Sarah Palin: Hottest Politician and Most Desirable Neighbor

There has been a slew of year end polls that Sarah Palin has topped. A ton of year end awards she has received. And even more year end lists that she has graced.

Some have been significant, like runner-up for TIME person of the year, and Leader of the Gallup poll for top contender for the 2012 Republican Presidential Nomination.

Others have been a little silly, like the two i am about to mention.

Maxim Magazine has named Sarah Palin the hottest politician in America and the second hottest in the world, although the picture they used is not that hot. I like the one I used above.



Palin is just behind Italy's Mara Carfagna, a member of the Chamber of Deputies, and a darling of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

You can see the MAXIM list by clicking here.

By the way, I think I fell in love with Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin from South Dakota, who is ninth on the list. I may start the Herseth Sandlin Blog!

Also, a recent poll asked "What Celebrity would you most like to live next to?"

Sarah Palin was the #1 choice. Oprah Winfrey was #2.

So not only did Sarah say "Thanks, but no thanks" to appearing on Oprah, now most Americans would rather live next to Sarah than Oprah, which says a lot considering Sarah lives in Alaska.

The celebrity American would "Least like to live next door to?" - Britney Spears.

You can read more about the poll by clicking here.

Two celebrities who bashed Palin during the campaign were on the "least" liked neighbor list - Rosie O'Donnell and Lindsay Lohan. One would be too loud, the other you may find passed out on your lawn Sunday morning.

Sarah Palin is "over the moon" about Grandson

Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin released a statement today about becoming a Grandma.

“We are over the moon with the arrival of this healthy, beautiful baby," The new grandmother beamed, “The road ahead for this young couple will not be easy, but nothing worthwhile is ever easy. Bristol and Levi are committed to accomplish what millions of other young parents have accomplished, to provide a loving and secure environment for their child. They are both hard workers, they’re very strong, and have faith they’ve made the right decision in setting aside their own interests to make this child their highest priority.”

Palin added, “When Bristol and Levi first told us the shocking news that she was pregnant, to be honest, we all at first looked at the situation with some fear and a bit of despair. Isn’t it just like God to turn those circumstances into such an amazing, joyful blessing when you ask Him to help you through?”

You can read more about the Governor's statement in the Anchorage Daily News, just click here.

Also, Sarah Palin made it clear to People Magazine that her daughter and future son-in-law did not drop out of High School, as has been reported.

"You need to know that both Levi and Bristol are working their butts off to parent and going to school and working at the same time," Palin told PEOPLE in a phone message Wednesday. "They are certainly not high school dropouts."

The former vice presidential candidate said she wanted to be clear about their continuing work toward high school degrees because any suggestion otherwise "harms Bristol's reputation and Levi's reputation and their chances for good work opportunities."

You can read more from PEOPLE by clicking here.

18 year old Bristol Palin gave birth on Sunday to Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. 19year old Levi Jonston is the father and they plan to wed this summer. Levi is working as an electrician apprentice in an oil field while he takes his High School correspondence classes.

We wish the young parents, the new grandparents and especially newborn Tripp all of the best.

We know Tripp, Levi and Bristol are off to a good start because PEOPLE has paid 300 thousand dollars for the first baby pictures. That should be a nice start to a college fund.

Where is the Outrage over Palin Church Burning?

Eighteen Days and all is eerily quiet in the search for the hateful person or people who set the Wasilla Baptist Church on fire and left it in charred ruins.

Eighteen days and no update on the investigation.

Eighteen days and no follow up news reports.

Eighteen days and nothing.

Where is the outrage?!?!?

Forget for a moment that this was Sarah Palin's Church. Forget for a moment that it is even a Church. There were women and children inside the structure when pure evil doused it with gasoline and set it on fire.

It was attempted murder in its most despicable form. The people or person who did this didn't care if there were people inside or who they were or if they were children. They were driven by hate. If anyone died, so be it. They would have been collateral damage of a macabre rage.

Whether the target was the Church or Sarah Palin or the beliefs both represent, make no mistake about it, the motivation was hate.

We are told the FBI and the ATF are involved with the investigation, but have not seen or heard from either. If and when charges ever come, a federal hate crime should be among them. If not, a state hate crime as the Alaska statute on hate crime clearly "criminalizes destruction of real or personal property belonging to religious or charitable organizations."

I have received several emails accusing authorities and the media of ignoring this story because of a bias against Sarah Palin and her religion. Carlos Echeverria posted this message:

"If it would have been Jeremiah Wright's den of hate, Barry's church for 20 yrs, then it would be on every night headline news, with activists, congressman/woman, etc. screaming and vociferating.

Someone would have been arrested by now, but since it's Palin they don't give a hoot."

I had hoped that wasn't true about Local and Federal Authorities investigating the crime. But I can't help believing that if there was more media pressure, there would be more results.

The people who "don't give a hoot" are the people at the networks and newspapers who are not covering this crime. The same people who still love to take a swipe at Sarah Palin, knowing her name alone gets ratings and sells papers. But they like her as an easy target, not for any real news. They have been covering Sarah Palin much the same way they cover Brittany Spears or Paris Hilton, with a giggle and a wink.

But it wasn't always that way. When Sarah Palin first hit the scene, the vitriolic coverage of the Governor of Alaska was and will forever be an embarrassment to the American Media. The collective mainstream media monster attacked everything about the woman - her motherhood, her children, her beliefs - and yes - her Church.

There may be a feeling among the mainstream press that Sarah Palin has been minimized to the point where they can give her the celebutant treatment. That's okay. Sarah has a strong base of supporters away from the urban media bubbles where national reporters, editors and anchors syphon their opinions.

Like the Wasilla Bible Church, it will seems to passive observers that Sarah Palin rose like a Phoenix out of the ashes when she re-invents herself on the National Stage. But in truth, like the Wasilla Bible Church, she won't have to rise because the attacks did nothing but strengthen the resolve of her followers. In truth neither the Church nor Sarah Palin have to rise above anything because their attackers did little damage to what they stand for.

But, the act itself must be punished.

Investigators say gasoline was the accelerant. I would argue that the accelerant was poured on the church months ago by the media who unfairly attacked the Church and its most prominent congregant.

