The "Spitfire From The Tundra"

In 2006, Sarah Palin knocked off the incumbent governor-- and former longtime U. S. senator-- in the Republican primary. She then proceeded to shellack a former Democratic governor in the general election.

The article below notes that the governor returned to work three days after the birth of her fifth child. As mayor, she was back on the job the day after she delivered her fourth child, and, in fact, took the baby to the office with her.

I continue to be amazed that she has the same last name as her husband.

Here's a video on Gov. Palin. Previous posts on her are here and here. ~~ SR

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by Justin Quinn

OK, I'll admit it. I'm a convert.

Three weeks ago, I had no idea who Sarah Palin was or what she was about.

Then, I started researching running-mate possibilities for presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain, and noticed a grassroots effort to get the Alaska governor on the ballot. Her name seemed to be everywhere, and I started to wonder if it was a horrible trick, dreamed up by some lovestruck, basement-dwelling teenager with raging hormones and a vivid imagination.

The more I learned, the more I was amazed by this spitfire from the tundra. I checked with a friend who works on The Hill in DC, and sure enough, she was everything the Internet machine said she was and then some. My friend called Palin the GOP's "secret weapon," and said she's got the presence, the substance and the panache to change the election for McCain ... if only he'd consider her.

"Look her up," my friend told me. "You won't believe it. Call me when you do."

So, two weeks ago, I called her office and spoke with her press secretary, Sharon Leighow, who downplayed the "Draft Sarah Palin" campaign, saying the good governor has a "full plate" right now and, although she is flattered and humbled by all the attention, "Sen. McCain's campaign has not contacted our office."

As deflating as this news would appear to be to the Palinites of the world (and, indeed, she does seem to have a global appeal), I later discovered that one of the bigger items on her plate was the recent birth of her son Trig, who was diagnosed with... Read more>>>