CLEVELAND - Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) scored a home-run last night by painting herself as a down-to-earth mother of five with an impervious will, all of which bodes well for the Republican Party, but doesn't say much about her or her parties' plans to improve the U.S. and its awful economic status.
Score one for both parties.
Palin, 44 is Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) choice for VP in this year's presidential election. Initially a shocking choice, the spunky governor overcame the recent disclosure of her underage daughter's pregnancy to swing and jab at rivals Barack Obama and Joe Biden of the Democratic Party, ridiculing Obama's lack of experience and serving up a series of sarcastic and witty remarks about his very candidacy.
Wow.
Palin's no seasoned veteran herself. Though clearly intelligent, driven and likeable, she will need far more substance and sensitivity to Obama and Biden's adversity-filled past to win most over enough to gain their vote. She continued to feed the overworn theme of McCain's Vietnam experience and decades-old POW status and in the process, belittled her rivals' hard-knock life.
Last night looked like a huge coup for the Republicans, but it just may backfire. Let's reserve judgement until Obama and Biden go at it with McCain and Palin.
That'll tell it all.
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