Amen. Of all the atrocities committed in this world, few acts are more evil than killing a child because he is disabled. Tragically, more than 90% of babies diagnosed with Down Syndrome in the UK are murdered in the womb…just because they are disabled. The figure in the US is about 80%.

The distinctions between the two tickets are immense, particularly on the issue of human life and children. The McCains and the Palins are true heroes to children, demonstrated through their deeds. O’Biden can yack all it wants about “the children” and “the poor” while doing nothing but pimping fail-every-time government programs, but both the McCains and the Palins have actually done something for children.

Another good reason Palin was an awesome pick. She has a lot of good ideas on energy!

Greg weighs in: This is hilarious because Gov. Palin points out that Joe Biden, 30 years ago, tried to kill the Alaskan pipeline. Kind of takes the sting out of Obama’s phony critique last night of McCain’s record. B.O. sez: “Washington’s been talking about our oil addiction for the last thirty years, and John McCain has been there for twenty-six of them. In that time, he’s said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars, no to investments in renewable energy, no to renewable fuels. And today, we import triple the amount of oil as the day that Senator McCain took office.” What would it have been had Biden had his way? Also important to point out — Obama is lying about McCain’s record on fuel efficiency standards. McCain also has a comprehensive and aggressive plan on alternative energy (including some elements I completely reject, BTW), so you might call the other claims false as well.

Hat tip: Hot Air

The worry is over for social and fiscal Conservatives alike. The GOP presumptive Nominee has selected a social and fiscal Conservative to join him on the ticket. But what does this say about his judgment?

To me it says that he recognizes that he cannot get elected to the highest office in the land without us. To me it says that he will keep his promise to appoint judges in the mold of Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Sam Alito. These are the lasting impact of any President for what is the true legacy? Only federal judge appointments and Supreme Court appointments have the lasting impact. Laws and policy can be overturned by the agenda of a succeeding President. But, the federal judiciary is where a President has his lasting say. We are still dealing with a Ford appointment (John Paul Stevens) who has turned out to be one of THE worst appointments ever in the history of the court.

During the next President’s term, there will likely be 2 vacancies on the Supreme Court. Ginsburg will likely retire and Stevens, if he doesn’t retire, is a fugitive from the graveyard (he’s 88). McCain would have a chance to replace 2 liberals on the court with 2 Conservatives. What an opportunity!

With this appointment, McCain has shown that he will do what he says in the appointment of traditionalist judges. That is what the Palin pick says about McCain’s judgment.

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The pealing of thunder from the heavens which was supposed to be rolling across the landscape today with Obama’s historic ascension as the official nominee for President on the Democratic ticket last night was deftly stolen in a shrewd move by John McCain in choosing Governor Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential running mate.

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As an unrepentant Conservative I’d like to weigh in, briefly, on the effect that naming Palin as VP nominee has had on me and my wife. Not only have we long been planning to log only a protest vote, perhaps for John Galt, this November, but back in February I registered and began to develop a website called GOPLeftMe.com. In a nutshell, I felt that if McCain and the GOP didn’t seem to care much for the social conservatives in the party, I would oblige them and sit it out. That just changed, dramatically.

Today, after the unexpected (maverick?) pick of Governor Palin for VP nominee, my wife and I are excited and talking about little else. We’ve already donated to the McCain/Palin campaign today (I did NOT ever expect that to happen), are going to get a yard sign, and I’ve ditched my plans to get www.GOPLeftMe.com up and running. To the extent that my personal take on it is indicative of other social conservatives this will re-unify my party and is, indeed, a big deal.

Exit question: If Palin and Maverick are elected, will her Secret Service codename be Goose?

Larry Johnson over at No Quarter has a great angle on the decision to choose Gov. Palin for V.P. on the GOP ticket;

I never realized how shrewd and smart John McCain could be. In selecting Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, as his running mate he dared the Democrats to make the case, as they have, that she’s not qualified because she “lacks foreign policy experience.”

UUUMMmmm…EXCUSE ME???

So the Obama team claims she has little foreign policy experience?

He understands that when the media decides to investigate Governor Palin they will be forced to conclude that she actually has more foreign policy experience than Obama.

Go read the rest of it here.

***UPDATE***
Now that I consider Palin’s record I realize she has at least twice as much executive experience than Obama…think about THAT, nutroots.

About the Obameister stating “We are better than the last eight years.”

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My friend Dick MacDonald wrote the following;

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Fred Thompson has issued the following gentlemanly statement you would expect of him:

“I am absolutely delighted by this selection. Once again, John McCain has shown that he is an independent thinker who paints in bold strokes. Sarah Palin is a conservative reformer with executive experience who will bring a breath of fresh air to Washington. She will be an ideal running mate for John McCain, and will make a major contribution to our country’s future.”

Posted by John Ray.