A Champion is born

Sarah Palin shocker 7/3/09

I was driving home from the gym on Friday afternoon and I turned on the radio to listen to the Sean Hannity show as I often do when I’m near a radio in the late afternoon. Sean is a pleasant radio host, well informed, fun to listen to, and, by and large, I agree with most of the things that he says. But Sean was off that day, probably because the day before Independence Day should not be a big news day. Governor Palin certainly changed that with the announcement that she would be stepping down as Governor. Sean’s replacement, and I apologize that I don’t remember the gentleman’s name, was anxiously trying to put together a coherent analysis of this surprising event. Well, he did a pretty good job, adding his own take on the announcement to what Sarah Palin herself told her audience. As you all know, she talked about the two millions dollars that Alaska’s government spent on “opposition research” to answer frivolous ethics complaints against her. She also said that, and I paraphrase, that “Life is too short to compromise time and resources and just ‘Sit down and shut up’ and ‘go with the flow’”. The talk show host added another dimension to what the Governor said by discussing the horrific treatment that she and her family endured at the hands of the media.
After my initial shock wore off, I thought about what Governor Palin said and what bloggers on her Facebook page were saying, and I realized that she had made a proper decision for Alaska and her family.

A Champion is born 7/5/09

July 4 came and went. I started getting comfortable with the idea that Sarah Palin would no longer be the Governor of Alaska. Would she run for President in 2012? Maybe? I think she should, but, that’s another matter. It also dawned on me that she would be an extremely important force in the political landscape whether or not she holds public office again. After all, she did allude to this very idea in Friday’s speech (even though it went over my head at the time). Then, I got very excited… among the many factors driving the decision that she intimated to us on Friday, Sarah Palin was becoming our champion. She certainly fits the mold of the great champions of history… strong, moral, courageous, and committed to serving others. She has a nationwide presence and is a clear, outspoken leader in the issues that matter most to our nation. We certainly find ourselves in a time that we desperately need a champion.