First Goal: Prove that she can rise to the occasion and be President if duty calls.
Assessment: She scored with a slap shot to the upper left corner. Heck, she even tossed in a little foreign policy and made Obama look like a former community organizer by comparison. (Oh, you mean he actually put "community organizer" on his resume?!)
Second Goal: Convince women to vote for the McCain/Palin ticket.
Assessment: While we won't really know until election day, Stacie was riveted to the speech. She connected with stories about being in the PTA, making a difference in a small town, and being mother of a son with Down's Syndrome. This woman is real, and she is going to connect with real women who work and raise a family.
Third Goal: Move the vote for John McCain from one of tacit obligation to one of moral and emotional commitment.
Assessment: Palin scored, perhaps, the winning goal on this front. You can vote for Obama and hand a mamma's boy one more undeserved stop on his journey to nowhere, or you can vote for McCain - a man who sweat and bled for you. You can vote for style, or you can vote for substance. Many Republicans have had their issues with John McCain, and I am one of them. I fought hard against his nomination in 2000, but when I check "McCain/Palin" in November, I will do so enthusiastically. The alternative is to reward a man who has done nothing for our country other than increase global warming with every speech he delivers.
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