I was in the grove tailgating Saturday when someone gave me a roll of "Rebels for McCain" stickers to pass out.  I passed out the entire roll and was only turned down once.  Half of the time I would be talking, and people would interrupt me to ask for a sticker so it could proudly be worn.  As I put stickers on loyal Republicans, I had several conversations about McCain's recent choice of Vice President, Sarah Palin.

McCain had to find something to set him apart from Obama.  He also needed to be set apart from "McCain, more of the same."

I know the choice shocked America in the beginning, but the more I talked to people, the more I found that the news had settled.  The first thing that comes to a lot of people's minds is that because Palin is a woman, McCain is hoping to garner the women voters and possibly swing the Hilary voters his way. I found that some people like her because she is young (unlike McCain), a fresh face with new ideas, and because she is from Alaska, and not Washington; therefore it is hard to tie her into supporting the Bush administration. Some of Palin's views contrast with McCain's, which perhaps could help overcome McCain's weaknesses.

I spoke to a woman who was adopted. One reason she stated she is in favor of Palin is because Palin agrees with giving every child a chance for life.

Also, because she is a woman, her career status will empower younger women.  On Saturday, another woman told me a reason she thought Palin was a great candidate.  She said when Hilary was running for the presidential nominee, moms told their daughters, "See.  You can be what you want to be."  When she didn't win the Democratic nomination, some hope was lost for women.  Having a woman like Palin in such an important position gives hope and motivation to girls that they can be anyone or do anything they set their mind to.  Moms can say to their daughters, "Men aren't barriers to women in this world anymore.  You can do what you want."

So the question liberals keep asking is whether or not she will have time to take care of her down syndrome son and do a good job as Vice President.  Well, McCain admitted he is the underdog, so I highly doubt he would choose a Vice President that would not help him carry out his job in the most respectful and successful of ways.