Palin Speaks

Sarah! Sarah! Sarah! I am speechless. In Governor Palin's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention tonight in Minneapolis, the brilliant VP pick delivered a message and (in the words of the one person I will follow into political battle anywhere, anytime for conservative candidates) - She Saved Our Party.

I had to tape the speech which you can watch/read here , and watched it after it was already over. I will keep this VHS tape for a long time.

Palin the Powerhouse delivered the punches at the right time, with grit and class. She has said what we all have tried to articulate since Obama began his personal journey to the White House. Her chides and jibes fell in the right way - not as personal, baseless attacks, but important distinctions between the real campaign for change and the ever-changing showman's campaign. I believe it is critical that our Vice Presidential candidate- and Vice President - be able to articulate the response, aim and fire quickly, and throw the hard punch - with class, and a smile.

She may talk the talk, but she's already walked the walk - just look up her path to the Governorship. Tonight she took the mangifying glass off her own resume and turned it back on Obama's plan to raise taxes, give the terrorists an "out of jail free" card, and choice to do nothing rather than seize independence from foreign oil. We can only demand the media and pundits follow. What could they possibly attack her on now?

She showed us a Governor, a Mayor, a city councilwoman, a citizen, an activist, a community organizer, a wife, a hockey mom, a marathon runner, a daughter, a mother of a special needs baby, and a patriot. She showed us the difference between beautiful rhetoric and poignant messaging. She showed us inspiration, honesty, truth, and integrity.

And she just saved the GOP. Our party has been dead in the water since 2006...if not on it's way the year before. She has just reminded us that the candidates to follow are those not on a personal journey; not using the idea of change to promote their careers, but those who have already lived that journey and run for office for the people. And as she said, those who govern "with a servant's heart."

Folks, John McCain and Sarah Palin are running for President and Vice President of the United States of America. They are running for the right reasons:

"Politics isn’t just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo, to serve the common good, and to leave this nation better than we found it."

I believe it is now up to us, after Mccain's speech tomorrow night - to follow Sarah Palin's suggestion: Put the over-the-top luxury crap up on Ebay. YES, I'm talking about Barack's memoirs and Michelle's thesis. And Join The Cause.

"Join our cause. Join our cause and help America elect a great man as the next president of the United States."