John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate has the potential to be a true game changer in the race for the presidency. Here are a few things about her that you'll be learning in the coming days.
She was born in Sandpoint, Idaho to two school employees, her mom a secretary, and her dad a science teacher and track coach. They all moved to Alaska when she was a child, and there she developed her love for the outdoors...spending time hunting, ice fishing, and riding snowmobiles.
After serving on the city council in Wasilla, and serving in some other government positions, she took on the incumbent Republican governor, beating him in the primary, then beating the Democrat, Tony Knowles, in the general election in 2006.
Funny that we all heard so much about the "bndge to nowhere" pork barrel project in Alaska. It didn't make nearly the headlines when that project was cancelled...by Sarah Palin. It also sounds like she's butted heads with lots of powerful men in Alaska, either before becoming governor, or since then...and doesn't seem to back down a lot.
We'll learn a lot more about "Sarah Barracuda," which was her nickname was during her years playing for the girls basketball team at Wasilla High School, in the coming days.
But, I'm wondering if you think the obvious play for Hillary Clinton's supporters, will work. I know this much...it certainly knocked Barack Obama out of the headlines, just hours after his speech at Invesco in Denver.
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