John McCain picked a traditional conservative as his running mate. No surprise there. The surprise when was McCain picked a woman as his running mate, in a clear attempt to go after those 18 million cracks that Hillary Clinton has boasted about for months.
Sarah Palin is the mother of five children, the youngest under a year old with Downs Syndrome. Plain has pretty much done it all:
- Played basketball (won a H.S. state championship) – earned the nickname Sarah Barracuda
- Hunts and fishes (she eats moose meat)
- Loves the outdoors and sports (plays hockey)
- Has been a sportscaster
- Is a former mayor
- Cleaned house and dismissed many appointees made by the former Governor of Arkansas, an administration associated with corruption
- Sold the state owned jet purchased by previous Governor, saving Alaska millions of dollars each year
- Is only 44 years old
