*sigh* Dogpile on Sarah Palin...

You know...the more people create rumors, lies, and report falsities about the Republican VP, the more convicted I am in voting for her.

But I know that not everyone shares my sentiment.

So before everyone goes believing all the rumors/lies about Governor Palin, head on over to FactCheck.org, an independent site meant to dispel rumor and lies about various political-types.

Other than the lies debunked at FactCheck.org, many people also aren't a fan of her pro-life stance, and really get up in arms about the fact that she's even against abortion options even for rape victims. There is truth to that claim, so I'd just offer the explanation that she's a pro-life candidate. Pro-lifers believe that life begins at conception and that innocent life must be protected, even in the case of rape. In all likelihood, she probably also believes that even in cases of rape, this is meant to be...that it's part of God's plan...and if a child is created from this act, that there is a reason for it. That's not to say rapists shouldn't be punished, clearly...but she probably doesn't view a created life as a punishment of any kind, even if it was created in that manner. I'm not speaking for her, just guessing on what she believes based on her religious and pro-life background.

I personally think it's ridiculous, all the personal attacks on Sarah Palin. If she was around and campaigning for, oh, say 19 months and we didn't know anything about her, that's one thing, but she's been on the national stage for 2 weeks now...come on people.

On the positive side for Republicans, not that I'm a hardcore Republican, even the Obama campaign is attacking Governor Palin, which is unfortunate for them. Barack Obama isn't running against Sarah Palin, at least not directly, he's running against John McCain. Every second they spend on Sarah Palin is an opportunity lost to make their case against John McCain.

On the other hand, it's understandable. McCain came up with a brilliant move when he needed to. He found someone that could potentially be the future of the Republican party and certainly someone that can bring conservatives to the voting booths. I'd be willing to bet that the Obama campaign were counting on many conservatives either staying home on election day or voting for a 3rd party. I know...I was strongly considering it...voting for a 3rd party, that is. So the Obama campaign is caught off guard...stunned...and not sure what to do.

One thing's for sure...McCain is not a 3rd term of George Bush. Conservatives know it...and in all likelihood, the Obama Campaign knows it. The Obama Campaign was just pushing it so that all the new voters for this election would buy into it...but they knew that Conservatives weren't buying it...they just weren't buying John McCain at all, and many were in fact planning on staying home. Now, we'll see what happens. The Obama camp is reeling, John McCain gets to go back to being a Maverick, and Sarah Palin just has to withstand the attacks and keep assuring conservatives that she's for real...it's a long way still, but things are looking up for McCain.