Pam, I didn't mean that being pro-life made her not a woman at all. Sorry about that. You're both women, as well as any other pro-life woman out there. I meant to say that pro-life attitudes, to me, go against women's rights, so the fact that she's a woman isn't doing much good (IMO) for women's rights if that's what she's going to promote.
In fact, people who are pro-life and pro-traditional marriage are not breathlessly waiting to arrest knocked-up teenagers or go beat up gays.
Don't think for a moment that I don't agree with that! I certainly didn't mean to imply that people who disagree with gay marriage and abortions are out for blood. I do, however, still think that those two movements are out to take away rights from people who, IMO, deserve them. (Not necessarily actively. I don't exactly go around handing out pamphlets myself.)
Pam, since you and most people who have posted on this thread are politically informed and involved, I didn't think I was going to change any minds.
I haven't exactly said anything new. But thank you, too, for letting me present my opinion.
What I said, regarding this possible Republican ploy is actually not my own theory on the matter <g> but something I saw mentioned on LiveJournal. It's entirely possible that McCain thinks she's the best person for the job.
I've never seen such excitement over a running mate choice as there is now around Palin, and it seems to me that her gender is a large part of that. It's almost as if the race is really Obama vs. Palin.
Julie
