Good Morning. I want to thank everyone for filling in while we were on vacation.

Last week was Sarah Palin week. Understandably so. A surprising and questionable decision for McCain. He wanted to show what a Maverick he is. He wanted to show that He could shake things up. He wanted to show that he is not part of the Washington Elite... He wanted a lot of things. I think the world is finding out a lot of things about Sarah. That is good. Right?

But I would like to get back to McCain for a moment. Let's not forget that he is the one voters elected. Not one person in America cast a vote in the primaries for Sarah Palin. Not one. She put no cracks in any ceiling as the McCain campaign would have you believe.

Republicans are crying Sexism at the very thought to question her choices. I never had a chance to choose to vote for her, nor have I had a chance to learn any more about her than the innuendo I hear around coffee shops, the internet and the radio. I am a woman who likes to make a well educated choice. I will be honest with you, I probably wouldn't vote for McCain anyway, no matter who was on the ticket, but the idea - the true idea - is to be well informed of your choices. That isn't sexist, that is being pragmatic. And truthfully, if John MCCain wants to claim that his running mate is being treated with a sexist bias, perhaps he himself should take a look at how he is treating Sarah Palin Himself. So Apparently, Sarah Palin is too fragile a woman to handle questions from the mean media? Are we supposed to believe that THIS isn't a sexist thing to do? They are keeping the little lady in the back room until the *Big Boys* she so fondly called them are ready to 'let her come out and play'? She claims to be able to run with the big boys, and THIS is what we get? She hasn't answered one friggin' question from anyone, except US Weekly and People Magazine. (both which should be on newsstands any day) If that isn't sexism, I don't know what is. They have subjugated Sarah Palin because they don't think she is strong enough to handle the media.

This campaign and this republican party suddenly are acting as tho they have the corner on feminism and they chose to show it by keeping their VP candidate - one who I haven't had a choice to get to know - in a back room until they are ready to parade her out.

I thought she was a pit bull, not a show dog.

Sarah Palin is not feminist. Sarah Palin is being treated by john McCain the same way he seems to treat all woman, with contempt. John McCain and Sarah Palin are no mavericks.

I urge you to remember that when it comes to Choice, John McCain doesn't want you to have one. It is illustrated very clearly by how he is treating Sarah Palin, and Sarah? She has no problem being told what to do by the big boys. While the Republicans try to tell you that they are the new party of Feminism, Choice and Change, I urge you to remember and remind people...

The Democrats have been the ones to fight for a woman's right to choose.
The Democrats have been the ones to fight for better health care.
The Democrats have been the ones for better education.
The Democrats have been the ones to help families have a step up in life.
The Democrats have been the ones to fight for civil rights.

The list goes on, but remember all of the things that Democrats have been standing for for decades are not anything CLOSE to creating people like John McCain and Sarah Palin. Don't let the Republicans try to propagate the notion that they are about choice just because they picked a female VP. Women in this country are still a majority, not John McCain and whatsername or any of the Republican party. John McCain is the one running to take away your right to choose. Sarah is just along for the ride, cause well... She is a pretty little pit bull you know.

And yes, THAT was what sexism looks like. Questioning whether or not her daughter REALLY had a choice is not. Questioning her son's motives for joining the military is not. Questioning her choices in literature is not. Questioning her budgetary discretion is not. Questioning her human resource capabilities is not.

But that won't happen until everyone starts being nice to the little lady. That is what Grampa said, and after all, He is the one running for president. Don't forget that. They are using a woman to distract us from the real and serious issues of the day, by putting lipstick on a ... well you get the idea.

:peace: and
Raine