Hello, Sarah! Bye-bye Hillary!!

     John McCain just might have changed the course of American history by nominating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.

     For more than 20 years now, the American people have been getting accustomed to the possibility of a woman president. The reality of a possible woman president was first tested in 1984 when Democrat Walter Mondale chose Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate. But after they were defeated in an electoral landslide by incumbent Ronald Reagan and George I, the idea was moved to the back burner and the Ferraro nomination was deemed little more than a noble experiment.

     Then along comes Hillary and the notion of a possible woman president popped up again. After serving as her husband’s closest adviser during his two terms, the world began to take notice. This woman had true leadership qualities. She was smart, tough, well-spoken and not afraid to get in your face.

     To further advertise her abilities, she nailed down a job as junior Senator from New York when her husband left the White House in 2000.

     With that move, she became the new front-runner to be the first woman president and, throughout both of George II’s two terms, all the pundits expected her to be nominated by the Democrats for president in 2008.

     But alas! Political realities and pundit expectations are not always the same.

     In the months leading up to the nomination, a young junior senator from Illinois—a black man—upstaged Hillary in the eyes of voters and nailed down the nomination for himself.

     Then, when it came time for the party’s nominee to choose a running mate, he passed over Hillary as a result of the personal animosities generated during the months leading up to the nomination. The upstart said he wouldn’t abide Hillary on the ticket but he would abide long-time Democratic stalwart Joe Biden.

     Once the Democratic ticket was signed, sealed and delivered, the Republican candidate, like a bolt from the blue, named a woman—a little-known governor of Alaska—as his running mate.

     It was if the Republicans were saying to the Dems: ”Hey, if you guys aren’t going to put a woman on your ticket, then we ARE……”

     In short, the Republicans trumped the Democrats at their own game.

     It undoubtedly changed the dynamics of the 2008 presidential election in a way no one could have imagined a month ago.

     It increased the attraction of the Republican ticket by no less 10,000 per cent.

     Sarah Palin is clearly the new front- runner for becoming the first woman president.

     I fear that Hillary has missed her chance at making history.

     Bye bye, Hillary!

     In Sarah Palin, I predict that a political star has been born.

     Furthermore, I place my bets on the tough-talking, bright-eyed beauty from Alaska to become the first woman president.

     I’ve got a sneaky feeling that we’re going to be hearing about Sarah Palin for a long, long time.

     Mark my words!!

     A long, long time….

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Comments

[American Daughter]

I know that Ferraro was the only one who made a major ticket, even though she was a sacrificial candidate when they knew they were running against a popular incumbent.

But I like to remember Margaret Chase Smith. She had class.