The media was irresponsible and stoked the fires of hate. It has a chance to now act responsibly and pressure investigators for answers about a suspect and motive.

I fear I am a voice alone. That you will hear nothing but a soft crackling in the distance from the mainstream media, the sound of a fire they helped set, of hate they helped stoke, that is still smoldering without anyone to try and put it out.

Track, Trig and now Tripp, Sarah Palin's Grandson

He is finally here!

Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston's birthday is December 28.

People Magazine is reporting that Tripp was born in Palmer, Alaska on Sunday weighing in at 7 pounds, 4 ounces.

The Mother, 18-year-old Bristol Palin, and her little boy are doing just fine.

Baby Tripp takes his surname from his dad, Levi Johnston, an apprentice electrician and former Wasilla High School hockey player who has been dating Bristol for three years.

And, of course, Tripp has a famous grandmother, Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican Vice-Presidential nominee and Governor of Alaska.

Sarah Palin has a 19 year old son in Iraq named Track and a 9 month old son with Downs Syndrome named Trig. Tripp tops off the alliteration trio.

"We think it's wonderful," said Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol's grandmother Sally Heath, who confirmed the news. "The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited."

Bristol Palin is currently residing in Wasilla and completing her high-school diploma through correspondence courses.

Levi Johnston is a former hockey player at Alaska's Wasilla High School. He has said he and Bristol plan to marry in 2009.

Johnston is studying to become an electrician. He told the Associated Press in October that he and fiancée Bristol plan to wed in the summer of 2009 and raise the child together. Levi has Bristol tattooed on his finger.

Levi and Bristol are getting a nice shower gift from People Magazine. According to Andrew Malcolm's blog at the LA Times, People is paying Three Hundred grand for the first baby pictures.

Bristol, the eldest of Sarah and Todd Palin's three daughters (the couple also have two sons), made headlines with her pregnancy last summer, shortly after Republican presidential candidate John McCain picked the Alaska governor to be his running mate on his party's ticket.

In a statement at the time, Bristol’s parents said their daughter "came to us with news that we as parents knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned." They added, Bristol "has our unconditional love and support."

Sarah Palin has been dubbed the "Hottest Governor in the Country.

She has been dubbed a MILF and a VPILF. Now she is the hottest Grandmother in the country and a GILF. Well wait, I guess she always was a GILF because she was a Governor, now she is a GMILF.

As for Tripp's other Grandmother....

Sherry Johnston was arrested ten days ago in her home in Wasilla, Alaska, on six felony counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance, police said.

Grandma Johnston was released on bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 6.

Caroline Kennedy is Sarah Palin Lite

Andrew Malcolm, my friend at the LA Times, has a great new blog blurb about Caroline Kennedy. Now, Andrew took a fair amount of shots at Sarah Palin and we called him on it at The Sarah Palin Blog. But Andrew, you know, shows us that he is, you know, a fair man by calling Caroline Kennedy on her obvious, you know, lack of eloquence.



Click here to read Andrew's, you know, blog. And watch this:



I'll take "You Betcha" and "By Golly" over "Ya Know" anyday.

You have to give Andrew Malcolm credit for not walking lock step with the rest of the media who are oohing and ahing over the possibility of the daughter of JFK and the sister of John-John in office.

Even though Kennedy has a light resume, a, you know, speaking problem and refuses to answer questions, the liberal media is willing to give her a pass. A pass they wouldn't give Sarah Palin, a Governor, who is a wonderful speaker and actually stands for something.

The media in New York have been embarrassingly giddy over a Kennedy running for senate. But the paper and reporters in upstate New York are not as starry eyed. Recently Caroline Kennedy visited the Mayor of Syracuse and refused to answer any reporters questions. That led one reporter to say, "You want to be U.S. Senator and you won't answer our questions. Really?"

You can read the story and hear the video by clicking here.

What if Kennedy's last name was Palin?

It is a great question and one that was answered perfectly by Andrea Tantaros, who is much prettier than Andrew Malcolm. See picture -

To read her column click here.

Caroline Kennedy seems to believe the position of US Senator is a birth right. After all, her last name is Kennedy, she is American royalty. She never had to do the menial task of being on the PTA or serving as a small town Mayor or running a small business. Kennedy's don't do things the old fashioned way, they don't earn it, they simply say, "I choose to have that given to me now."

Caroline Kennedy's qualifications for the US Senate are, in her own words, that she is a best selling author and an attorney. The Republicans should run John Grisham against her.

The media should be embarrassed at the heavy handed way they treated GOVERNOR Palin for her lack of experience, while treating Author Caroline Kennedy with kid gloves.

And while we are at it, can we stop calling Kathleen Parker a conservative columnist? How many liberal columns does she have to write before she is off the team?

She wrote an anti-Palin, pro-Kennedy puff piece for the Washington Post. (Maybe by Washington Post standards, she is conservative, which means she isn't at all.) You can read the "faux" conservative's column by clicking here, if you must.

The tragedy is that Caroline Kennedy will get into office simply because she has the right last name, went to the right schools and goes to the right cocktail parties. In sharp contrast, Sarah Palin's candidacy was dragged through the coal because she came from a middle class, working family, attended the College her family could afford and decided to raise a family.

Given their resumes and lifestyles, I'll take Palin over Kennedy everytime.

A Columnist Who Gets Sarah Palin

From the day she was announced as John McCain's running mate, one prominent newspaper columnist has been pro-Palin. His name is Ruben Navarrette Jr. He writes for the San Diego Union-Tribune and is one of the most prominent Latino columnists in America.

He is a wonderful writer who understands the Sarah Palin appeal.

Navarrette argues that it is not Republican versus Democrat, Blue versus Red or even Conservative versus Liberal. It is urban versus rural.




The attack on Sarah Palin was an attack on small town values. And the thing that really ticked off the elite in New York, LA and Washington is that Palin embraced those values and did not want to change.

Navarrette uses this Palin quote in his column:

"I got my education from the University of Idaho because that's what I could afford," she said. "No, I don't come from the self-proclaimed 'movers and shakers' group and that's fine with me. It's caused me, or rather, allowed me, to work harder and pull myself up by my bootstraps without anyone else helping me. I think it allows me to be in touch with the vast majority of Americans who are in the same position that I am."

Amen to that.

