Who Is Sarah Palin?

Many of us are.

Am I Sarah Pahlin? No, not in the literal sense, as I am a Father, not a Mother. I was in a similar situation as Governor Palin is in now. Granted, I am not running for the Vice Presidency of The United States, nor have I ever held an elective office, nor have I ever been held up to the merciless lies, smears, and scrutiny as Governor Palin has...

But in essence, I am Sarah Palin.

You see, 10 years ago, I received a phone call from my 16 year old daughter. After the usual platitudes were exchanged, I heard the words no parent really wants to hear from their daughter..."Dad, I really need to talk to you, are you sitting down..." I distinctively knew exactly what my daughter was going to say next, and my instincts and gut reactions were both correct.

My 16 year old daughter was pregnant.

Initially, as a Father, my mind raced with thoughts of really, really taking the young man out to the woodshed for a physical lesson of 'keeping it in your pants' (as my Dad always told me), yelling at her for being so stupid for getting pregnant at such a young age, especially after having numerous discussions with her about contraception and abstinence, for as a Father, it was both my duty and responsibility to educate her.

Was I upset about this news? Damn straight I was! Did I want to lash out in anger at her? Damn straight I did! But I knew, that at that time, the last thing she needed was for her Father to turn his back on her, and shut her out...during that moment in time, during that conservation, she needed her Dad.

I asked her what she was going to do, what her plans were. She told me, simply and succinctly 'Well Dad, I am not getting an abortion, that is out of the question.'

I am proud of her 'choice.'

The reason I am posting this very personal narrative is because I am disgusted at the way Governor Palin and her daughter, Bristol, are being treated. It is disgraceful and unwarranted.

The left and their acolytes in the media simply adore these stories, for it gives them fodder to fuel the leftist fire that conservatives are hypocrites, and that liberals are not. But, the leftist libtards fail to understand a few items in this equation...

We view life in the womb as that...life...it is not some piece of tissue that can be disposed of without regret.

We view the birth of a baby as a renewal of life...an event to celebrate and rejoice in...a sign of God's Blessing upon Us.

A life in the womb is a soul. God, forgive those that forget that.