Wow!

Just got back from a quick six-day trip to Glacier National Park in Montana. It was fantastic, and I'll post more on that later.

But that's not what the "Wow!" is for.

It's for Sarah Palin.

We heard about her being tapped for the Republican ticket on our trip, even though we were pretty much in a no-news zone out in the middle of the Rocky Mountains: no cell service, internet, TV's, radios, or newspapers. Well, we probably could have picked up a paper but really didn't want to, I guess. My Democrat friend was really hurting: She couldn't watch the Dem convention (who knew, months ago, when we planned this trip, that it would happen in the same week?)

Still, my friend somehow heard the news, so she said to me as we walked back to the lodge one morning, "Thought you might want to know that McCain picked, uh, "Sarah Palin??" to be his VP."

I reacted calmly, something like this:

"What?!? Really??! Oh my gosh, that's fantastic!! You're kidding!! I never thought he'd really do that!! She's great! She's a governor, she's pro-life, she's smart, she's conservative, she wants to drill in ANWR, she's attractive, she's a she... this is amazing!!!!!

"OK, sorry, no more politics now."

Because, you see, all three couples had come to an unspoken agreement before the trip that we absolutely wouldn't discuss politics. No better way to ruin a trip and possibly friendships than to discuss politics when one couple is working for Obama and the other two are uber-conservatives.

Still, I couldn't help my exuberance. Palin was a smart pick.

And the ugliness of the press right now toward her and her family is just sickening to see. The Anchoress is doing her usual fantastic job of covering it, including tons of links. So, since I'm not going to be posting much these days (homeschool started yesterday, and I'm just treading water as fast as I can to keep my head above water), go read her, every day!

I truly am enthused about the McCain/Palin ticket. Talk about Hope and Change! This is the real thing. Too bad the Dems are so blinded by rage and fear they can't see it.