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Sarah Palin shares her “Job Description”
September 18th, 2008I was listening to Sarah Palin on TV today during McCain and Palin’s visit to Ohio..oops, I mean Iowa. In it she shared that John McCain had been talking with her about some of the responsibilities that she would have as Vice President. I’m sure there will be more things revealed over time, but here is what she shared today (nice to hear some specifics, by the way!)
- Help lead the mission of energy security. She shared how the cost of energy is affecting many aspects of our economy from the price of food, living (up) and paycheck (down). Her experience in Alaska will help in the area of providing energy within our borders. It is now a matter of National Security, we need American resources provided by American ingenuity and produced by American workers!
- Reforming Government - making government more transparent, more accountable, more acceptable for those who want to serve. Will recruit the best people to run agencies, regardless of party affiliation or Washington experience. As Alaska’s governor she put Alaska’s checkbook online so people could see where money was going, will bring that kind of transparency to Washington.
- Funding for students with Special Needs - she shares that this is an issue that touches her heart, starting 13 years ago with the birth of a nephew with autism, and then of course the birth of her own precious special needs child in April, their son, Trig. (Personally, as a sister to a special needs brother who is now in his 40’s, I am especially attuned to this need, after spending several years researching what was out there, and learning what was needed to make sure that my dear brother was placed in the best group home setting available where we live…and he was this past June.) She is going to make sure that government is working on behalf of special needs families.
These are just a few things she shared, I look forward to more of this, actual things that are going to be done, from all of the candidates.
Tags: job description, republican, Sarah Palin, Vice President
September 18th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
She actually didn’t offer specifics on children with special needs. The Obama website has a clear plan of action for autism and disabilities generally. McCain and Palin have yet to lay out a plan. More on the candidates’ positions at http://www.specialneeds08.blogspot.com
September 18th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Mark, You are right, it was during the intro she does before John McCain speaks, so the details weren’t there. I have a special needs brother, so this is an issue that touches a deep part of me, as I stated, so I’ll be listening to the candidates closely.
You say your blog has more on the “candidates positions”…I’m not sure I saw a plan of action, can you provide me a direct link? I did see clearly that your blog is an anti-McCain/Palin blog based on most of the posts, so no doubt it will affect your slant on the issue, which is to be expected.
September 18th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Mark, me again…may I share a few links.
McCain, who is himself a somewhat disabled American Veteran has already been an advocate for disabled veterans, click here for more information.
McCain on Autism, he co-sponsored an act and is concerned about this issue, click here for more information.
It will be interesting to see what a team that includes a man who is disabled due to injuries received as a Prisoner of War, and a woman who has a child with Down’s Syndrome, and a relative with Autism, will add to the ticket.
Thanks again for your post.