What will happen when this strong, self made woman who exploded on the Alaska scene by taking on and defeating the good old boy network in Alaska stands in front of the citizens of the United States and says she has done this all while caring for and nurturing 4 kids and a husband, and draws a compassionate line in the sand by saying I chose to have a beautiful child who we knew would possibly have Downs Syndrome and that was the greatest decision I have ever made and the best gift I have ever been given a child who is the love of my life!

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The next few weeks should be quite a ride in the very history of democracy.

Every Republican attack on Obama will be denounced by Democrats as ill-disguised racism.

Every Democratic attack on McCain/Palin will be denounced by Republicans as ill-disguised sexism.

It’s all summed up handily here.