AN ODE TO SARAH - Priscilla talks about Sarah and the American people

Sarah Palin is what America is all about.
She personifies what our founders had in mind, a citizen government. They did not foresee that royalty or aristocracy or elitists should decide what the people should be or that their representatives' station in life must be upper crust.
To be sure, some of them were upper crust themselves, but their
dream was government of, for, and by the people. They envisioned that the government should represent the common man and respect the rights of the people to be free to live their lives without encumbrance from the government, and that from the well of the common man comes those who love their country enough to serve the people.

They knew leaders must come from a place where the people are understood and who have not become ensconced in a position far removed from the people. Rather, they are of those people, indeed, epitomize them. This is true of Governor Palin of Alaska. It is told that she is accessible to the people of her state, that when she was Mayor, an individual could go to her office and speak with her. This is small town life experience.

She and her husband have five children and they enjoy the activities of their State, like hunting and fishing snowmobiling, etc; they live a rough edged and down to earth life, an American family not unlike millions everywhere in this great nation, a life which encourages common sense and a respect for the individual.

Sarah Palin simply took advantage of opportunities that are available to anyone with the talents and intelligence to do so. She discovered along the way she is a leader. She didn't need a rich benefactor nor did she need connections to the national seat of power. She did not build a political machine. She simply performed an honest, tough minded, common sense duty as Governor and, in so doing, captured the interest of Senator John McCain.

This article would not be complete without crediting the Senator for his wisdom in choosing a woman of integrity. It cannot go unnoticed however, that she is politically advantageous.

I believe Sarah is the kind of woman John McCain admires and can work with. He has known strong women all his life. His mother Roberta McCain, his wife Cindy, and now, Sarah Palin. Good for you Senator.

Sarah Palin is proof that still, today, in America, the common man matters. Or, in this case, the common woman who became an uncommon leader.


z; thanks, Priscilla....for another great piece.