Palin Factor

One of best things about volunteering at the McCain Palin headquarters in Monteagle is meeting the people who stop by and listening to their viewpoints.

Yesterday, I had two separate Mom and daughter encounters. Both girls in their early teens came in to the headquarters to get campaign "stuff" and their mothers just happened to be along for the ride, just so proud that their girls have taken an interest in something so beyond them.

These girls were EXCITED about Sarah Palin! To me, that is the Palin Factor that is being underreported and undervalued. These young, freckle faced, fresh scrubbed, smart girls felt empowered by the fact that someone like Sarah Palin could be the Vice President of the United States.

As I listened to them talk, they just wanted to know more and more about the issues and about the political process. They had studied so much more than I had at their age and I couldn't help but get excited about the idea that these young ladies were our future, and that someone like Sarah Palin planted that seed.

The Palin Factor is exactly what our young ladies need today. She is a bridge from old school beliefs to new world realities. Not a feminist, not a stay-at-home mom, but someone who saw problems with the system in her hometown and wanted to do something about it because those issues affected her family and the other families in her town. Instead of sitting back and watching it happen, she did something about it. Now that is the kind of person I want as a role model for our children.