Sarah Palin: Represents Christian Values

By JESSICA CUMMINGS
UNLEASHED STAFF

Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, John McCain’s vice presidential candidate — who would have thought?
To tell you the truth, before the media started talking about her, I didn’t even know who she was. I consider myself a conservative Christian Republican. (Some of my left-leaning friends have used the term “ultra-right wing extremist,” but I’m not particularly fond of that.)
I’m not all for McCain: I feel he’s too liberal. But with Palin as his vice president I am definitely more willing to support him — not with my vote, because I’m still too young, but with what side of political discussions I find myself supporting.
Palin is the person I feel that best represents me and my beliefs. She is a Christian and as such I know she and I will have a lot of fundamental views in common, such as the importance of the family, the belief that marriage is between one man and one woman, that abortion is murder no matter how you look at it, and that liberty isn’t free; it comes at a great price but one that’s worth paying.
Palin makes it clear that this is what she believes. Even though she knows the media will hound her for it, she still stands for what she believes.
That in itself has earned her my respect and support.
I believe this country could use people who have a strong conviction of what is right and what is wrong and are not afraid to stand up for the right cause even if it brings public ridicule.
I’ve read about what she has done in Alaska: cutting state spending dramatically, making school funding more efficient, aiding seniors, working to make the oil companies more competitive and removing the gas tax when fuel prices went up.
I wish other state governors would follow her example.
To me, it seems she has the right idea of how to run things. People don’t need bigger government to help them, they need efficient government that makes people work for what they receive.

— Jessica Cummings is a member of the Yakima Herald-Republic’s Unleashed team. She attends Bickleton High School.