Posted by
Katy Grimes on Wednesday, September 03, 2008 12:00:24 AM
Watching the Republican Convention tonight, I was most struck by the snobbery of the Republican insiders and their snotty criticism of John McCain and Sarah Palin.
I was not a early McCain fan. What is interesting is that two years ago my dad, told me to watch McCain. I questioned this prediction as he "was not a real conservative."
I should have listened to my dad - again. My dad and John McCain are exactly the same age. They both served in the Navy - McCain during the Vietnam war via the USNA and my dad via college and OCS (officer candidate school). Obviously, my dad connects with John McCain, and no one could fault his perspective. Over the past few months, many people have come to appreciate McCain's perspective, resolve and vision. And now we have Sarah Palin, VP nominee. What's not to love? Her pregnant daughter? Her new special needs baby? Is anyone really going to criticize that she's a "working mother?" I hope not.
I am a working mother. I have worked since my son was born. I chose jobs with flexibility and willingly "sacrificed" upward mobility for being a working mom. I actually wanted to be a mom first, but also wanted to work.
When Republicans attack each other, it is usually because of insider snobbery and unwillingness to wield to the citizen representation that made our party great. Unfortunately, we have too many examples of this: John Doolittle, Alaska's Ted Stevens, Lindsay Graham, and far too many more.
When change is imminent, there are always insiders who balk; they have the most to lose. That's human nature. I am and was a George Bush/Cheney fan. He was right for the time. Now, the time is right for McCain and Palin - the Iraq war, the economy, strong conservative women are all issues. Not the liberals, especially not the leftists - we are sick of their politics as usual, and their "Hillary" ways. We are also sick of the Clintons and their ilk of convenient liberals - we call them users. It's time again for the givers, not the takers.
enough for now... more later...