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Dear Lisa -

I just saw your article on American Thinker…I had to laugh! I knew exactly what you would find in the comment section. You need to learn that you cannot say anything short of praise about Sarah Palin aloud to Conservatives. I too believe that Sarah Palin is not the right choice right now. Sorry you had to wade into the deep water by yourself. I wanted you to know there are others that share your beliefs (or at least some of them).Here is an email I sent to Rush in an attempt to give another side of why Mrs. Palin should not be our candidate next year. Dear Rush,

I was only able to hear part of your show today but the part I did hear had you taking calls about Mrs. Palin. The overall feel I had was that Republican women that were not in favor of Mrs. Palin running for President was due to our jealousy about her looks and her brains. You could not be more wrong in describing my problems with Sarah Palin. I hope you will allow me to state my case.

When John McCain chose Sarah Palin as a running mate in 2007 I could not have been more pleased. I finally saw a reason to vote for that idiot from Arizona. She was intelligent, articulate and she had ENERGY! Something sorely lacking in the old demogauge McCain. When I cast my vote (I live in California) I was excited – not that voting for a Republican in California made any difference in the overall elections but because I knew this was a woman to be reckoned with for the future. I hoped that the rest of our states could see as easily as I did that Barack Obama did not have a plan, did not have any idea what the job entailed nor did he have a resume that had prepared him for the Presidency, but I was wrong. The man we now must admit to holding the highest office of the entire world is this little fool of a man that I am forced to call President. I couldn’t believe that voters of America were that short-sighted.

I believed that Sarah Palin would return to Alaska and serve out her term as Governor. To my amazement she quit…I know she gave some reasons about how difficult it was to continue to do the right thing by Alaska because of all of the lawsuits and threats of lawsuits. She said she was trying to do the right thing by the people of Alaska by allowing a different administration to come in and end the vitriol she had faced since running as a candidate of V.P. of the U.S.A. It seems that many people have accepted that sell-out and still believe in Mrs. Palin’s ability to lead as the leader of the free world. I do not count myself in that group. My disappointment in her decision to back down in the face of adversity is monumental. She will not be getting my vote unless the choice comes down to her or our current resident of the White House. I would cast that vote with almost the same loathing I felt while voting for John McCain.

Why you ask? Well, current history has shown us just what a Republican president will face while in office. President Bush was defamed, harassed, libeled, threatened, humiliated and dismissed not only by our media but by congress, the world media, liberals worldwide and his own party. President Bush went to work every day knowing that it would be a battle – or more likely a war. That he would be accused of war crimes by his own citizenry and by almost every country that we currently provide economic and military aid. Don’t get me wrong there were MANY decisions that President Bush made or allowed that I will never support but I do believe that he did his very best for ALL Americans every day of his presidency. I am very thankful that President Bush was in office to see us through the terrible decisions that had to be made over his two terms in spite of what he suffered at the hands of one-half of American citizens, corporations, churches, academia, Hollywood and our media. Can you imagine his life or even the lives of his family? Through all of the obstacles of his Presidency he was always poised, polite, upbeat and NEVER gave into the temptation to be catty or dismissive of those around him. Remember Helen?

We should expect no less when the next Republican candidate takes their place in the oval office. This is why Sarah Palin should not become our candidate. She folded and ran. If Mrs. Palin thinks the politicians of Alaska were too hard to handle what will she do with the likes of a Democratically controlled Congress or Senate? What about Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid? Do you really believe ANY country besides Israel will welcome President Palin with open arms? No, it will be armageddon and she failed the battle test in my mind. I have no faith in her that she can handle what is to come. Oh yes, she does fine with the media but that is only one aspect of what is coming for our next president and we all know it.

I am not giving up on Sarah Palin. She is intelligent, energizing and a patriot but I want to see her battle tested. I hope she will hold a post of prominence in the next administration and prove that she has what it takes to assume the office of President. I think she can have in the future what it takes to weather the storms of American politics but now is not the time for someone that could not even serve out their first term as governor. What a terrible decision – what was she thinking? The voters already gave a chance to someone with very little experience and look where we are now. Another problem I see is that in the next election cycle Barack Obama will have more experience than Sarah Palin. I know it’s all a failure but it is still more experience than Sarah Palin at this point. She is not the correct candidate for us at this time. I hope that she will use this opportunity to help elect a Republican into office and serve in the cabinet to gain the experience she needs to be a formidable candidate for the future.

I just wanted to voice my opinion so that you understand that not all conservative women are against Sarah Palin because she is smart and beautiful. We want to see more from her that shows us that she is ready and capable – it’s a big job not to be taken lightly.

Tammy Oborny

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