And as proof that there is this divide and that Palin was attacked for it, Navarrette uses this gem from political traitor Colin Powell:
"I think [Palin] had something of a polarizing effect when she talked about how small-town values are good," Powell said. "Well, most of us don't live in small towns. And I was raised in the South Bronx, and there's nothing wrong with my value system from the South Bronx."

First of all, Powell was wrong. Most Americans live in or come from small towns. Second, as Navarette points out, the urban, liberal philosophy was not under attack. Sarah Palin was for daring to be a woman who has Conservative Social values, who believed in small town America.

Palin is frightening to the status quo and that is why the attacks on her will continue over the next few years. That is why there were so many lies about her spread on the Internet as fact.

And that is why it is so god to have a man like Ruben Navarrette who has the courage of his own convictions and does not bow to the pressure of his media colleagues to walk lock-step in thought and attack all who disagree.

You can read his column on Sarah by http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/24/navarrette.palin.smalltown/?iref=mpstoryview (He is a special contributor to CNN.)

And you can write to Ruben at ruben.navarrette@uniontrib.com.

Let him know that you appreciate his support of Sarah Palin and his bravery of free thought and expression.

Two Weeks and Still No Arrest in Wasilla Church Arson

The ATF and the FBI are involved in the investigation to find out who set the Wasilla Bible Church on fire.

There were women and children inside the Church at the time making the arson especially vile.

Attempted Murder, Arson and a Hate Crime are just a few of the local and federal charges that can and should be filed against these sickos once they are caught.

I have left the address of the Wasilla Baptist Church on the site for those who want to send sympathies and donations.

In the meantime, read this editorial from the Anchorage Newsminer.

Much was made of the fact that the Wasilla Baptist Church is Sarah Palin's church and the arson may have had political motivations. Sarah Palin even apologized to the pastor and the congregation.

But the Newsminer Editorial makes a great point. The motivation really doesn't matter. Arson is arson. And the fact that people were inside should make it a social and moral imperative that the arsonists be caught and put away for a long time.

Politics is not the issue here. Public safety is!


http://newsminer.com/news/2008/dec/16/arson-needs-answer/?opinion

http://enduringamerica.com/2008/12/18/palin-wasilla-bible-church-gay-rights-fire/

Sarah Palin's Popularity Still High

It is obvious why the media, Democrats and many Republican are still attacking Sarah Palin - she is a threat.

Despite constant and vicious attempts to take her down, the Governor of Alaska is showing remarkable signs that her popularity may be higher than ever.

First, we look at the Gallup Poll released yesterday that lists Sarah Palin as the second most popular woman in the country, after Hillary Clinton.

The Gallup people point out that although she was a relative unknown at this time last year and after an onslaught of attacks and a political loss, she is still admired an extremely popular. You can see the entire poll here.

The more important poll was conducted by the DailyKos. It shows that Sarah Palin is still very popular in Alaska and should win either re-election as Governor or the Senate seat held by moderate Republican Lisa Murkowski.

Here are the poll results:

Governor:
General Election: Palin (R-i) 55%, Knowles (D) 38%

Senate:
GOP Primary: Palin 55%, Murkowski (R-i) 31%
General Election: Palin 53%, Knowles 39%
General Election: Murkowski 49%, Knowles 41%

If you want to read more click here.

Finally, Sarah Palin is the top calendar girl of the year. Go ahead, you can start singing the Neil Sedaka song.

Amazon.Com lists the Sarah Palin calendar as the top selling item in the category of office products and supplies. No other calendar cam close.

Only our biased friends in La La land and the La La Times could write a negative article about the calendar sales. Please go to the LATimes blog and let them know how you feel. Click here.

And if you want a calendar, click here.

Personally I think the calendar should go all the way to 2012.

Sarah Palin to have a Christmas Grandbaby?

Many of you have written asking about Bristol Palin's baby and if everything okay.

We learned from Bristol's Grandfather that the baby was due on Saturday, December
20th. But, it is very rare for a baby to be arrive on his/her due date. Only five percent of all babies are on time for their coming out party.

It is more likely that a first time mother will deliver past her due date.

So, Bristol Palin is having a normal pregnancy. A doctor probably would not induce labor for 10 days to two weeks past the due date, depending on the health of the baby.

We do know it is a boy. And wouldn't the Christian right have a field day if the baby arrived on Christmas Day? It could happen.

18 year old Bristol Palin and her 19 year old fiance Levi Johnston have not chosen a name.

But when you have a group of kids named Piper, Levi, Bristol, Track and Trig, anything is possible.

Since the two are not married yet, what will the babies last name be?

Like any good Christmas present, this child is a mystery waiting to be unwrapped.

But we can guess can't we? Send your name suggestions for Bristol and Levi's baby to TheSarahPalinBlog@GMail.Com or just click comment below. Just as long as they are in good tast, I will post them. Also, give me the reason you chose that name.

In all seriousness, I wish the Palin family a very Merry Christmas and hope for a beautiful healthy baby and a smooth delivery for Bristol.

Sarah Palin. Is she Reagan or Thatcher or Both?

There are some who have compared Sarah Palin to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Of course, the left and the elite have chuckled at the comparison because they are on mission to destroy Sarah's chances.

It is worth reading John O'Sullivan's piece in the Wall Street Journal. O'Sullivan was a special adviser to Thatcher, knows her quite well, and sees a lot of Thatcher in Palin. Here is an excerpt:

She has obvious intelligence, drive, serious moral character, and a Reaganesque likability. Her likely Republican rivals such as Bobby Jindal and Mitt Romney, not to mention Barack Obama, have most of these same qualities too. But she shares with Mrs. Thatcher a very rare charisma. As Ronnie Millar, the latter's speechwriter and a successful playwright, used to say in theatrical tones: She may be depressed, ill-dressed and having a bad hair day, but when the curtain rises, out onto the stage she steps looking like a billion dollars. That's the mark of a star, dear boy. They rise to the big occasions.

Mrs. Palin had four big occasions in the late, doomed Republican campaign: her introduction by John McCain in Ohio, her speech at the GOP convention, her vice-presidential debate with Sen. Joe Biden, and her appearance on Saturday Night Live. With minimal preparation, she rose to all four of them. That's the mark of a star.

