An e-mail: I think Obama's pick of Biden coupled with his decision not to vet Hillary has given McCain a huge and I MEAN HUGE opportunity to tip this election his way. If McCain chooses a woman, especially a pro-life, conservative, out of the beltway type for VP (Sarah Palin being the best of the bunch) he would energize the conservative base AND siphon off enough disgruntled Hillary voters ...

By Cernig Pro-family my arse . In November 2006, then gubernatorial candidate Sarah Palin declared that she would not support an abortion for her own daughter even if she had been raped. Granting exceptions only if the mother's life was in danger, Palin said that when it came to her ...

In the last few days since the greater American voting public became aware of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s existence, that of her husband Todd and of her five children, a wild rumor has been spread by the Left about the...

Ann Friedman makes the critical point regarding the McCain campaign's announcement that Bristol Palin "made the decision on her own to keep the baby": I mean, John McCain and Sarah Palin don't believe women have a right to choose. It's absolutely absurd for the campaign to emphasize the fact ...

GOP VOTERS DON'T LIKE THE SCRIPT.... The plan, according to the McCain campaign, is to send Sarah Palin into specific areas in swing states, most notably Ohio and Pennsylvania, where there are "pockets of women who had supported [Hillary] Clinton...

Source: [b]NYT/AP[/b] Sarah Palin already has energized conservative religious leaders who had fretted that John McCain would pick an abortion rights supporter as his running mate. The Alaska governor was raised in a Pentecostal church and has called herself ''as pro-life as any candidate can ...

While running for governor in 2006, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) portrayed herself as a pro-life feminist who opposed abortion but supported contraception. From Anchorage Daily News : Palin said last month that no woman should have to choose between her career, education and her child. She is ...

From a pro-life friend: Thanks to Amy Holmes for the excellent commentary on how conservative pro-choice and pro-life women actually work together on so many issues and have a mutual respect for each other and limited government. As a pro-life woman, the thing about this that drives me ...

James Pethokoukis makes a good point when it comes to worries about Sarah Palin’s foreign policy experience: Sarah Palin doesn’t tick off all the boxes—notably foreign policy experience. But she ticks off quite a few. She is pro-life. She will appeal to economic conservatives. ...

McCain's trophy Veep choice isn't just a pretty mother of five and not Mitt Romney . She's an outspoken pro-life feminist. Confusing concept, we know. The anti-abortion group Feminists for Life's website is almost coy about Sarah Palin 's exact involvement, but here's everything you need to ...

I'd forgotten about this. (Warning: I say "pro-abortion" at one point when I -- obviously -- mean "pro-life.") blog advertising blog advertising

If you are confused by the choice of a person who has very little political experience and no national experience, join the crowd. If you said, “Sarah who? Who the hell is she?” Join the crowd. Let’s flesh out a little bit of history of Sarah Palin . A former beauty queen ( ...

Sarah Palin : Alaskan "hockey mom" (five children, youngest with Down's Syndrome), pro-life, NRA member, PTA member, mayor, corruption fighter, governor, husband a fisherman and oil field production operator (member of the United Steel Workers)--as well as current and four-time winner of the ...

By not picking Hillary Clinton to join him on the ticket, Barack Obama made it easier for John McCain to choose a woman. The only question was whether he'd have the guts to go against the pro-life wishes of his Party's base. He didn't, but he may have made a smart decision for some fundamental ...

As Mike says, the GOP base does seem to be thrilled. What's more, as Hillary Clinton strategist Ann Lewis told me: "They have served notice they are definitely going to compete for women voters." Sarah Palin may turn out to be a brilliant campaigner. But I'm skeptical how well this choice will ...

James Dobson, the influential leader of the religious right, has yet to become a full-throated supporter of John McCain's presidential bid. But in a sign that the Republican presidential candidate is shoring up his conservative base, the Focus on the Family founder issued a resounding ...

or does Sarah Palin seem more genuine than the average pol? Admittedly, I'm strongly prejudiced in her favor because she is the living embodiment of the pro-life cause. But she is also the opposite of the America Obama sketched last night. He wants us all to think of ourselves as broken, beaten, ...

Statement from Mike Huckabee: "Sarah Palin is a pleasant surprise for those of us who had hoped that Senator McCain would pick a principled and authentic conservative pro-life leader. Sarah Palin is both principled and...

John McCain may think that Alaska governor Sarah Palin will help him pick off the Hillary voters, but the fact that she went back to work in April three days after giving birth to a premature baby with Downs' Syndrome has already got women buzzing on the web with questions about her judgment ...

Former WH hopeful Mike Huckabee issued this statement today about John McCain's pick for VP: “Sarah Palin is pleasant surprise for those of us who had hoped that Senator McCain would pick a principled and authentic conservative pro-life leader and Sarah Palin is. As a Governor, she also ...