in the hopes that “Scrappy Joe from Scranton” (their words, not mine), would help gather votes in the swing states of Ohio and Michigan.
McCain must have wondered what he had done to deserve such a opportunity: had Obama gone with Hillary, then Lieberman would most likely have been co opted to the Republican ticket in a last ditch effort to swing middle of the road and undecideds McCain's way, but when an opening he may well end up flying Air Force One through came his way , he took it and countered with Palin.
Just as there will be some who will not consider that the most liberal and the 3rd most liberal Senators in Washington will be able to unite the country, those who hate everything Republican will never see anything good about the choice?
What others see though, is a masterstroke: A woman who looks and sounds like many Americans, with a normal family and normal problems, but who will never be thought of, much less portray herself, as a victim!
This is the "Change" that Obama has indeed brought about, and the last time I remember the conservative base this excited was back in Reagans time: When asked to identify themselves, approximately 60% of voters designated Conservative and only 40% Liberal, so it will be interesting to see how things play out now the apathy is fading a little?
Perhaps when the phone rings at 3.00am in the White House, they prefer someone who will answer with something other than "Present"
The last time the left attack machine was this fired up about a minority achieving something without the aid of a Government Program was when that uppity Clarance Thomas went and got hisef nominated , and the very idea that Palin could achieve anything without conforming to the Gloria Steinem model or the Naral platform is just too much for some comrades to deal with
They really do get upset when someone breaks ranks!
Heres the good/bad news depending how you feel: Most people find Palin likable!
Bush was elected in part because no one wanted to hear Kerry drone for 4 years or Gore talk about himself! Obamas success is due more to his personality than any achievement or policy statement he's made, and the only reason Hillary is not the candidate is the huge number of men who would gnaw though their own arm rather than face the prospect of waking up with her: Sarah Palin has a lot of things about her that both men and women admire, even if they may not be the same things
It may not be “fair” but its true
The media with few exceptions have now decided that its their duty to attack and destroy this woman as objective reporting may not ensure that their candidate wins, so the next few weeks should be so harmonious and pleasant both on the ACMB and in the Real World, or at least what passes for it these days !
Ambergris Caye 
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