If conservative intellectuals, Republican operatives and McCain "handlers" can't see it, then so much the worse for them.

To read the entire article click here.

The difference between Palin and Thatcher, of course, is that Palin has the same "movie star" look and quality that Reagan had. Thatcher, although incredibly charismatic, never had the look. And Thatcher never had the quality that Palin and Reagan have instinctively that tells America they are one of us and not part of the Washington crowd. Reagan did it with a smile, a joke and a shake of the head. Palin does it with a smile and a wink and a "you betcha."

Palin could be the whole package. She has to work on one more thing.

She has 4 or 8 years to find a simple but strong belief system like Reagan. The Great President found four strong Conservative principles and never wavered from them -

1) America is the greatest country in the world, Democracy is the greatest system of Government.
2) Government is too big and should shrink
3) Taxes should be lowered
4) Our military must always be prepared to defend America

Four very simple principles that he went back to on every argument. It gave him a foundation of strength and honesty built on something that is lacking in Today's politics's - principle.

You always knew what Reagan believed in and he never wavered. You always knew what Thatcher believed in and she never wavered.

In a time of focus groups, negative campaigns and polling, I long for Reagan again. Maybe it can be Sarah Palin. Again, she already has many of the Reagan and Thatcher qualities, has four or eight years to complete the package.

A Gift From Team Sarah

Sarah Palin: Conservative of the Year

Runner up for Person of the Year and now Conservative of the Year, Sarah Palin is reeling in the accolades in this end of year awards season.

HumanEvents.Com, which dubs itself "Headquarters of The Conservative Underground," gave Sarah the title.

Ann Coulter wrote the accompanying piece. Here is an excerpt -

When McCain chose our beauteous Sarah as his running mate, the maverick was finally acting like a real maverick -- as opposed to the media’s definition of a “maverick” which is: “agreeing with the editorial positions of the New York Times.”

Pre-Palin it had been one race -- boring old “You kids get off my lawn!” John McCain versus the exciting, new politician Barack Obama, who threw caution to the wind and bravely ran as the Pro-Hope candidate. And then our heroic Sarah bounded out of the Alaska tundra and it became a completely different race. This left the press completely discombobulated and upset. They didn't know whether to attack Sarah for not having an abortion or go after her husband for not being a sissy.

I assume Palin was chosen because McCain had heard that she was a real conservative and he had always wanted to meet one -- no, actually because he needed a conservative on the ticket, but that he had no idea that picking her would send the left into a tailspin of wanton despair.

But if anyone on the McCain campaign chose Palin because she would drive liberals crazy, my hat is off to him!

You can read the whole thing by clicking here.

WithoutObjection.com also wrote about the award. You can read their take here.

On the surface this may not seem like a big deal, but it is. After the failed campaign of John McCain, a candidate that Conservative Republicans never really trusted, the Republicans are looking for a new Reagan, someone who can espouse Conservative values without being mean.

Sarah Palin is the chosen one.

Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich will kick and scream, but they can never gene rte the heat, the crowds and the genuine passion that Sarah does.

Governors Pawlenty, Jindal and Huntsman have promise, but nothing else. Few outside their own states and Republican blogs know their name.

Sarah is the heir apparent. She has some repairs to make, but not as many as her critics may claim. Although the media, the liberals, the democrats and even many jealous Republicans have taken their shots, the Conservative base of the party still proudly holds Palin above the rest.

If Palin runs in 2012, she will win Iowa, no doubt about it. She can also win most of the south and the west.

The "Conservative of The Year" is a weighty title in the Republican Party. In political terms it translates to "Front Runner."

Human Events also conducted an interview with Sarah Palin. Click here to read it.

Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski must be breathing a sigh of relief. When Sarah Palin was asked if she would run against the moderate republican in the 2010 primary, Palin said, "that's not in my sites."

I have a pretty good idea what is in her sites and it's not in Alaska.

Bristol Palin's Future Mother-In-Law Arrested

Sarah Palin can not catch a break.

Less than a week after her Church was torched and closed for over a million dollars in repairs, the Governor finds out that the mother of the fiance of her pregnant 18 year old daughter has been arrested on drug charges.

47 year old Sherry Johnston was taken into custody at her home in Wasilla on Thursday by an undercover narcotics investigation wotking for the Alaska State police.

Johnston faces six felony counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance. She was released on $5,000 bail shortly after her arrest.

Governor Palin revealed during the Presidential campaign that her daughter Bristol was pregnant and that Levi Johnston was the father.

The two have said they plan to marry and Bristol Palin is due to give birth this weekend.



This is going to make for a very uncomfortable time in the waiting room.

Here is video from Inide Edition with a picture of Sherry Johnston:

Sarah Palin Runner-Up As Time Person of the Year

It was pretty obvious that Barack Obama was going to be on this year's Time cover as "Person of the Year."

But Sarah Palin as the runner-up was a nice surprise and the article about Sarah was glowing!

Time calls hers "the most astonishing political debut in modern times" and says the 44-year-old mother of five who upset a corrupt GOP party establishment in a place many people don't ever want to visit "a one-woman rescue team for the Republican ticket."

The LA Times blog was even forced to say nice things about Sarah and instead decided to attack Time Magazine for being irrelevant. I love the gall of old Andrew Malcolm to write in his blog that Time is irrelevant. You can read Mr. Relevant's blog by clicking here.


The Time writer is Nancy Gibbs. She did a wonderful job. Here is an excerpt:

She was not just a governor, but the most popular governor in the country; not just a mom but a mother of five, with a family made for reality TV. And she wasn't just a running mate; she was a one-woman rescue team for the Republican ticket. Largely unknown but suddenly exalted, she was the perfect wide screen onto which people projected pride and prejudice in equal measure

You can read the entire article by clicking here. And I urge you to write an email to the editors of Time at letters@time.com and compliment Nancy on the article and the magazine on its inclusion of Sarah Palin.

How many times in history has a Vice-Presidential candidate been so popular? The simple answer is never.

Sarah Palin is unique in American politics and American history. Her "Person of the Year" honor is still to come.

If You Discount Palin in 2012, You Are Forgetting Iowa!

John McCain's pollster makes a great point about the 2012 Presidential Race - Sarah Palin would be the front runner in the first contest - Iowa.

