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ok, it is time I decide to write again. I know there are a few of you who will be happy to think that the McCain emails will stop, but they probably will never stop completely. I am thinking my Sarah Palin entries have just begun.

See, the thing is, I appreciate people who are very different from me. I like everyone from strippers to priests. Most crap simply does not bother me. I used to wonder why other people were so unable to genuinely get along with all the people I condsider my friends, and to be perfectly honest, after 43 years, I still don't get it.

I like Sarah Palin because she's a hard ass mom who took over her party and her state. I like the fact that she is much prettier and more fun than most female (ok, ALL female) politicians. I like the fact that she shoots a gun, though I never have. I think she is slightly insane for firing a personal chef and cooking for her family, but hey, what else is there to do in winter in Alaska. I may not agree with all of her views, but this country is based on balance. No extreme right or left politician is going to last for long. Did anyone notice Bill Clinton was practically a socialist until the country put down their congressional-voting foot? So, no, I am not afraid of Palin, I celebrate her, as a woman, and as a tough assed chick who can probably kick a lot of butt.

I have tired of people being so afraid of politicians who are not like them. I am tired of people being greedy and expecting the government to drag them through life. I worked my ass off, and now I volunteer my ass off, and people still never think they get enough. I give up. It's sad, but I really don't care to submerge myself in that environment anymore. I am going to take my money and my time and donate it to myself and my husband and my kids. I am going to work my ass into shape and give my husband something to drool after. I will make my kids laugh and have fun and stop pushing them to the side sometimes to help the rest of the world.

The only people I will still help are the special needs kids and families. A good friend recently said she was voting for Obama simply because of pro choice values. She felt that Sarah Palin was wrong to bring a Downs Syndrome child into the world. This is a woman who works with special needs teenagers. She feels most of them would be happier if they never lived. I disagree. My cousin is Downs, an old High School friend has a Downs son. You know what? They are happy, because the parents who are raising them are not ignoring them or trying to hide their disability. Why kill the child when the parents are the ones to blame? Suck it up people and start realizing that everyone can be happy, and everyone can be sad. It's not your choice to make for others. I love Sarah Palin for having Trig, I love his name even if it does send math-fear convulsions into my brain. I admire a woman who essentially gives the finger to the rest of this judgemental world. She has my vote, and my donation, if she ever runs again. No matter how scared of her you are. You all need to get spine. And an appreciation of the extremes of humanity.