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"The US media and blogosphere is calling Sarah Palin a "brilliant" pick for John McCain's running mate, yet it all smells a bit too cynical.
* Young - TICK
* Female - TICK
* A mum (of five) - TICK
* An outsider - TICK
* Hunts and shoots - TICK
* Against abortion and same-sex marriage - TICK
* Has mixed-race credentials (her husband is Yup-ik Eskimo) - TICK
She is less a running mate, more a collection of polling qualities. "
"It's no secret that the Republican party has gone from a party that advocates a small government that stays out of Americans' personal lives to a party that meddles only when it suits them - to enact tax breaks for the wealthiest, to chip away at abortion rights through any means available, to make sure that gays and lesbians know for darn sure that the government disapproves of who they are."
Alpha Mummy - Times Online - WBLG: Sarah Palin: the mum who's running for vice president
* Young - TICK
* Female - TICK
* A mum (of five) - TICK
* An outsider - TICK
* Hunts and shoots - TICK
* Against abortion and same-sex marriage - TICK
* Has mixed-race credentials (her husband is Yup-ik Eskimo) - TICK
She is less a running mate, more a collection of polling qualities. "
"It's no secret that the Republican party has gone from a party that advocates a small government that stays out of Americans' personal lives to a party that meddles only when it suits them - to enact tax breaks for the wealthiest, to chip away at abortion rights through any means available, to make sure that gays and lesbians know for darn sure that the government disapproves of who they are."
Alpha Mummy - Times Online - WBLG: Sarah Palin: the mum who's running for vice president