Presence for President!

It is about time that people pull themselves away from reality shows and watch something of significance on TV. The Vice Presidential debate received more viewers than American Idol? …Finally! Good for Sarah Palin! She has captured the attention and interest of Americans and even caused them to detach themselves from their obsession with entertainment shows. Sarah Palin has a remarkably firm and confident presence. These are characteristics Washington longs for and has not seen long time. These characteristics will improve Americans’ pride in the country, relations with foreign nations and overall trust and assurance in the government.

Many criticize the fact that her rise to Vice Presidency seems like a Lifetime or Disney channel movie: “Hockey Mom turned Vice President.” However, one should value this situation’s significance. Only in America can someone like Sarah Palin, fulfill her call to responsibility first with her children’s school PTA, and then run for city council, then mayor, then governor, then Vice President of the country. This is the American Dream. Americans have not seen it embodied so intensely in decades. We as young Americans should admire this situation as a reminder of the opportunity for advancement that is extended to all of us through Sarah Palin’s Vice Presidency.

A wise man once said, “You can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you’d better know something.” The combination of Palin’s presence, constant hunger for knowledge, and ability to overcome challenge will afford her much longer than just her “fifteen minutes.”

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