SARAH PALIN: READY FOR PRESIDENCY

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Sarah: A Lifetime of Integrity, Courage, and Achievement makes her ready on Day 1 to lead our nation. Sarah, you told your son Track when he joined the military that you "have his back." We have yours.

Above: Govenor Sarah Palin, called by Fred Barnes in The Weekly Standard "America's most popular governor." I'll be writing more about her later today, with emphasis on why she would be ready to assume the presidency if that became necessary. If you haven't seen the Barnes article, a remarkable one, you can find it here.

Following are the opening paragraphs of the article:

"The wipeout in the 2006 election left Republicans in such a state of dejection that they've overlooked the one shining victory in which a Republican star was born. The triumph came in Alaska where Sarah Palin, a politician of eye-popping integrity, was elected governor. She is now the most popular governor in America, with an approval rating in the 90s, and probably the most popular public official in any state."

"Her rise is a great (and rare) story of how adherence to principle--especially to transparency and accountability in government--can produce political success. And by the way, Palin is a conservative who only last month vetoed 13 percent of the state's proposed budget for capital projects. The cuts, the Anchorage Daily News said, "may be the biggest single-year line-item veto total in state history."

(More to come.)

Sarah Palin Called "Giant Killer" by RealClearPolitics

NOTE: WELCOME TO VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY (AND THE WORLD) WHO ARE EXCITED BY THE PROSPECTS OF GOV. SARAH PALIN ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. I'M ESPECIALLY PLEASED TO SEE THE VISITORS FROM ALASKA, INCLUDING ANCHORAGE, AS WELL AS THE CAPITAL CITY OF JUNEAU AND THE ALMOST LEGENDARY CITY OF NOME. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT IMPORTANT COLUMNS (AND NEWS) ABOUT GOV. PALIN, PLEASE LEAVE ME YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS. MINE IS TALKTOP65@AOL.COM. ALL THE BLOGGERS LISTED TO THE RIGHT AS "4 PALIN" OR "PRO-PALIN" OR "PALIN FAN" -- AND THERE ARE MANY NOW -- ALSO WRITE ABOUT HER, SOME OF THEM FREQUENTLY. TWO SITES THAT OFTEN PROVIDE NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE GOV.'S ACTIVITIES ARE: HTTP://PALINFORVP.BLOGSPOT.COM & HTTP://PALINTOLOGY.COM/ "NOW, SHE BELONGS TO AMERICA."


As Labor Day approaches, people around the country are going to get a lot more interested in politics. I hope that each blogger who supports Sarah Palin for V-P will recruit ONE friend or acquaintance (blogger or non-blogger) to join the Movement to get Sarah on the ticket.

Your own strong support for her will attract others. Ask people to read the Fred Barnes article ("The Most Popular Governor") in The Weekly Standard. The Wikipedia entry on Sarah is accurate and also a good tool for getting individuals interested in the Governor. (You can find links on my blogrollto all the articles mentioned in this piece.)

This effort can be successful. Consider the Les Kinsolving article. He read about Sarah and immediately thought, "This woman would make a great V-P choice." The same thing happened with the very popular (and moderately outrageous) "Mayor Sam" blog.

Several months ago when Adam (http://palinforvp.blogspot.com/) started the "Draft Palin" effort, the Movement consisted of . . . Adam. Now, there are dozens of people actively supporting her on-line, and we're getting significant press attention -- in Anchorage, in Pittsburgh, in DC, in Washington state, and elsewhere.

The Republican Governors Association has featured her on their website. Tony Snow got asked about her at the White House Briefing. There's serious discussion about her being on "Good Morning America," "The Today Show," and "Oprah."

Some of the people with the most-visited blogs in America -- are you listening Cindy? -- are looking hard into promoting Sarah's efforts. We're also reaching out to blogs that reach large numbers of conservatives from various minority groups, including African-Americans and Hispanics.

The goal is to make the eventual Republican nominee "an offer he can't refuse": to have the best possible candidate on his ticket. That person is Gov. Sarah Heath Palin, the most popular state official in America.

It is possible for YOU to have a real say in the future of your country. A key way to do that is to let your voice be heard -- EARLY IN THE PROCESS -- of choosing the leaders of our nation. Sarah's record of accomplishment suggests she's just what America needs. But first, she needs your support.

Stephen R. Maloney
Ambridge, PA

Exactly how powerful a force is Sarah Palin becoming on the national scene? This week RealClearPolitics, an important political publication, called her a "giant killer." Here's an excerpt from Reid Wilson's piece:

"In 2006, former mayor Sarah Palin (R) beat a sitting governor [Frank Murkowski] in the Republican primary in Alaska, then beat a widely popular former governor [Tony Knowles] in the general, and not by a small margin. Someone is having some fun now, matching Palin up with embattled Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. The results? Palin beats Stevens 59%-36%.It's not bad when, after just half a year on the job, you boast 84% approval ratings and just 5% disapproval ratings, as Palin does."
http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2007/08/giant_killer.html