Remember, all of the negative you are hearing about Sarah Palin comes from Democrats and liberal special interest groups. Palin does extremely well among Republicans and especially Christian Conservatives.

A Republican canidate can win Iowa by simply by getting the Christian Conservative vote. Sarah wouldn't have to woo them the way Mike Huckabee did last year. She would have them at hello. Sarah Palin is Mike Huckabee's worst nightmare because she steal his votes.

That power going into Iowa makes Sarah Palin an immediate front runner and a force to be reckoned with.

To read more of Bill McInturff's thoughts on Palin in Iowa click here and go to politico.Com.

What Sarah Palin Needs To Do Now to Become President

Recently a subscriber to the Sarah Palin Blog sent me an email asking what I thought Sarah Palin needs to do to now to position herself for a run for President in 2012.

I listed 7 things:

1) A book and book tour will help
2) Write Oped pieces for te Wall Street Journal and USA today on Energy Independence
3) Continue to do Fundraisers for other candidates
4) Become National Spokesperson for Downs Syndrome
5) Lead a rally on Washington of Mothers with Special Needs children
6) Don't run for re-election, instead head a national initiative on reducing dependence on foreign oil
7) Appear frequently on Sunday Morning News shows

The one I really debated was number six. Is it better to run for re-election and then run for President as a two term Governor? Or is it better to not start a job you don't plan on finishing and put all your efforts into a national campaign?

I came to the conclusion that a run for re-election is fraught with problems. Nothing less than a landslide will be seen as good enough. If she doesn't run, Sarah leaves as a popular Governor and can hit the lower 48 running.

U.S. News and World Report has more in an article entitled Sarah Palin’s To-Do List if She Wants to Run for President in 2012.

In the article writer Kevin Walsh has two important additions to the list of things she has to do for 2012 - bring on some slick political operatives to start her campaign now and continue to do a great job as Governor of Alaska.

Here is Kevin's article:

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has some important political decisions to make. Republican insiders say that if she wants to maintain her viability as a presidential contender in 2012—after making such a big splash as the GOP vice presidential candidate this year—she needs to bring aboard some savvy political operatives who can help her decide what kind of events she should do and which she should avoid.

"There's still a lot of talk about her," says a longtime party strategist and former adviser to Ronald Reagan. "She's still a hot property, but she needs to put a system together. She doesn't have much in the way of political infrastructure up there [in Alaska]. It will be interesting to see how she allocates her time."

Another senior Republican who advised presidential nominee John McCain this year said, "She needs to focus on being a good governor. If she is going to be a national figure, she needs to be known for her reform work in Alaska."

Last Sunday, Palin got a bit of bad news when McCain told ABC's This Week that he can't, at this time, back Palin for the top job. Asked whether he would support her, McCain replied, "I can't say something like that. We've got some great other young governors. I think you're going to see the governors assume a greater leadership role in our Republican Party."

McCain did express "admiration and respect" for his running mate and said no one should doubt "my view of her viability."

Palin Leads Alaska Through Recession

Sarah Palin unveiled her budget and although Alaska is ailing a bit, it has not been hit as hard by the recession as other states. Even with the current slump in oil prices, Alaska has a stockpile of money for a rainy day. Palin refused to say it's raining, but that it is drizzling a little.

From the Wall Street Journal:

The budget is $11.2 billion for the coming fiscal year -- up only a bit from this year's -- a sign that economic slowdown has spread to one of the most financially sound states in the U.S.



Gov. Palin proposed a fiscal 2010 budget that is only one percent larger than the budget for the current 2009 fiscal year. She proposed overall 7% cuts in general-fund spending to help cope with revenue shortfalls, in large part due to the free-fall in oil prices. The cuts are compared with the current fiscal year, excluding money put into savings and a $746.4 million energy rebate the state gave Alaskan residents last summer. Alaska's economy depends heavily on tax revenue from oil production on the North Slope, and its coffers swelled when oil prices soared to more than $140 a barrel last summer.

But with prices below $50 a barrel, Gov. Palin -- fresh from her unsuccessful vice-presidential run -- is having to deal with as much as a $400 million deficit in the current year's budget. Unlike most other states, Alaska can draw on a huge stockpile of savings to close such budget gaps. The governor's office estimates the state's $6.6 billion in so-called constitutional and statutory reserves will be able to tide the state over as it begins an estimated decade-long transition from declining oil production to gas production through a proposed new pipeline.

Gov. Palin left intact many of the more visible spending plans. K-12 public schools, for example, would receive full funding under her plan. Cutbacks would come in other areas, such as capital projects. Also under her plan, there will be enough money left over in 2010 to restock the state's reserves with almost $400 million.

In a press conference from the state capital of Juneau Monday, Gov. Palin hesitated to call this "a rainy day" for Alaska. "It's not pouring rain in Alaska," the governor told reporters, some listening in from the lower 48 states. "It's sprinkling

A news report on the Sarah Palin Church fire

So the scumbags set this fire while there were people inside. Add attempted murder to the charges of arson and a hate crime.

*See post below for more on why this should be a hate crime."

The Fire at Wasilla Bible Church: A Hate Crime caused by Slash and Burn Politics

My heart goes out to the congregation at the Wasilla Bible Church. A fire has taken their beloved place of worship and arson is suspected. It will take some time and one and a half million dollars to make the Church whole again.


It will take a lot more than that to mend the emotional trauma of what may be a vicious attack on the belief system that brought the faithful together.


Sarah Palin has apologized to her fellow congregants, if the arson was the result of her run for national office.


She has no reason to apologize for being true to what she believes in. She has no reason to apologize for being a strong family woman who goes to church.

It is the scumbags who set fire to the Church who need to apologize - in court - when they are being sentenced for not only arson - but a hate crime.

If this was an attack on the Church because of Palin's beliefs, this was an act of hate and should be prosecuted as a federal hate crime.

I know the faithful of the Wasilla Bible church will gather today in another location and forgive those who sinned against them. That is the Christian thing to do. They are better people than me.

It is the job of Pastor Larry Kroon to teach forgiveness as a renewal of faith. It is the job of the local police, the FBI and the prosecutors, both local and federal, to make certain the same laws apply to everyone.

