I do believe that Sarah Palin is one of the main reasons that John McCain got such a nice and comfy bounce after his/mostly her's convention. She energized the GOP base and also fired up some independents too.
However, as I told my political science professor two weeks ago, I didn't feel it would last too long.
I said that the newness of her would wear off, and after the excitement of having a hockey mom a heartbeat away from the presidency, people would begin to ask questions.
And did they ever.
There were lots of questions to be asked, and the more people (the media) asked, the less they liked to hear.
Now, the GOP base will not ever be persuaded to stop loving her, but hell, this is the base that LOVED George Bush Jr. So don't expect too much from them.
The things that were uncovered were far and wide, and it soon became clear that the McCain camp was having her tell numerous lies to the public. I don't care how dumb the American electorate is, they don't like being lied to, and they know when it happens(even if it takes a while to find out).
Trooper-gate: The possibly illegal abuse of power she wielded to fire a public official. She had ordered the Public Safety Commissioner to fire her ex-husband in-law and when he refused, he was canned himself.
The Bridge to Nowhere: In speeches she continually gives around the country, she claims that she told Congress "Thanks, but no thanks to the Bridge to Nowhere." The truth came out later however, that she had fully supported and campaigned on the accomplishment of building the Bridge to Nowhere. It wasn't until the national media made the bridge a national embarrassment and after Congress had already slashed the funds in half, did she actually start speaking out about it.
She even kept most of the money and spent it elsewhere. An obvious lie that was discovered thanks to numerous pictures, video and public records.
Library-gate: After Sarah Palin was elected mayor of Wasilla (pop: 7,000 at the time) she confronted the local librarian approximately three times to question whether the librarian would allow Palin to ban certain books. When the librarian objected, she was later fired. It wasn't until public outcry that she was reinstated a few days later.
AIP-gate: This story did not make as big as news as I had thought it would, but Sarah Palin's husband had belonged to the Alaskan Independence Party for about seven (7) years, and Gov. Palin even spoke at their convention this year. The AIP demands secession from the Union, and the founder even said that he would never be buried under the American Flag. He would instead have his followers bury his bones in Alaska after they had succeeded at seceding.
I can see Russia from my house-gate: The dubious claim by the McCain campaign that Palin has foreign relations experience because Alaska is near Russia. Top public officials in Alaska later confirmed that Palin had not direct roll as of her term (1.5 years as governor) with the Alaskan National Guard or relations with Russia.
So the newness wore off mostly and the media is digging deeply into her past, and it makes you think of John McCain's actual judgment. This was obviously just a political pander and a desperate attempt to grab Hillary voters. I am thankful that Hillary supporters have big brains too match their big loyalty.
The polls have suggested what I had guessed would happen two weeks ago, but the question still remains about what the Obama campaign will do about her popularity.
The answer: Nothing. She is not running for president. John McCain is. I am sure that they will stick to the issues and the failed policies that John McCain endorses, and allow Sarah Palin to implode on her own.
Now we just need to educate our electorate!
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