Voting

Today I went to a McCain Rally. I have been on the fence about whether I would vote for McCain or not. I knew that there is no way I am voting for the most liberal Senator in our country and now that he has hooked up with the 3rd most liberal senator..well...let's just say, I threw up in my mouth. So the question was if I was going to vote for McCain.
I have not appreciated McCain for many years. He is liberal in some areas and it drives me nuts. Plus I hated that he had an 8 year temper tantrum about Bush winning the Republican nomination. He was so often working with the Democrats, I thought he should probably just change parties. Plus he said insulting things about those of us who believe that you should enter this country legally and follow the law. So I said that it depended on who he put on his ticket.
Well, Sarah Palin is a great pick and on Thursday I knew I was voting for McCain.
The "Straight Talk" Express was going to actually be in the neighboring town today. I picked up a ticket to see it. Nobody would go with me. I don't know why they didn't want to sit in the hot sun for hours to see McCain, Huckabee, Romney, and my new heroine Sarah! So I went by myself. I ended up sitting next to the pitching mound. The rally was at a triple A baseball team's stadium. The VIPs got to sit in the stands...us real folk sat on the grass. A family came and sat next to me. When I had to use the restroom, they saved my spot in the grass.
I had a great time. It would have been more fun if I had friends with me but I still had a great time. When I walked into the stadium, I was asked to sign a book as a supporter of McCain. I said, "I will sign as a supporter of Palin." The girl laughed and said that I wasn't alone in that sentiment. I heard some guys laughing behind me when I said it. They gave me a sticker that said McCain and I asked for one that said Palin instead but they didn't have one.
The speaker who made me cry was a guy from St. Louis who was in the Hanoi Hilton. He was one of the last set of prisoners who were held there. The part that made me tear up was when he dropped his head and said, "I am chagrined and ashamed to say that I was offered the same deal that McCain was offered and I actually thought of accepting it for a minute." He didn't accept it but the thought that he would made him feel ashamed. I can't even wrap my mind around the thought of being ashamed of a thought of taking an offer of freedom and the end of suffering. His story touched me.
I also enjoyed the St. Louis woman who is a lifelong Democrat. Her whole family is Democrat. She was a Hillary voter. After Hillary lost, she looked at it and realized that the United States needs a leader who actually knows how to lead.
McCain was a better speaker than I thought he would be. And Sarah was great.
It looks like Gustav is going to ruin the Republican Convention. They discussed that also.
It was a fun time...there were 20,000 people there.
When I got home, I had an email saying I was chosen to help with the Extreme Home Makeover on Friday. At first, I thought I had a dilemna because it is also the Hobby/Game night at church. Then I realized that was a silly thought because the Hobby/Game night is a monthly thing but I might never had a chance to work on an Extreme Home Makeover again. So I will be going there.
Next weekend is going to be crazy.
Thursday...my birthday
Friday...Extreme Home Makeover
Satuday....Disneyland on Ice
Sunday....Cardinals game selling scratch off cards for charity.