Kathleen I think it's called a double standard, or that's what it used to be called anyway.

_{Palin is pro-life and a prominent member of Feminists for Life.}

_{Concerning education, while running for Governor of Alaska and asked about the teaching of creationism in public school science classes, Palin answered that she thought it was healthy for both creationism and evolution to be taught together; although she clarified the next day that she meant that open debate between the two ideas should not be prohibited if it came up in discussion, but that creationism did not need to be part of the curriculum. She also added that she would not appoint State Board of Education members based on their opinions on evolution or creationism.Since her election she has appointed three of the seven Board members, who serve five-year terms: Patrick Shier, Phillip Schneider, and Geraldine Benshoof. None of these appointments attracted criticism on this issue.}

_{Palin has said she has good friends who are gay, opposes same-sex marriage,but complied with an Alaskan state Supreme Court order and signed an implementation of same-sex benefits into law, stating that legal options to avoid doing so had run out.She supported a non-binding referendum for a constitutional amendment to deny benefits to homosexual couples.}

INFO ABOUT SARAH PALIN, McCain's choice of VP:

Sarah Palin became a mayor at age 32, beating out a 3-term incumbent mayor from her same party.  That's hard to do!  A town of 9,000 is more people than Obama, Clinton or Biden has ever been responsible for!

She's been Governor of Alaska since December 2006, a state of 600,000 residents, and has an 80% approval rating!  The people of Alaska say she's accomplished more in 20 months than her predecessor accomplished in 12 years.  She was the youngest and first female governor of Alaska!

Alaska had one of the most, if not THE most corrupt governments of all the states before she became governor.  She stood up to the corruption and many of those legislators have since left office in shame.  In 20 months, she has vetoed more than 300 wasteful spending bills, stopping more waste than any other governor. 

As McCain said when introducing her, "We need a government that STANDS UP FOR US...NOT STANDS IN OUR WAY!!!"

Sarah Palin has done a lot of traveling around that huge state, many of the towns are far apart, and she has put in more personal effort and has met more people face-to-face than the governors of most states. 

Alaska is one of our most important energy-producing states and she knows a lot about energy resources.  She's the ONLY governor or senator who has ever been to ANWAR, and can give the best information and advice about possible drilling there.

She outshines Obama AND Clinton and Biden.  Senators just push papers around and sign a few things once in awhile, and don't even work every day, they show up when they feel like it.  Governors are in charge of entire states and responsible for all the people in their state, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Mike Huckabee, the Governor of Arkansas, said a governor gets more experience in 1 month than a senator gets in numerous years.  Governors are basically running their own small countries.  Sarah Palin is more ready than any long-term senator.

John McCain is a senator, but he was also a Navy Commander during a war, in charge of the safety of many people, in charge of their planes and equipment.  He's ready, and she's ready, they are BOTH more well-prepared to be President and VP than Obama and Biden, or Hillary Clinton.

Republicans don't need to "fix their image"!  The Republican party is solid, unlike the splintered Democratic party of this year that had almost a tie between Hillary and Obama, the DNC is run by that loony Howard Dean who's state of Vermont is one of the worst for child molesters running free, and also the Democratic Speaker of the House with San Francisco values, that daffy mouth-breather Nancy Pelosi who said 3 times within 1 speech that natural gas is NOT a fossil fuel, then said she only said it once by accident, DUH!!!

The Republican party keeps government small, the Democratic party makes government larger (by giving away freebies to everyone who puts their hands out) and a larger government COSTS all WORKING PEOPLE more in TAXES.

The Republican party was known as the party of the rich SEVERAL DECADES AGO, when the Democratic party was the party of the people, but both have changed a lot since then.  There are plenty of rich Democrats, John Kerry for example, and John Edwards who owns a $6 million mansion across the street from a trailer park full of people whom he has NEVER gone out to meet!  John Edwards girlfriend had expensive homes in NC and CA, and has recently been hiding out in St. Croix in the Carribean so she won't be bothered by the American media!  Oh, those poor poor Democrats!  Boo-hoo!!!

Michelle Obama earned $1,000,000 last year from being on a special board at the University of Chicago Hospital, but only about $310,000 this year, that's her REGULAR salary.  Why did the Obama's need to get a deal on their $1,000,000 house and pay only $104,000 from fraudulent real estate agent Tony Rezko?  Too bad we ALL can't buy a million dollar mansion for 10% of the price.  The Obama's HAVE the money but find ways to shortcut THEIR home expense, why don't they help ALL of US?