I watched a few speeches from the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night -- Mike Huckaby, Mitt Romney, Rudy Gilliano, and of course Sarah Palin. I was suitably moved by all of them, and am pleased with the choice of Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate.

Last night -- Thursday -- I watched the moving videos about the McCain family and listened to Cindy McCain's speech. I was ready to elect her President. Not only does she do public service from the heart, and all the mom stuff that is consistent with my values, but she's a PILOT and a race car driver who helped build her own race car. How cool is that????

In my book Cindy McCain and Sarah Palin could run this country. Women are generally more fiscally responsible than men anyway, at least within my circle of friends and family.

John McCain's speech was okay, but I kept wanting him to stop promising things he can't deliver on his own and plead with the American people to elect him a Congress he can work with. The existing democratic majority in Congress MUST BE OVERTURNED if we're going to get anywhere with energy, the economy, sensible taxes and strong defense.

Several months ago I felt it was inevitable that the American people would blindly elect Barack Obama because it seems so many just don't think for themselves and don't understand the true issues affecting our economy and our country's defense. They seem to fall for media hype so easily. But now I'm beginning to think there has been enough exposure of Obama's lack of accomplishments and qualifications, and enough positive things about the McCain campaign to make a Republican victory possible. But, we must have a change in Congress to make it worth anything.

That's my two-cents worth.