Comments on: Palin’s Biggest Asset and Biggest Weakness

By: MInTheGap

MInTheGap — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:09:45 +0000

@Mary: A lot of thinking, I’m sure. And if Gov. Palin is the Christian we’re told she is, a lot of praying as well. It’s hard not to catch the excitement and want it to work out.

@Mel Menzies: You’re right, of course. We all sin, and we all fall short. David’s sin may have prevented him from further service– it certainly weakened his influence in the kingdom, and caused him to flee because of the revolt of Absalom.

Those in positions of authority bear greater responsibility for their sin. The effect that Bill Clinton had on this nation was disastrous.

@Bethanie: I share your concern. Regardless of how talented she is at multitasking, she will be sacrificing some years of her children’s life. Especially if McCain was to go 8 years and/or she were to go 8 years after that. It’s cute to see kids, and having children shouldn’t totally preclude you from doing anything else, but I believe kids are the parent’s responsibility– not a nanny or a public schools!

@militarywifey: You’re right– each person is different. Each person has strengths and weaknesses, and perhaps she can handle it. But what will be the cost? I need to know more about how their family operates (since it’s not “standard”) before I can comment on that.

By: militarywifey

militarywifey — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:27:28 +0000

This is a great article and it clarifies things completely.

Yes, I agree that I would not feel up to being VP if I was in her situation, however every woman is different. I think it’s sad that now her life has to be criticized by the press, as I don’t believe anyone deserves that sort of critique.

One thing I found really nice about her though was that video of her fixing her daughter’s hair and talking to the press at the same time. She didn’t simply ignore her child because she was being interviewed. The impression I got was that her family is still of primary importance. That’s the kind of leader I like to see.

I’m not saying Palin isn’t without faults and that this job won’t be difficult for her (it undoubtedly will), but I think her heart is in the right place.

militarywifeys last blog post..Why trust yourself?

By: Bethanie

Bethanie — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:42:37 +0000

Sorry I haven’t commented in a while… if you check out my new blog you can tell I’ve been busy. By the way, my old blog is bascially out of commission for now anyway.
As a woman who is, hopefully sooner than later, about to be a mother- the only thing on my mind in regards to this topic is how she is still going to be available to her husband, children, and home if she is helping to run the country. Close behind that is the issue I have with a woman being in such an authoritive position.
Still.. Mary makes a good point about not wanting to aide Obama into the white house simply by not voting for Mcain. I don’t know. I feel that I can’t vote for Mcain and I REALLY can’t vote for Obama. It would be nice if there was a real 3rd option.

Bethanies last blog post..Crib

By: Mel Menzies

Mel Menzies — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:09:50 +0000

Several things strike me about this story. You say that: ‘Bristol was in a comprehensive sex education class before her mom, the Governor, put into place Abstinence Only education. If anything, it’s a failure on the part of the comprehensive education, because even with teaching her “how to be safe” she still ended up pregnant. Oh, and let’s not forget the boy in this story.’ The point is that neither education nor threats can guarantee any given desirable result. As Christians, we all have free choice!
I had three girls – brought up as Christians (by me) but with a non-Christian father. Drugs were of greater concern to me than teen pregnancies. But one of my daughters still ended up with a 13 year heroin addiction before, with a good deal of prayer, she kicked her habit.
The other thing is that we do have a tendency to *classify* sins, when to God ALL sin has only one classification: that is, falling short of his glory. Pregnancy outside of marriage is a *visible* sin, but let’s not forget that Jesus’ own birth was shrouded in the possibility of shame for his mother.
And finally, no sin, it would appear, has ever precluded anyone from being in service for the Lord: David, despite his sin with Bathsheba and her husband, was known as a Man of God. Mel Menzies – author of A Painful Post Mortem

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:26:23 +0000

My heart sure goes out to their family. What difficult decisions must have had to take place. It makes you wonder if that’s why McCain didn’t announce his VP running mate earlier…maybe she was still deciding. OR maybe he just knew timing is everything…

I see your points very clearly though and agree with you…but I admit to badly wanting this to work. I do hope God is in it…but find it hard to reconcile everything!

Thanks for linking to Amy at humblemusings, I’m anxious to read her post…

Marys last blog post..Very Encouraged at McCain’s Choice of VP