If a swastika was painted on a synagogue, that would be a hate crime. If the Wasilla Bible Church was set on fire because of the negative press about the church and Sarah Palin's religious beliefs, this should be a hate crime.

More than that, the Internet moles and Democratic operatives who unfairly attacked Sarah Palin as a religious zealot should be ashamed of themselves. This is the result of that kind of ugly, hate-filled slash and burn politics. Hate begets hate.

Let's name names here.

The Huffington Post made the claim that "Palin's Church may have shaped Controversial World View." Controversial to whom? A left leaning talking head?

The Daily Kos also attacked Palin's Church in its sanctimonious, innuendo filled diatribe entitled: "Sarah Palin: Dominionist Stalking Horse." Intellectual hate is still hate. You can dress up the words and engage in the gymnastics of logic but it is still as ugly.

Lesser sites like BoingBoing.net have made much of YouTube video showing the Pentecostal Faithful speaking in tongues or welcoming a pastor from an African Nation. The video usually comes with commentary about zealotry, cultism or even witchcraft.

But be clear, this was used to tear down Sarah Palin in the name of politics, power and money. The Church was collateral damage. And now it is, quite literally, collateral damage.

Good people are suffering as slash and burn politics starts a fire that was not fully extinguished by any means in Wasilla.

It was a witch hunt, now complete with flames. Liberal democrats have become what they espouse to hate, McCarthyists. And I say to them: "Have you no shame?"

An Update On Sarah Palin's Church

An arsonist has badly damaged the church attended by the Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, and she has apologised if the fire was connected to "undeserved negative attention" from her failed campaign as the Republican vice-presidential nominee.

No one was hurt in the fire on Friday night although a handful of people, including two children, were inside the Wasilla Bible Church, said the Central Mat-Su fire chief, James Steele.

Ms Palin visited the church on Saturday. Her spokesman, Bill McAllister, said, "Whatever the motives of the arsonist, the Governor has faith in the scriptural passage that what was intended for evil will in some way be used for good."

Mr Steele said the blaze was being treated as arson, but he did not know of any threats to the church. Authorities also did not know whether Mrs Palin's connection to the church was relevant to the fire.

"It's hard to say at this point. Everything is just speculation," he said. "We have no information on intent or motive."

Damage to the church was estimated at $US1 million ($1.52 million), authorities said.

Mr Steele said the fire was lit at the entrance and moved inward as a small group of women were working on crafts. A fire alarm alerted them to the fire. Firefighters fought the blaze in temperatures of minus 17 degrees.

The pastor, Larry Kroon, declined to say whether the church had received any recent threats. "There are so many variables," he said. "I don't want to comment in that direction."

The 1000-member evangelical church was the subject of scrutiny after Mrs Palin was named John McCain's Republican Party running mate.

Early in her campaign, the church was criticised for promoting a Focus on the Family "Love Won Out Conference" in Anchorage. It promised to "help men and women dissatisfied with living homosexually understand that same-sex attractions can be overcome".

Wasilla, Mrs Palin's home town, is 64 kilometres north of Anchorage.

Send Sympathy and Support to Sarah Palin's Church

The Church that Sarah Palin belongs to was hit by fire Friday night. The building suffered severe damage. It will take at least one million dollars to make necessery repairs.

What makes this even more awful is that investigators suspect arson.

The Associated Press reports that Larry Kroon, pastor of the Church, declined to say if the blaze was politically based or directed at Palin, the failed Republican vice presidential candidate.

Kroon says the fire broke out Friday night while a small group of women were working on crafts. They were alerted to the blaze by a fire alarm.

Kroon says he was called and by the time he got to the church, smoke was pouring out of the building. Sprinklers kept the fire from spreading beyond offices and classrooms.

Authorities are not immediately commenting, but Kroon says he's been told the fire is being investigated as a crime.

Here is the latest information posted on the Church's website:

The Wasilla Bible Church will meet at Wasilla Middle School, 650 E Bogard Road, at 11:15 am only on Sunday, December 14th. It is likely there will be limited or no child care or programs this Sunday. Our building was damaged by a fire Friday evening, and will need repairs before we can resume worship there again. Praise God that no one in the building was injured, and pray for us as we rebuild. We will likely meet at the Middle School for a while until the building is ready again. We’ll update this page once we reschedule locations and times for events as we celebrate our Savior’s birth. The normal web page will return once the offices are restored. Here is the link to the other parts of our website. Dates and times may not be correct if the location is the Church building. The telephones are not working right now, but email is functioning.

If you want to send well wishes to the church, the website is church@waillabible.org
and the mailing address is - Wasilla Bible Church
1651 W. Nicola Avenue
Wasilla, Alaska 99654

Click here to go to their website and learn more about the church.

Please let the good people of Wasilla know that they are in our thoughts. But remember, it was the building that was damaged by fire, the Church is still strong because the Church resides in the souls of those who worship there.
church@wasillabible.org

More on Sarah Palin's Accent

I have received a slew of emails about the Sarah Palin accent story.

Let me add a couple of more links.

TheSwamp attempted to explain the accent. Click here for the link.

The Slate also took a stab at it, but called it an "Alaskan Accent." Read more here.

William Labov, a professor of linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania even chimed in and also claimed "An Alaskan accent." Listen to the good professor on NPR.

But the Milaca Historical Society disagees with the good professor and make a strong case that the accent is from Minnesota. Read Karen Schenkler's article here.

Thanks for all your emails and posts. Hope this quenches your thirst for knowledge about Sarah's way of talkin'.

Sarah Palin's Accent

It was described by many news commentators as Palin's "Alaskan accent." But any Alaskan will tell you, "It's not ours."

So where did Sarah Palin get that accent? C'mon, you've heard it before. Think of Frances McDormand's Academy Award winning performance in Fargo.

You betcha', it is that North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin area accent -the Nordic States, don't ya know.

So how did Sarah end up with that accent?

According to Karen Schlenker of the Milaca Area Historical Society, it moved to Alaska before the Palins did. For more than you ever wanted to know about Sarah Palin's accent click here.

Here's some sampling of the accent from Sarah:


Here is some fun with Fargo, Frances McDormand interviews Sarah Palin:


The article and the constant stream of YouTube videos is further proof, that we are still fascinated by everything Sarah.

