Comments on: Following the Unexpected Dream http://midlifejourney.com/index.php/2008/08/30/following-the-unexpected-dream/ Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:50:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kathy Leydon-Conway http://midlifejourney.com/index.php/2008/08/30/following-the-unexpected-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Kathy Leydon-Conway Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:20:00 +0000 http://midlifejourney.com/?p=131#comment-110 The more I see of her, the scarier she gets. She seems more and more like George W in lipstick...her self confidence teems with a know-all-the-right-answers attitude; she has his good vs. evil/ black vs. white mindset; her decision making is like his, from the hip(ie. her quick decision to join the ticket); and that's not even starting on her evangelical beliefs and thinking that "victory" is possible in Iraq. The more I see of her, the scarier she gets. She seems more and more like George W in lipstick…her self confidence teems with a know-all-the-right-answers attitude; she has his good vs. evil/ black vs. white mindset; her decision making is like his, from the hip(ie. her quick decision to join the ticket); and that’s not even starting on her evangelical beliefs and thinking that “victory” is possible in Iraq.

]]> By: C Deering http://midlifejourney.com/index.php/2008/08/30/following-the-unexpected-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-108 C Deering Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:02:49 +0000 http://midlifejourney.com/?p=131#comment-108 This whole issue is totally puzzling. Appreciate and agree with your insites. This whole issue is totally puzzling. Appreciate and agree with your insites.

]]> By: Jeanne Yocum http://midlifejourney.com/index.php/2008/08/30/following-the-unexpected-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Jeanne Yocum Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:32:46 +0000 http://midlifejourney.com/?p=131#comment-107 Aside from questioning John McCain's judgment with this VP pick, I question Sarah Palin's judgment for saying yes. Did she really think through what this will mean to her family as one would expect from someone who emphasizes family values? If McCain win the election, her family will be pulled up by its roots in Alaska and plopped down in the hotbed of American politics. Talk about a radical change in lifestyle! The family support system that could help the family cope with having a new baby with a disability will be thousands of miles away. And now we learn that she will also be leaving behind a teenage daughter with a baby; wouldn't this daughter be better off having her parents at hand to help her cope with the strains this is sure to put on her young life? I'm sure it was flattering to be asked to run with John McCain but I think Palin's answer should have been "Thanks, but no thanks. This is not the right thing for my family at this time." Aside from questioning John McCain’s judgment with this VP pick, I question Sarah Palin’s judgment for saying yes. Did she really think through what this will mean to her family as one would expect from someone who emphasizes family values? If McCain win the election, her family will be pulled up by its roots in Alaska and plopped down in the hotbed of American politics. Talk about a radical change in lifestyle!

The family support system that could help the family cope with having a new baby with a disability will be thousands of miles away. And now we learn that she will also be leaving behind a teenage daughter with a baby; wouldn’t this daughter be better off having her parents at hand to help her cope with the strains this is sure to put on her young life?

I’m sure it was flattering to be asked to run with John McCain but I think Palin’s answer should have been “Thanks, but no thanks. This is not the right thing for my family at this time.”

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