Is Palin a Law and Order Candidate? This Veteran Feminist Sure Hopes So.

I admit it, call me crazy, but I was utterly charmed by Governor Sarah Palin which is to say that, despite her beauty, her smiles, and her humor, I saw that she was also Annie Oakley-deadly and no man’s pushover; indeed, I would not mess with her. (Well, did you think this veteran feminist would be charmed by a woman because she is a lightweight?)

After all, Palin represents a state that gave women the right to vote in 1912-New York State enfranchised women in 1917; a state in which women like Libby Riddles and Susan Butcher have won the incredibly difficult dog sled race known as the Iditarod. Butcher won it three times in a row-something that no man has ever done. The race covers 1,161 miles of Alaskan wilderness and the racer, known as a “musher,” often faces 100 mile an hour winds, blizzards, wild animals, thin ice, avalanches, snow blindness, and sleep deprivation.

As I said, although Palin may not come from either the urban east or west coasts of America, this does not mean she is a lightweight. Folks: She’s an iconoclast and a reformer who (now, here’s a Newsflash for you), did not endorse President George Bush in 2000. She endorsed Steve Forbes in 1996 and 2000…Continue reading on Chesler Chronicles >>