Sarah Palin is Queen of the Internet

If there is any doubt of Sarah Palin's International Pop icon status, just take a look at Google's annual ranking of the fastest-rising global search terms for 2008.

Google says its annual study of the billions of search queries that people type into its search engine "gives us a glimpse into the zeitgeist -- the spirit of the times."

Alaska Gov. Palin ranked No. 1, while Barack Obama finished at No. 6.

The top search terms, in order, were:

1)Palin
2)Beijing 2008
3)Facebook login
4)Tuenti - a Spanish social networking site
5)Actor Heath Ledger


6)Obama
7)Nasza Klasa - a Polish social networking site
8)Wer Kentt Wen - a German social networking site
9)Euro 2008
10)The Jonas Brothers.

Bigger than the Olympics, more powerful than the Euro able to leap the Jonas Brothers in a single bound, Sarah Palin is Superwoman and unquestionably, the most popular woman in the world.

A Good Month For Sarah Palin

It has been 33 Days since election day and by all accounts it has been a great 33 Days for Sarah Palin.

Post-election Palin needed to do three things quickly

1) Repair her image
2) Keep her name and face in front of the Republican Faithful
3) Expand her base
4) Show that she has political clout
5) Do all the above without ignoring the duties of running Alaska


Although criticized on all fronts, because she is seen as a threat to Democrats, liberals, special interests and established Republicans, to name a few, there is empirical evidence that she has been successful on all fronts.

Recent polls show that since the smear campaign by the Democrats and the mishandling by the McCain campaign, Palin has become popular with women and independents while still holding on to the Republican Base.

First came the media blitz, Sarah was everywhere. She talked with Matt on the Today show, Larry on CNN and Greta on Fox.

The came the national appearances; The Republican Governor's Conference in Florida and the National Governor's Conference in Philadelphia. At both, Palin stole the attention. She is on everyone's list for Republican fundraisers and she has been a big hit at the one's she has headlined.

But perhaps the biggest success came in Georgia, where Senator Saxby Chambliss credits Sarah Palin with his win in the runoff election for re-election. He says without Palin's help, he may have lost. Chambliss called Sarah "a Rock Star" and added that he has not seen anyone energize a crowd like Palin.

Chambliss won by 15 points and kept the Democrats from gaining a veto proof majority. In other words, she is collecting some important IOUs.

Listen to Senator Chambliss rave about Palin:



Obama steered clear. Many say he didn't want to be seen as going head to head against Palin as many would have painted it as a preview of the 2012 race....and Obama clearly would have lost.

It is worth repeating Chambliss fawning over Palin - "When she walks in a room, folks just explode and they really did pack the house everywhere we went. She's a dynamic lady, a great administrator, and I think she's got a great future in the Republican Party."

Palin has played her post-election perfectly so far. Makes you wonder what the hell the McCain people were thinking by micromanaging her.

So she has repaired her image, kept her name in the public eye, expanded her base and definitely showed her clout. And with a multi-million dollar book deal, which is sure to top the best sellers list, it is fair to say that Sarah Palin has had an exceptional month.

She has received some criticism by Alaska Democrats for leaving the state too much and all Governor's are feeling the pressure of the recession, maybe more so in Alaska where low gas prices are hurting the economy.

But Palin just signed a bill for a 30 billion dollar Natural gas pipeline that will create jobs and new tax income. Her state budget is expected to include an aggressive health care and education plan that is sure to cause a stir.

But her public bill signings and news conferences in Alaska keep her in the minds of her constituents while she flies to the lower 48 to keep her in the minds of the greater electorate.

It is a tiresome balance. Right now it is working.

The question is - can she keep up this pace? There are very few betting against Sarah Barracuda.

Palin to Oprah - "Thanks, but no thanks!"

I love it!!!

Oprah Winfrey, in all her arrogance, refused to have Sarah Palin on before the election. You remember the story, her staffers wanted Palin on after her electrifying speech to the Republican National Convention, but Queen Oprah said, "No!"

Oprah declared she would have no candidate on until after the election.

Of course, she already had Barack Obama on, fawned all over him, endorsed him and campaigned for him.

But in Oprah World, the Queen was doing the right thing.



Well, there is a new Queen in town. Queen Palin, the one everybody wants an interview with now. And guess what? She doesn't want to talk to YOU Oprah!

Oprah, of course, is now acting like a spoiled little brat. Much the same way David Letterman does when he doesn't get an interview.

Oprah is miffed that Palin did made an appearances on other US hosts Greta Van Susteren, Matt Lauer and Larry King’s shows to talked about her unsuccessful bid to reach the White House, but she ignored ‘The Oprah Show’ despite being invited.

Hell hast no fury like Oprah scorned!

Oprah says Palin will rue the day! She claims the Alaskan governor will be desperate to talk to her when she releases her memoirs.

"I said I would be happy to talk to Sarah Palin when the election was over... I went and tried to talk to Sarah Palin and instead she talked to Greta. She talked to Matt. She talked to Larry. But she didn't talk to me. Maybe she'll talk to me now that she has a (multi-million dollar) book deal,” Contactmusic quoted Oprah as saying.

Um, somehow I doubt it Oprah. I think you and David Letterman are on the same list as Kieth Olbermann and Bill Maher, as far as Sarah is concerned.

Have fun talking to Joe Biden. Book an extra half hour.

And Dave, enjoy Sarah Palin's interview on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. I'm certain that's coming soon.

Sarah Palin Versus Mike Huckabee for 2012 Nomination

Barack Obama isn't even in the White House yet and every major news organization is already polling Republicans to see who should be their party's Presidential nominee 4 years from now.

CNN is the latest. It polled 460 people across the country who are either Republican or are Independents who lean Republican.

The new poll shows Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin in a statistical tie. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is first with 34 percent of respondents saying they are "very likely" to support him in a run for President, but Sarah Palin is in a statistical tie with Huckabee with 32 percent, as the poll has a margin of error or 4.5 percent.

And here is an oddity - “It might come as a surprise to some that Palin does better than Huckabee among GOP men but that Huckabee beats Palin among Republican women,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Palin's strength is also concentrated among older Republicans, but Huckabee may have a slight edge among conservative Republicans."

