The President Needs Palin

Sara Palin embodies what women of the 21’st century have become. She has a progressive view of America and wants to improve the standard of living for all Americans. She promotes becoming less dependent on foreign energy and becoming self-sustaining. Her goal is to not just talk about change but make it happen. There are many arguments against her in many different regards, but Palin is able to rise above these claims in her speech. Palin has a voice about her that connects with the average citizen and is a voice for middle class America. Sara Palin is not only the key a republican victory in the 2008 election, but a leader who will turn this country in the right direction.


This speech is definitely the key for the Republican Party. Many die hard Hilary fans will turn to the republican side because of Palin. Women wanted a woman president for the first time, and since that is not going to happen through the democrats; republicans have offered an alternative option. It is Palin’s strength as a woman that is enticing these women to follow her. These women voters are pulling McCain ahead in the election giving Obama a lot of catching up to do.


Palin is strong enough to stand up to any man, but at the same time she is still a loving mother. She speaks passionately about her family and openly shows her love for them. She has the same priorities as the rest of America families and knows the challenges of being a working mother. She is pro life and a strong supporter of special needs children. Sara Palin is a mother herself of a special needs child and states, “Special children need a special kind of love”. This makes voters sympathetic towards Palin and makes her seem more relatable to many Americans who are involved with special needs people.


Palin’s ability as a speaker matches that of Obama’s speaking tactics. Obama has been so successful in his speeches, because he is able to adapt his speeches to the audience. Palin is able to speak in front of thousands of people but give off a sense of personal connection. The difference between Palin and Obama is that she does not have to adapt her diction and tone, because she is able to connect to everyone equally well without the change. Palin calls out Obama for doing this and says that “McCain is the same man wherever he goes”. She is trying to exploit the fact that Obama is actually being deceitful by changing how he presents himself to different people.


Palin is not only about the major juristic changes that need to be made in America but also takes into account the little things. She will fine tune the American budget and cut out unnecessary losses. During her term as governor, she disbanded many personal expenses such as having her own personal jet, having her own personal chef and anything else that did not help the people of her state. She is an unselfish leader and knows that the taxpayers’ dollar is not to be wasted. During this economic crisis someone who has Palin’s conviction for eliminating unneeded costs is ideal. She does not want to make the American citizen pay more because that would only worsen the economic situation.


Her one weakness is a lack of experience which her opponents and voters have realized. In Palin’s Speech she levels these claims by declaring the opposition’s presidential candidate as unqualified more so than herself. She focuses on how important her work in Alaska is and how it will affect her experience in the White House. She states in her speech that her experience as a governor has given her the ability to manage people efficiently and be productive day to day in making change. Some people believe Palin will just become a puppet in the White House and that she will not be able to stand her ground. In her speech, she dismantles this argument by showing her will to make change happen, even when her own social view is in danger of being harmed. Palin cleaned up Alaska and the corruption within its own leadership.


Sara Palin is no doubt the best pick as the running mate with John McCain. Her ideals match McCain’s perfectly, and she complements him in areas that he is weak. Many people looked at McCain and thought that if he is elected it will be the same as if President Bush was elected for another term. Sara Palin changed that for McCain. She gives McCain the new look that people are looking for, a change in the White House that has never been seen before. If the republicans win the election in 2008, it will be because of McCain’s choice of a running mate. Many people did not think McCain was progressive at all, but there is no question left anymore. McCain and Palin are ready to make some changes to this country.

Palin is Powerless

Sarah Palin is confident that the Republican party will win this election. For the sake of our country, I hope not. Palin presents herself well but where it counts does not have what it takes to be a major leader in a country as great as the United States. During Palin’s speech at the Republican national convention she talked about all sorts of things but did not say anything of much importance. The Republican Party picked Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate to attract women voters. Palin has little experience at her position and will not be able to handle the amount of pressure she will be under if McCain were to win. The vice president of the United States must be someone who is able to run the country and stand up against the greatest leaders in the world. Palin might look good as a running mate, but she will be the reason McCain will fail in the end. The first quarter of Sarah Palin’s speech was about her family, but for some reason she left out a few details.


One of the first things said in her speech was that she was all about family. Her son, a brave fighter in the war against Iraq, her loving husband who has always supported her and looked after the family while she was working hard, and of course the new born baby, Trig, born with disabilities. Palin decided for some reason to mention her seventeen year old daughter. Telling millions of faithful republican supporters across the United States that her daughter is pregnant and unmarried at the age of seventeen might ruin her perfect image. This shows that Palin is not as perfect as she seems and that her image is most important to her and lacks what really matters to be a leader.


Palin’s speech lacked substance and some of the important issues she talked about seemed brief and uninformative. It felt as if she was unprepared and lacked an understanding of serious issues. Palin says that victory in Iraq is in sight and that John McCain will not let this country lose this war. This war’s victory is not in sight, because it is a war that will never end. There is no doubt about it though that McCain would be a sound and tactical military leader. The problem is what would happen if Palin had to take over McCain’s place. Palin has no experience militarily and could not defend this country. Palin also stated that more drilling was greatly needed. She did state that “drilling would not fix the energy crisis but it would help”. A temporary fix will not help anything. The problems will continue and be just as bad as before if we do not become more energy efficient. The democratic presidential candidate Brock Obama is focused on the big picture and does not want to waste time with more drilling. Palin does not seem to have a problem voicing her disapproval of the democratic candidates though.


In Palin’s speech she attacks Obama’s lack of experience and lack of accomplishment. Palin believes that Obama is all show and presents himself in a way to just attract voters. Finally she says that he talks about change but cannot back it up. Many of the same remarks aimed at Obama by Palin apply to herself. She was picked because she could attract the public eye and steel voters. Sarah Palin has not done anything significant to benefit this county and yet attacks Obama for never creating or proposing a law with the senate. Palin goes on to say, “But listening to him speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform - not even in the state senate.” Palin does not have any experience either and has no right to call Obama out when she is just as guilty of being under qualified if not more so.


Our country is not ready for a Sarah Palin yet. This election is very important for the United States, and there can be no weakness in its leadership. The country needs a leader who will be strong and progressive. If Sarah Palin was put in charge of this country due to something happening to John McCain, it would be disastrous. Palin would lose control of this nation and would have little to no respect in congress. The country would not be able to progress especially with the democratic influence that is taking over the congress. Progress would be impossible and the country would be at a standstill that it cannot afford.


There is too much risk to invest into Palin with not enough reward. Many people are saying that they are going to vote for McCain now that she is his running mate. If McCain were to go down, the result would be terrible for this country, so why risk it? What real change does Palin bring that other Politicians have not brought before, besides the fact that she is a woman? She appears to be strong but does not have what it takes and does not have the experience to be the leader that this country needs now.