Looks like the Palin selection for Vice President has energized the local Republican base!
From the Potomac News
“Yes, there’s a segment of Hillary Clinton supporters who are probably disappointed she was not asked to be on that ticket,” who now have a choice with the Republican’s match of Palin with Sen. John McCain, said Jeanine Lawson, vice chair of the Prince William County Republican Committee.
“From the perspective of a woman,” Lawson continued, “I’m very excited we’ve chosen a mom on the ticket who shares my conservative family values. I’m very energized by our ticket.”
“I’m solidly behind Sarah Palin. She is someone I’ve been advocating for weeks,” [Delegate Scott] Lingamfelter said. “She’s a strong conservative, she believes in drilling and exploiting the natural resources in our own nation … she’s pro-Second Amendment, she’s pro-life and she fits the conservative agenda to a ‘T.’”
From the Free Lance Star
“I think she’s a great pick. I think Senator McCain has a reputation of being sort of a maverick in the U.S. Senate and I think this lady is very reform-oriented. She has cut spending in Alaska. She has done some good stuff. She brings a new dimension to the ticket [being a woman with five children].”
–Del. Bill Howell, R-Stafford, House speaker“As a Republican, I’m thrilled. As a woman, I’m thrilled. As a conservative, I’m thrilled. I think he has flipped change on its head. Foreign policy isn’t where he falls short. Sarah Palin brings the executive experience. If having a 5-month-old baby is an issue, then that would have been an issue in her home state where she was governor.”
–Susan Stimpson, Stafford County Republican chairwoman“I think it was a great selection. She’s got great executive experience, she’s worked her way up and she’s got a great family background. She’s got a son in Iraq and a 5-month-old infant with Down syndrome. This gives her a unique perspective because she’s got a number of children in a variety of situations. I think she brings a lot to the table, with a great perspective on a variety of issues.”
–Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland
Filed under: 2008 Elections
What an amazing pick by McCain!! Gov. Palin brings in a distinguished record of executive experience, running a successful and popular Government in Alaska. An ideal ticket is one where 1 person brings in the Washington experience/foreign policy/national security experience and the other brings in executive/administrative experience. This can be seen from all winning tickets in the past few decades. The republican ticket is the perfect ticket now. She has a record of clean governance, bipartisanship and reducing wasteful spending and is an ideal choice for McCain’s VP.
For all those who wish to raise the ‘experience’ question – do you honestly believe that Gov. Palin is too inexperienced to be President (a post for which, btw, she is NOT running for) despite being the Governor of Alaska for nearly 2 years and a mayor for many years before that, while Sen Obama is experienced enough to be President (a post he is running for)? If you honestly believe Palin is inexperienced, there is now way you could support Obama. Palin brings in executive experience, McCain and Biden bring Washington, foreign policy experience – what exactly does Obama bring in? Neither of the 2.
Also, it is incorrect to see the choice of Gov Palin as a gimmick to pander to the women voters. While that is a bonus, the most important point is that she would be an excellent person for the role of VP in McCain’s administration, with the executive experience, to help him run the country effectively. None of us know too much about her, but whatever little Ive heard so far is immensely impressive. I request all voters to give her a fair chance, do some research and find out about her, and you will see that her candidacy is no gimmick.
Palin has more executive experience than Obama.
THEY have a BLACK candidate. Gotta outdo them somehow, so WE got a WOMAN. It’s called “token”, my friends! Of course, her husband works in the oil fields. Hm!
J Downing must have taken some uppers to write such a glowing report on Palin. “…distinguished record of executive experience…”
I’ve lived in Anchorage and I’ve seen Wasilla and I have to tell you, it ain’t anything like the “outside”.