Among voters who consider themselves born again or evangelical, Huckabee draws more support than Palin, with a 9 point edge. Meanwhile, Palin holds a 7-point advantage among non-born again or evangelical voters.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is in third place in the poll, with 28 percent of those questioned saying they are very likely to support him as the GOP nominee in 2012.

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich draws roughly the same level of support as Romney, at 27 percent. Twenty-three percent of those polled say they would be very likely to support Rudy Giuliani if he decides to run again. The former New York City mayor was the national frontrunner in many polls in late 2007, before performing poorly in the early primaries and caucuses. He dropped out of the race for the White House in late January.

Louisana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who's considered a rising star in the GOP, draws support from 19 percent of those surveyed, and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist 7 percent.
“Jindal and Crist are relative unknowns. The fact that they get much less support than the others is likely a function of name recognition rather than a true measure of their potential base of support," says Holland.

So what can we take from this poll?

The Republican are heading back to the base and back to the basics. John McCain, God Love him, was a moderate and the base never trusted him.

Look at the top four of this poll - Huckabee, Palin, Romney and Gingrich - they all appeal to the Conservative base.

If the Republicans want to win in 2012, I think they inherintly understand that, they need to run a stron Conservative campaign and carve out a clear difference from Barack Obama.

Bobby Jindal and Charlie Crist are also Conservative favorites. The only moderate on the list is Rudy Guiliani, who will not get the nomination because of his pro-life stance.

This poll by no means shows us who the nominee might be, there is still way too much time. But it does show us that the Republicans are looking for another Reagan and not another McCain.

Here is more of the poll (and some good news for Sarah Palin):

Although Huckabee wins slightly among the "very likely," if you add in those who were "somewhat likely" to support a candidate - Palin wins.

• Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee, got a 67% "very/somewhat likely" score.

• Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: 65%.

• Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney: 61%

• Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani: 57%.

• Former House speaker Newt Gingrich: 52%.

• Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal: 44%.

• Florida Gov. Charlie Crist: 32%.

In other words, Huckabees support is a litle stronger, Palin's is a little broader. BUT, it is still a statistical tie and it is still WAY to early to really mean anything significant.

Here We Go Again! The Sexism aimed at Palin continues.

US News And World Report just released a poll that showed the vast majority of women believe Sarah Palin was treated unfairly by the media, especially the reports about how much the campaign spent on her wardrobe.

Two days after the poll, another story about how much the campaign spent on Palin's hair and makeup.

John McCain's campaign spent more than $95,000 on hair and makeup services for vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin in the final weeks of the campaign, according to Federal Election Commission records.

Makeup artist Amy Strozzi was paid $60,385 between Sept. 1 and Nov. 24, and hairstylist Angela Lew received $34,830.

Separately, the Republican National Committee - which caused a ruckus when it spent more than $150,000 to clothe Palin and her family in September - spent about $23,000 in the final weeks at Macy's, Neiman Marcus and other stores for "campaign accessories."

The FEC reports do not explain the expense other than to say they were done in coordination with McCain's campaign.

- Bloomberg News

Why have we never heard about how much a campaign spends on suits for a male candidate? Or hair and makeup, for that matter? Sure there has been a story hear or there about Bill Clinton holding up air traffic to get a hair cut on a plane, or John Edwards paying a small fortune to get his locks quaffed.

But let's get some totals. I mean, Palin shouldn't be the only one subjected to this scrutiny. How much did the Obama campaign pay for thei candidates suits? For his haircuts and makeup? How about for Michelle and the kids?

Fair is fair and sexists is sexist. This continual harassment of Sarah Palin over her hair, clothes and makeup. when no other candidate has to endure the same scrutiny, is just plain sexist.

Sarah Palin Stirs Discussion of Women in Politics

According to a new survey of American women published in US News and World Report, 79% think that the media went overboard in covering the wardrobe of Sarah Palin.

65% thought women were held to a different standard then men.

But on the positive side, a whopping 93% thought the candidacies of Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton will encourage more women to run for office. 86% said young girls and women in their own lives were inspired by Palin and Clinton.

It is an interesting poll that comes on the day the nation is scrutinizing comments made by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell about the choice of Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as Director of Homeland Security.

Rendell said that Napolitano is the perfect choice because she isn't married and doesn't have any children. Rendell said "she has no life" so she can work around the clock.

Would that ever be said about a man? No. Because the assumption is that his wife would take care of the kids and the home.

Rendell made the gaffe in front of an open microphone at the Governor's Conference. Here is Campbell Brown's take on CNN -


Remember the attacks on Sarah Palin that she shouldn't run for office because she has a pregnant daughter and a special needs child at home.

Again, that would never be said of a male candidate.

We are treading on new ground here with more women in positions of political power. You can expect more Rendell like "Gaffes" in the years to come as we all learn to navigate the new political landscape.

Tina Fey Can't Escape Palin

Tina Fey claimed she wanted nothing to do with Sarah Palin after the election, that it was time to move on.

So why is she talking about Sarah?

Because a TV Entertainment reporter ticked her off by saying that Sarah Palin had been gracious to Tina Fey, but Fey was not gracious to Palin in her skits.

Tina Fey went off on the charge in Vanity Fair.

“What made me super-mad about it was that it seemed very sexist toward me and her. The implication was that she’s so fragile, which she is not. She’s a strong woman. And then, also, it was sexist because, like, who would ever go on the news and say, ‘Well, I thought it was sort of mean to Richard Nixon when Dan Aykroyd played him,’ and ‘That seemed awful mean to George Bush when Will Ferrell did it.’ And it’s like, No, that’s not the thing. This is a comedy sketch on a comedy show.” “Mean,” we agreed, was a word that tends to get used on women who do satirical humor and, as she says, “gay guys.”

Wow! Who knew Tina Fey was so sensitive?

She is right that Sarah Palin is a strong women who took more unfair criticism and attacks than most of us will suffer in a lifetime. Much of the Tina Fey impersonation was unfair, but that was comedy, not journalism. So I get her point.

But the writing and reporting about Fey has been 99.9 percent positive, to go off on one negative comment is a little self-involved.

Tina, Tina, Tina, everybody loves you. In part because you trashed a woman who has much more intestinal fortitude than you will ever have. Life is about a Yin and Yang. Live with both.