On To More Positive Things

My apologies out there to anyone scared off the blog by the previous post and previous photo.

So in an effort to make up for any hard feelings, I thought I'd post something a little more positive today (see photo at right).

Yes, it's the photo of our next Vice President. Mrs. Vice President, actually.

You want to know how popular Mrs. Palin is right now? My nine-year old daughter sat down last night and watched intently as Sarah Palin began her speech at the RNC. Melody is at an age where she at least knows what's going on on television, anyway, and let's face it, having Palin on the Republican ticket is history.

It got way past Melody's bedtime, so we had to put our foot down and send her off to her room. But she requested that we set the DVR to record the rest of the speech and -- guaranteed -- she'll watch it some time in the next couple of days.

I never ever want this to be a political blog, but it is that time of the, well, year. And more than any other election cycle, perhaps, this one is all about family and family values. To be quite honest, I don't know enough about John McCain to know whether he's a Christian or not. Most politicians these days, sad to say, don't want to broadcast such information because it's not politically correct.

But I do know he's pro-life, and he's pro-family. That's all I need to know to get on board. The fact he's been one of the most courageous men to ever wear the uniform makes him that much more attractive.

And his pick for VP is absolute genius. Sarah is just like us -- a big family with all kinds of daily problems vying for our attention. She's from Alaska, which Jeannie commented the other night is hard to remember as an actual state. Her husband is somewhat athletic and works hard, apparently, as a union worker and fisherman. They have five beautiful children of varying ages, and yes, when you have kids, you have problems of all kinds.

And she's pro-life and pro-family, which makes her a double plus. She's a breath of fresh air in a political atmosphere that, most of the time, smells like rotten garbage.

So if my daughter is interested enough to watch, and learn something, and maybe one day draw inspiration from -- I'm all about Sarah Palin. McCain-Palin. Whatever.

That's pretty positive stuff.