Palin Comes Out Firing

It was only five days ago when Senator John McCain chose Sarah Palin to be his running mate, and the media still hasn't stopped talking about her. After tonight's speech, the media is going to have a lot more to talk about.

The "pit-bull with lip stick" was an absolute attack dog tonight. My initial reaction to Palin's speech was that she sounded extremely cruel in her attacks of Barack Obama, but after thinking about it for a while, I have decided that Palin did the job she was set out to do. She was picked by McCain to get the conservatives excited about voting for McCain and by the look of things that was exactly what she did. Republicans inside the arena in St.Paul, Minnesota were cheering loud, chanting and just seemed flat-out excited.

Palin gives the McCain-Palin ticket energy that John McCain can't provide. She had a certain spark tonight that is sure to excite Republicans, especially the Conservatives. Articles all over the place were being written about McCain not connecting with the Conservatives because of his tendency to lean towards the middle, but Palin is getting the group excited about the McCain-Palin ticket.

Now, let's get back to the actual speech delivered by Palin. She didn't waste any time in insulting Obama, but some insults were just unnecessary. First of all, she made fun of the Greek columns behind Obama during his acceptance speech. REALLY, are you serious Sarah? Does that make you feel better about yourself? Congratulations, you made fun of large pillars.

Secondly, she had the nerve to go after Obama's lack of experience, when Palin has very little experience herself. Barack Obama is one of the most respected men in the Senate and you don't get the respect he has gotten over the past few years, because you are a good orator. Obama has earned the respect, and Palin has no right going after Obama's experience. Oh and also, McCain lost his experience argument last Friday when he picked Sarah Palin as his VP.

By the way, you have to love how CNN showed Palin's daughter, Piper, licking her hand and running it through her little brother's hair. That's just classic. You also can't help but notice Bristol Palin holding her boyfriend's hand during the entire speech and when the family appeared on stage. That guy must have gotten a nice, long talk from McCain's advisers.

The last thought from the press box tonight is about Palin's past. No, I am not about to talk about her time as mayor or any of her political positions (even though it would take me about two seconds to describe her experience), but instead I want to applaud Sarah Palin for her expertise in sports anchoring. She was pretty impressive, well except for her hair. Someone should have told her she looked like she just got electrocuted.

Until next time, goodnight from the press box.