Palin To Significance

The news of John McCain's remarkable choice of running mate has made the front page today (Monday) of our one national newspaper, The Australian.

In the online edition of the same paper, this article by The Aussie's witty and erudite conservative columnist, Janet Albrechtson, paints a picture of Palin that I wish those whose published letters appear in today's print edition had the benefit of reading before many of them shot her (and McCain) down in flames.

Judging by said letters, the consensus appears to be that McCain chose Palin because she is a woman, and to appease women. Both of which is heifer dust, to put it mildly.

I would encourage Aussies (and anyone else for that matter) to do a bit of research on Sarah Palin before you start vilifying her. I think that the more you read about her, the more intriguing and likeable and, more importantly, capable, she gets.