Governor Sarah Palin - Fiercely Against Abortion

I turned on the TV this afternoon (29 Aug).  Senator McCain had promised to announce his choice for vice-presidential running mate.It blew my mind when he announced that he had chosen Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska.  I had heard that she was “on the list” but I didn’t take it seriously.  I didn’t think John McCain would take the risk of putting such a strong pro-lifer on the ticket.

I have to confess to being delighted when I heard that he had chosen her.  She will help to make this an interesting election!

I laughed when I heard MSNBC commentator Andrea Mitchell say — with a somewhat pained expression on her face — that Governor Palin is “fiercely against abortion”.  (I am fairly certain that Andrea’s views on abortion are 180 degrees removed from Sarah’s!)

For the benefit of those who might not know:

Governor Palin is the most outstanding pro-life governor in the United States.

She is the mother of five children:  boy-girl-girl-girl-boy.  Noteworthy is that the eldest is 19, in the Army and scheduled to be deployed to Iraq.  Even more noteworthy is that the youngest (4 months old) has Down’s syndrome.  Sarah and her husband were well aware of this fact while the child was in utero.  They made it abundantly clear that they welcomed him with open hearts and open arms.

Commenting casually on the fact that her fifth child has Down’s Syndrome, here is a quote from the Governor when she was being interviewed a few days after giving birth to the little boy:

“I’m looking at him right now, and I see perfection. Yeah, he has an extra chromosome. I keep thinking, in our world, what is normal and what is perfect?”  

DISCLAIMER
For the benefit of those who tend to get nervous about the intersection of politics with church bulletins, I beg to point out that neither of the two Girardville parishes, nor their pastor, takes any public position whatsoever on any candidate for public office nor do we support or oppose any political party — except I think it’s safe to say that we oppose the Communist Party.  And, oh yes, by the way, we also oppose the American Nazi Party.  I’m not sure if the ANP is still in business but, if they are, we definitely oppose them.  It’s okay to say that in a parish bulletin, isn’t it?  If it’s not okay, then I take it back.